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RNC Launching $3 Million Ad Buy in Four States

July 2, 2008

The Republican National Committee is launching $3 million in independent expenditure television ads in four states, focusing on the energy issue.

Schiliro to Join Obama Team

July 2, 2008

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) is expected to add Phil Schiliro, a longtime senior Congressional staffer and top aide to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), to his team of House and Senate liaisons, several Democratic sources confirmed Tuesday.

D.C. Council Introduces New Gun Laws

July 1, 2008

Legislation was introduced in the Washington, D.C., city council today that will lift the District’s gun ban in compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling last week that the ban violated residents’ Second Amendment rights.

LOC Police Force Files Suit Against Merger

July 1, 2008

The Library of Congress police union has filed a lawsuit alleging that the force’s upcoming merger with the Capitol Police is unconstitutional.

Police Union Polls Members on Chief

July 1, 2008

The Capitol Police union has posted a survey to its 900 members that asks questions about such issues as “the lack of trust” in the department and Chief Phillip Morse’s willingness to “acknowledge his own shortcomings.”

Parties Give Recess Orders

June 30, 2008

Gas prices, home foreclosures and veterans’ education benefits will be on the lips of most Senators as they travel in their home states this week, following a whirlwind June in which the chamber accomplished a lot but left plenty to do.

Gas Prices Prime Blame Game

June 30, 2008

Rarely do Democratic and Republican House leaders agree. But when they sent their Members home for the July Fourth recess last week, they prepared their rank and file to talk to constituents about one issue: skyrocketing gas prices and who’s to blame.

Biting a Feeding Hand

June 30, 2008

Several Republican lawmakers said last week that they will keep recent campaign contributions from Countrywide Financial — even as those Members call for House investigations into the mortgage company over allegations it gave sweetheart loans to VIP borrowers, including two Senate Democrats.

Union, Police Chief at Odds

June 30, 2008

The Capitol Police union is considering a vote of no confidence in Chief Phillip Morse, the latest hint of low morale on a force that is facing questions over its management and hiring practices.

Cooper Download Questioned

June 30, 2008

The House has apparently not been contacted by the FBI in regard to allegations that Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) improperly downloaded documents from the Web site of a trade group he is investigating, and the trade group making the allegation could provide no independent evidence to support its blockbuster claim that the bureau is investigating the matter.

Heard on the Hill: Bare-Knuckle Greeting

June 30, 2008

Fist-bump fever is catching on.

Entitlement Panel Sponsors Hopeful in Defeat

June 30, 2008

House backers of a bipartisan fiscal commission that would have authority to bring an overhaul of taxes and spending to the House and Senate floor with limited amendments say they are gaining momentum for their cause but still face a high hurdle in overcoming the resistance of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and powerful committee chairmen.

Congress To Vet D.C. Gun Laws

June 30, 2008

While the Supreme Court ruled last week that the D.C. gun ban violates the Second Amendment rights of District citizens, new handgun laws in the nation’s capital will not be enacted until Congress examines them.

Campus Notebook: Protest Pains

June 30, 2008

Last week, Denver officials detailed where protesters will be allowed to stand during the Democratic National Convention.