The House Ethics Committee dismayed government watchdogs by reducing disclosure requirements for privately paid trips taken by members of Congress. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the presence of Democrats will keep the House select committee on Benghazi "fair and open and balanced." Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A Libyan man is shown inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, on Sept. 11, 2012. Mohammad Hannon/AP hide caption
Democrats may have lost the battle in a Florida special election, which Republican Rep. David Jolly (right) won and in which the Affordable Care Act figured prominently. But they don't think they have lost the health-law messaging war. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., isn't letting the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act website dampen her enthusiasm for the law. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner at the White House in November. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption