Putting Ridge in His Place
The Homeland Security Department has been open for business for two months, but Tom Ridge is still the only Cabinet secretary without a spot in the line of presidential succession.
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The Homeland Security Department has been open for business for two months, but Tom Ridge is still the only Cabinet secretary without a spot in the line of presidential succession.
It’s hard to imagine a Democratic presidential race without a rules fight or a credentials challenge.
“I think we should speak with one, total voice,” Biden said. “It does not delineate [between the president and the troops] the way the Republicans used to.”
Congress should be the nation’s forum for debating real and important issues of national and international importance — not “Crossfire” or “The O’Reilly Factor.”
Passes without a stamped signature with the Member’s name and the signature of the bearer will no longer be honored.
He accused the administration earlier this month of “rushing to war without adequate concern for the ramifications of doing so unilaterally or with a very small coalition.”
“But he has a tendency to speak too quickly and without the nuance and care a public official [should take].”
While on watch at the war room one weekend in 1994, North Korea launched a missile into the Pacific Ocean without warning the Pentagon or any other country.
A federal appeals court Friday wrestled with whether it should unlock a treasure trove of illuminating documents that often reveal the inner workings of political groups.
She has two younger children without disabilities. Through her advocacy work, Marin caught the attention of then-California Gov. Pete Wilson (R), who gave her a job in his administration.
“It’s like a world without firefighters — you don’t notice until your house is on fire,” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce (Ohio) said.
Nussle’s plan would make the 2001 tax cuts permanent and enact Bush’s $726 billion, 11-year economic plan, which includes eliminating taxes on corporate dividends — all without touching Social Security
continue to prepare for the possibility of a catastrophic incident that could require Congress to convene outside of the Capitol, many Members are expressing reluctance to divert to an undisclosed location without
And they should lead to probing questions and then sobering lessons for Members of both parties.
“The leaders of the Jewish community are influential enough that they could change the direction of where this is going, and I think they should.”
All we are doing here is saying it should be available to the public” online, he said. “The Senate has taken this step. I think it’s embarrassing for the House not to follow suit.”
After Bush made it clear Thursday night that he is ready to forcefully remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein with or without United Nations support, focus on the Hill now turns to how the federal government
Acting with surprising speed, a federal appeals court in Boston has revived a lawsuit seeking to block President Bush from launching an attack against Iraq without a formal declaration of war approved
ago, when I was asked to testify before the House Administration Committee on what became the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Shays-Meehan/McCain-Feingold), my testimony began: “Congress should
For instance, should Major League Baseball return to the District, the group Grand Slam D.C. has suggested requiring advertising in the stadium to publicize the District’s status, as well as creating