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These are things that strike fear in the hearts of Members of Congress hitting the campaign trail this August recess: angry voters, bad poll numbers, damaging political ads by opponents. But perhaps most of all, they fear the unflattering video clip.

Election-year deficit concerns are slowing the annual appropriations process as lawmakers wrestle with everything from healthcare to homeland security. Read more...

The House vote on an emergency spending bill shows that President Barack Obama faces weakening support among his own Democrats for his determination to keep prosecuting the war in Afghanistan .

In the end, the leaked WikiLeaks documents barely made a dent in Congress’s decision to continue funding a surge of US forces into Afghanistan. The measure passed the House 308 to 114, with 148 Democrats and 160 Republicans voting in favor.

Rep. Dave Obey (D-Wis.) came to Congress in the spring of 1969 after winning a special election to succeed Republican Melvin Laird, who had left the House to become President Richard Nixon's defense secretary. At the end of this year, Obey will retire, and as a bookend of sorts for this magazine devoted to new faces, POLITICO asked Obey to talk about what changes he's seen in Washington's culture.

Central Coast Congressman Sam Farr said Wednesday that he voted against emergency funding for the Afghanistan war this week in hopes of forcing more meaningful congressional debate over the war.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave final approval to a nearly $59 billion emergency spending bill, the bulk of which would go toward the U.S. troop buildup in Afghanistan.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer plans a busy August on the campaign trail, with appearances planned for more than two dozen House Members and candidates, particularly moderates for whom the Maryland Democrat is the go-to leader, according to his office.

Democrats reserved another wave of television advertising time on Tuesday to defend seats served by fellow lawmakers who were retiring, seeking Senate seats or among the most unlikely freshmen to win re-election.