Pelosi’s Panel Boycott Irks Some in Caucus
Despite the dissenters, Pelosi has stood her ground, hoping that her refusal to participate in the committee will help build leverage for her call for the creation of an independent 9/11-style commission
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For Republicans, Will It Be United They Stand, Divided They Fall?
The president’s sinking job approval ratings — now between 40 percent and 45 percent in most polls — do not reflect an across-the-board deterioration in his poll numbers.
Hastert Forges Ahead
In addition to Chairman Tom Davis (R-Va.), the committee roster will include GOP Reps.
Brownback Outlines Terms for Next Pick
While Democrats and liberal activists have grown increasingly weary of Roberts’ refusal to answer detailed questions about Roe and the right to privacy, Brownback voiced frustration of his own at
Senate Appeals Fees Ruling
is not immune from having to pay attorney’s fees in cases brought under the Congressional Accountability Act.
Open Secrets?
Could non-lawyer lobbyists — or lawyers serving a client in a lobbying, rather than legal, capacity — also see their private discussions aired in public?
Roberts Battle Moves Ahead
’s refusal to turn over a nominee’s writings while working at the Justice Department.
Court: Congress Can Be Made to Pay
The magistrate had sanctioned the Sergeant-at-Arms over the office’s failure to turn over documents to the plaintiff in a timely manner.
Ney Dismisses Mail Complaint Against Pombo
In an interview Wednesday, Holt criticized the dismissal, citing the Democrats’ request for a public hearing on the issue in a June 21 letter to Ney.
Insurance Reform Must Be Part of Liability Debate
The American health care system is in crisis, in part because of ever-skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance rates.
Members Push Journalist Shield
With several journalists facing federal subpoenas and possible jail time over their refusal to name confidential sources, a House bill aimed at allowing reporters to protect their sources in most circumstances
Conservatives Eye ’08 Interviews
In an effort to maximize its political capital in the 2008 presidential contest, a conglomeration of socially conservative organizations is considering establishing a formal interview process to discern
Fragile Agreement on Judges to Be Tested Anew
After all, the White House appears to be gearing up to send as many as 30 new judicial nominees to the Senate for its famed advice and consent, a move that, given this White House’s general refusal
Bush Targets N.D., Fla. Races
and House races all across the country and that there has been no increase in their level of engagement in recent weeks.
Ten Who Changed Course
In the Senate, Johnson had been instrumental in watering down civil rights legislation passed in 1957, and much of his rise to power in the chamber can be attributed to his loyalty to Southern Democrats
Roll Call’s 10 Best Senate Races
Senator featured two races in one. In the first, the conservative D’Amato challenged moderate Sen. Jacob Javits in the Republican primary. Javits had held the Senate seat since 1956.
‘Nuke’ Ads Targeting Frist, DeLay
He made the remark after Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman, died following federal and state judges’ refusal to order her feeding tube reinserted.
GOP Eyes New Vote on Rules
At press time Tuesday night, GOP leaders were huddling in Speaker Dennis Hastert’s (R-Ill.) office to decide whether to bring the ethics rules package — which passed on a party-line vote in January
GOP Struggles With Timetable
Democrats’ ongoing refusal to consider President Bush’s proposal to create private investment accounts under Social Security continues to give Congressional Republicans fits as they try to hammer out a
Senators Cool to Bashing Judges
event and the case would not result in any further legislation related to judges.