Divisions Grow Over Approps
Republicans expected to successfully use Senate rules to strip out the military construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill away from the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill as soon as today
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Obey Predicts Late December Finish
“I personally would be surprised if we’re out before Dec. 22,” Obey said at a Monday luncheon at the National Press Club.
Conservatives Launch Caucus
Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) today will announce a new bicameral caucus aimed at returning fiscal restraint, ethics and national defense to the fore of the GOP’s philosophical and policy platforms.
SCHIP Vote Up Again
House Democrats will return a children’s health insurance bill to the floor today — exactly one week after failing to overturn a presidential veto of a similar bill — asserting that several “clarifications
A See-Through Revolving Door
Lobbyists who follow U.S. relations with Cuba are gearing up for a speech by President Bush today on his policy toward the island nation.
Armenia Vote a Test for Pelosi
“With all these pressing responsibilities, one thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical record of the Ottoman Empire,” Bush said on Wednesday.
GOP Hits Democrats’ Projects in Labor-HHS Bill
With Republicans still smarting from the flap they endured in the previous Congress over earmarks, they’re hoping this week that references to their controversial “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska will
Democratic Defiance
A handful of House Democrats will split with their leadership today to call for an expected vote on the Armenian genocide resolution to be tanked, arguing the measure could hurt military operations in
Massachusetts: Candidates Have Equal War Chests for Special
Marty Meehan (D), who resigned from Congress in July. If Tsongas is elected to the entirely Democratic Massachusetts delegation, she would be the first female Member representing the state in 25 years
It’s Judgment Day for D.C. Bill
City Council, turned out for a mid-morning press conference and rally. Ex-Rep.
Democrats Plan Full Day of Private Equity Hearings
Business lobbyists and several of their key Republican House allies spent Wednesday in a flurry of activity — a conference call, a press conference and the issuance of a lengthy analysis by the U.S.
Democrats Face ‘Balancing Act’ on Iraq
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) recently telegraphed his willingness to modify the Democrats’ long-held position that Congress should set a date certain for the beginning of a withdrawal
A Blitz Is Coming
is convening a press conference to announce its support for SCHIP.
Gonzales Digs Deeper Hole
reporters in June that Comey had been talking about “what the president has confirmed” — which would be the terrorist surveillance program — but at Tuesday’s hearing, he said he had misspoken during that press
GAO, Union Eligibility Pact Near?
Those representatives remained in meetings as of press time Monday evening.
Reid Charges Iraq Filibuster
“It’s hard for me to comprehend how they’re going to filibuster the Defense authorization bill, but that’s what they’re going to do,” Reid said at a press conference.
Despite Angst, Few GOP Votes for Withdrawal
John McCain (Ariz.) in a speech today. “Based upon that plan, we think we owe it to Gen. Petraeus and our troops to give it time to succeed,” Kyl said.
Immigration Bill Fails on Cloture Vote, Future Prospects Bleak
“It will come back, it’s just a question of when,” Reid said on the floor, later adding at a press conference that he was “very disappointed” in the vote but said, “We gave it the old college try.”
Battles Loom Over Subpoenas
The House and Senate Judiciary committees have set a deadline of 10 a.m. today for White House counsel Fred Fielding to comply with a subpoena for internal White House documents related to the Justice
Progressive Lessons on Tap at Conference
The campuses of the world’s colleges and universities have always acted as a hotbeds of political activism and engagement, and starting today progressive-minded young leaders from across the nation will