Morning Business: Koh’s on Deck
[IMGCAP(1)]The vote is just the latest that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled to try clear a backlog of executive nominations.
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Campus Notebook: Norton Reax
[IMGCAP(1)]In a press release Tuesday, Norton said she also has requested that the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee that covers the District hold a hearing on the crash.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Tween Heartthrob Alert
[IMGCAP(1)]Nick Jonas, one-third of the wholesome teenage pop band the Jonas Brothers, is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill over the next two days to lobby Congressmen, including visiting Speaker Nancy
Anti-Tax Groups Reprise Tea Parties
Norquist said he hopes the rallies will continue to grow from the demonstrations that attracted an estimated 600,000 on April 15, and that his goal is to increase the number of participants to 1 million
K Street Files: The Heat Is On
[IMGCAP(1)]“A government plan option — in any form — is unnecessary to achieve comprehensive reform and would have devastating consequences on the health insurance coverage that employers and individuals
Hill Climbers: Young and the Restless
[IMGCAP(1)]A message from the staff director, arriving in Young’s inbox just after she had started as a staff assistant on the House Armed Services Committee, was a digital red flag.
Festival Wreaks Havoc With Softball Schedule
[IMGCAP(1)]But starting today, tourists walking along the Mall will have fewer fly balls to dodge.
Consensus on Health Elusive
— [IMGCAP(1)]Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, to comply with Obama’s demand that a health care reform bill reach his desk no later than Oct. 15, have targeted the beginning of August recess
Long-Term Care Is a Vital Aspect of Health Care Reform
[IMGCAP(1)]Over the years, many medical professionals and policymakers have suggested ideas and solutions on how to resolve this problem.
Ensign Returns, Quietly
[IMGCAP(1)]The matter could be the subject of a Senate Ethics Committee inquiry, if the panel decides to look into the circumstances surrounding how both Hamptons left Ensign’s office.
When a Warner Replaces a Warner
[IMGCAP(1)]A large reason why the transition was an easy one may be the fact that three John Warner staffers stayed on board to work for Mark Warner, even though the former is a Republican and the
Heard on the Hill: Congressional Cameo
[IMGCAP(1)]Kingston got paid $8 an hour to appear as an extra in the new Miley Cyrus movie, “The Last Song,— which is being shot in Kingston’s district.
GOP Escalates Attacks on Sotomayor
[IMGCAP(1)]Sessions and Republicans also took aim at Sotomayor’s involvement in the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, a civil rights organization in which Sotomayor was an officer from
Slow Confirmation Process Is Hurting U.S. Government
[IMGCAP(1)]As of May 31, only 151 of the 1,100-plus Senate-confirmable positions had in fact been confirmed by the Senate.
Gibbs Offers Californians a Reminder on Medicaid Payments
or another on that aspect of the bill,— he said.Appearing Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,— Feinstein said: “If you change the Medicaid rate, for example, it has an impact on California between $1
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Sibling Bond
[IMGCAP(1)]Jolie’s older brother, James Haven, is scheduled to join “Veronica Mars— actress Kristen Bell and other celebs at the How It Ends lobby days this week, urging Members of Congress to pass
Nation: Court Upholds Section 5 Pre-Clearance’ Provision
has attracted ardent briefs from dozens of interested parties, but the importance of the question does not justify our rushing to decide it,— Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority in the 8-1
Appropriations Bills Face New Twists and Old Realities
[IMGCAP(1)]Clearly, Congress needed to make some changes in its spending habits given the failures of recent years.
Where You Can Go When Fido Needs To
“While the District of Columbia ranks lowest in its percentage of dog owners compared to the nation’s 50 states, the 1 in 5 residents who do keep pet companionship are a rambunctious, good-natured
Outside Interests Step Up Lobbying Over Health Care
These Patients First ads will cost $600,000 and are set to air for the duration of the July Fourth recess.With Obama slowly but surely wading into the fight over health care reform — his No. 1 domestic