Debate on Overtime Heats Up
</p> The Office of Compliance’s executive director, Bill Thompson, said the agency had no choice but to issue the regulations when they did, because the Congressional Accountability Act leaves no flexibility
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Archives Opens Public Vaults
</p> Congress-related exhibits are bountiful in this new wing of the Archives.
Another John Kerry Run in ’08? Don’t Hold Your Breath
</p> Kerry won more votes than John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Harry Truman, Thomas Jefferson or Franklin Delano Roosevelt. So what? He also won a lower percentage of the two-party vote than each.
Arafat’s Legacy: A Palestinian ‘Culture of Suicide’
</p> Democrats and Europeans condemn President Bush for refusing to follow up on peace efforts launched by Barak and President Bill Clinton, and for allowing the Mideast situation to fester.
Scanlon Subpoenaed
</p> Federal investigators say the pair sometimes acted improperly.
Lobbyists’ ‘Team’ Effort: Now Six for Six
</p> Enter “Team Thune.”
Specter Faces Test Tuesday
</p> Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), for example, addressed the Federalist Society on Thursday evening, and while throwing down the gauntlet against Democratic filibusters, he notedly didn’t mention
527s Mull New Role in ’06
Bill Armstrong (R) that ran ads questioning the conservative credentials of brewing magnate Pete Coors, who at the time was embroiled in a GOP primary fight with former Rep. Bob Schaffer.
Little Man Lawmaker
</p> And — here you go, ladies — he likes to date! </p> That’s right. The soon-to-be youngest Member of Congress will also be Washington’s most eligible bachelor.
Fine Food or a Casual Lunch Is Steps Away
Sophisticated French cuisine using decadent ingredients makes up the bill of fare, created by acclaimed chef Yannick Cam.
Gregg Grabs Budget Gavel
</p> Even moderates like Snowe rejected Gregg’s drug reimportation bill as not sufficient. But Gregg said today that he still intends “to be a player on that issue” when it comes up in the 109th.
Kerry Huddles With Reid, Pelosi to Discuss DNC Pick
</p> Pelosi has also consulted with former President Bill Clinton about the next DNC chairman, according to knowledgeable Democrats.
Mo’ Money
</p> Chip Off the Old Block.
The New Members of the Senate
</p> Perhaps most significantly, Burr reaped the political benefits after Congress included a tobacco buyout crucial to North Carolina farmers in the recently passed corporate tax bill.
Republican Senators Face Tough Choice on New NRSC Chairman
Former NRSC Chairman Bill Frist (Tenn.) is now the Senate Majority Leader, and is likely to seek the party’s presidential nomination in 2008. The current Senate Majority Whip, Kentucky Sen.
House Plans for 109th As 108th Finishes Up
While the House agenda for next week’s lame-duck session is focused on the omnibus spending bill, much of the action will occur off the floor as both parties welcome their new Members and begin organizing
The New Congress
</p> And in the House, some Members-elect are even younger.
Trial by Fire
</p> “You can read as many documents as you want, but you don’t really know what it’s about until you put on the gear and smell the smoke,” said Bill Webb, executive director of the CFSI, a nonprofit
Line-Item Veto Is Back
</p> Lou Fisher, a legal expert at the Congressional Research Service, said he was baffled.</p> “Who was writing that?”