Senate Looks to Recess Until Midnight
Thursday and recess until midnight to allow the chamber to hold a scheduled 1 a.m. cloture vote to end debate on the Defense spending bill.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture on the
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HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Senate Story Hour
[IMGCAP(1)]The Oklahoma Republican was aiming to slow down debate over the bill (and Democrats, of course, were steamed), but he might have been on to something.
Senators Consider Burning the Midnight Oil
both a Defense Department spending bill and a health care reform measure before Christmas.Sources said Senate rules allow Democrats to hold a filibuster-breaking vote on the Defense measure as early as 1
The Right Prescription for Medicaid
[IMGCAP(1)] The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ordered the CMS to cut $8.4 billion over a five-year period from the program through an ill-advised average manufacturer price formula, with 90 percent coming
Senate Gets Ready for All-Nighter
Meanwhile, the Senate held a rare vote Thursday evening to allow the chamber to recess until midnight, a procedural move needed for the chamber to hold a scheduled 1 a.m. cloture vote to end debate
Raj Shah and America’s Development Future
[IMGCAP(1)] This year is different. American efforts to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people have never been so important.
Photo From the Attic: Santa’s Little Helpers
[IMGCAP(1)]As they pose near a Christmas tree in the Russell Senate Office Building, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (left) and Idaho Democratic Sen. D.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Enviro Excuse?
[IMGCAP(1)]Lobby shops, public relations firms and other Beltway businesses are cranking out online-only holiday greetings. Heck, even Washington’s most famous card-sender, Rep.
House Democratic Retirements: Trickle Could Lead to Wave
Using a simple five-point checklist of questions, we can attempt to forecast some of the next Members who could retire from seats that could then become competitive: 1. Seniority.
Morning Business: Digging Out of a Recession
[IMGCAP(1)]Michaud promised to put an emphasis on manufacturing companies as the country digs its way out of a deep recession.
How Will Obama’s Afghan Decision Play in Iran, Israel?
[IMGCAP(1)]Now, of course, comes the hard part — not just in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but in U.S. politics and, especially, Iran.
Coburn Launches Procedural Move to Slow Health Care Debate
Updated: 1:01 p.m.Sen.
Don�t Let the Estate Tax Die
[IMGCAP(1)] Added to this scenario is the fact that demand for services have shot sky high.
Forgoing Democracy Is Forgoing Human Rights
[IMGCAP(1)] Like the Declaration of Independence, the Universal Declaration states that the will of the people “shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal
The Hot Plate: Now, That’s Italian
[IMGCAP(1)]This downtown hot spot, which opened in September, features a menu created by Executive Chef Nicholas Stefanelli, formerly of Galileo and Maestro.
K Street Takes Stock of Hill Prospects
[IMGCAP(1)]Nearly one year into the Obama administration, lobby shops, law firms and corporations are still on the hunt for senior Democratic aides to add to their rosters.
Another Year, Another Set of Nominations for the Best and the Worst …
[IMGCAP(1)]Anyway, though 2009 wasn’t a major election year, there were a few races and plenty of politics, so here goes … Best Campaign The nominees: Rep.
Heard on the Hill: Last-Minute Shoppers
[IMGCAP(1)]HOH surveyed a handful of Members, and several ’fessed up that they haven’t had the chance to put on their Santa hats.
Partisan Wars Erupt in Senate
[IMGCAP(1)]Relying on polling that shows the public’s dissatisfaction with the bill and growing unrest among the Democratic base over compromises made to accommodate party moderates, Republicans
Shop Talk: McMahon’s Money
[IMGCAP(1)]Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon (R) is paying her campaign manager, David Cappiello, a salary of about $280,000 — possibly a record for campaigns in Connecticut.