House Ethics Panel Gets a New Staff Director
become the panel’s staff director and chief counsel.Chisam, a Lofgren aide, is being promoted from his post as senior policy adviser and counsel to the chairwoman, and he will assume his new duties May 1.
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Franken Hires Chief of Staff
That trial is scheduled to begin on June 1.
Campus Notebook: Vindicated
[IMGCAP(1)]In July 2005, Diane Schroer — then David John Schroer — was offered a position as a senior terrorism researcher at the LOC’s Congressional Research Service.
Ohio: Sheriff Eyeing Boehner Primary Challenge
— Boehner has not given any indication that he might be looking to leave Congress or the No. 1 House GOP leadership post that he holds. The 8th district is reliable territory for Republicans.
Heard on the Hill: Whipping Up an Appetite
[IMGCAP(1)]The House Majority Whip’s office spiced up its usual offerings Wednesday night when Rep.
Shop Talk: The Specter Split
[IMGCAP(1)]Finance Director Louisa Boyd is stepping down from the campaign because of Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party.
FEC Soon to Have 3 Open Seats
Along with Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, who continues to work at the agency although her term expired two years ago, the May 1 deadline will bring to three the number of expired terms
Specter Switch Could Send Ripples Far and Wide for Both Parties
[IMGCAP(1)]Republican strategists are downright gloomy over the gleeful reaction of conservative activists to Specter’s exit.
Obama Should Halt Democrats’ Torture’ Frenzy
— [IMGCAP(1)]“Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past,— he added in his letter to CIA employees.
Van Hollen Says Democrats Will Be Ready to Fight in 2010
[IMGCAP(1)]“We’re off to a pretty good start if you look at legislative developments, if you look at our ability to get the economy moving again,— he said.
Photo of the Week: Valet Parking, Hill Style
[IMGCAP(1)]Capitol Police move Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-N.C.) car Tuesday during a protest by ADAPT, an activist group for people with disabilities, on Constitution Avenue Northeast.
Senate Republicans Huddle on Specter Move
Updated: 1:13 p.m. Top Senate Republicans huddled in Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) office Tuesday as the news that veteran Republican Sen.
Republicans Begin Their Title Defense
“I really do think that if we just forfeit the game, it’s only 1 to nothing in the record book.
Fixing Health Care Won’t Be Easy, But It Can Be Done
[IMGCAP(1)]Under the umbrella of the nonprofit America’s Agenda Health Care Education Fund, strange bedfellows have been exploring solutions through a series of summit conversations scheduled across the
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Meaning of Pelosi Hair’ Not Apparent
[IMGCAP(1)]The line in question comes from teenage Park Avenue princess Blair Waldorf, who, after sleeping in the back seat of a chauffeured limo, wakes up and is horrified by her appearance.
Specter Switching Parties, Will Run as a Democrat in 2010
Updated: 1:13 p.m.Sen.
Editorial: FEC Test
— One of the commissioners whose term ends on May 1 and is subject to replacement is Republican campaign finance lawyer Don McGahn, widely regarded as the leader of the anti-enforcement GOP bloc.
Hill Climbers: A Wisconsin State of Mind
[IMGCAP(1)]All of the interns volunteered to don costumes and help out at the event, and Hunter decided to join in.
Sojourner Truth Bust Unveiled in Capitol
[IMGCAP(1)]“Throughout her long, momentous life, Truth was guided by a simple yet powerful principle that if the laws of men conflicted with the laws of God, she would follow the higher law,— Senate
K Street Files: Tort Battles
[IMGCAP(1)]The coalition, led by Public Citizen and the American Association for Justice, supports the Arbitration Fairness Act, which would prohibit corporations from forcing consumers into arbitration