Unemployment Insurance Plans Duel in Senate

The partisan stalemate over restoring lapsed emergency unemployment insurance benefits is expected to continue after Senate Republicans, skeptical of the offset in a new Democratic plan, unveiled their own proposal last week.

Prosecutors Allege Gray Personally Solicited 'Uncle Earl' for Shadow Campaign

Mayor Vincent Gray knew about businessman Jeffrey E. Thompson’s shadow campaign to help fund his 2010 campaign, and personally asked for funds, federal prosecutors alleged on Monday.

• D.C. Businessman Tied to 2010 Mayoral Campaign, Federal Candidate Faces Corruption Charges

Elizabeth Warren Campaign Staffers Talk Strategy at SXSW

AUSTIN, Tx. — Staffers from Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2012 campaign gave an inside look at the strategies that helped the Massachusetts Democrat clinch victory at a South By Southwest panel Monday.

Erica Elliott, Passionate About Derivatives and Kazimir Malevich | Downtown Moves

It’s rare to find someone who is equally passionate about derivatives and modern art in the public policy world. Erica Elliott, formerly communications director for House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and most recently policy adviser at Crowell & Moring’s public policy group, is that rare person.

The Mountainous Question of Jessie Benton Fremont and Renaming Yosemite's Mammoth Peak

A proposal by California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock to rename Yosemite’s Mammoth Peak after Jessie Benton Fremont might not be the most important legislation Congress will consider this year. But it could be the most enlightened.

Gridiron Club Jokes: Congressional Edition

Ted Cruz apparently doesn’t have a problem with being openly mocked. Even when he’s being called a ”Flintstone Cowboy” by reporters dressed up like the cartoon characters — with a full-sized pink Dino the Dinosaur — presenting the Texas Republican as straight out of the Stone Age.

Opposition to Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Is Clearly Bipartisan | Commentary

In their letter “It’s Time to Finish Ike’s Memorial,” retired Gen. P.X. Kelley and Frank Fahrenkopf assert that the Eisenhower Memorial controversy has become a “partisan and ideological sideshow.” Oddly, they never say which parties and ideologies are involved.

Members Talk Startups and Immigration at SXSW

As the weather turned unseasonably cold for the third day of South By Southwest, discussions about entrepreneurship and immigration heated up.

House Delegate to Run for Governor in Virgin Islands

The House is losing yet another Democrat, the latest to make the list of the retirements and resignations in the 113th Congress.

Issa's Antics Again Try GOP's Patience, Complicate Party's Message

If Congress can sometimes be fairly compared to the fabled Faber College of “Animal House,” then Darrell Issa is the latest character to get marked for “double secret probation.”

• Issa: Longing for the Private Sector?
• A Look Back at the Nastiest House Fights
• Issa Apologizes to Cummings, but Accuses Him of Hissy Fit

Climate Change All-Night Session Set for Monday

Senate Democrats are about to burn the midnight oil to make their case on climate change.

• McConnell Renews Skepticism Ahead of Democrats' Climate Change All-Nighter
• Whitehouse, Waxman Offer to School McConnell on Climate Change

Sid Yudain, Roll Call Founder, Laid to Rest

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va. — Before he was Sid Yudain, founder and publisher of Roll Call newspaper, he was TEC 5 Sidney Lawrence Yudain, Detached Enlisted Men’s List, United States Army. The World War II veteran who died on Oct. 20, 2013, was laid to rest at the military’s hallowed ground here on Friday, interred at Columbarium 9, Section N26, Row 3, Niche 2.

Tea Party Senate Candidates Descend on CPAC

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Much of the attention surrounding the Conservative Political Action Conference is understandably focused on the plethora of Republicans here who may be running for president at this time next year.

Police Conclude Investigation Into Capitol Car Crash (Updated)

Capitol Police have cleared the scene of a fatal single-car crash that propelled a silver SUV into a tree south of the Capitol early Friday morning.

Where's the Congressional Mute Button? | Capitol Quip

Tensions boiled over last week when House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., cut of the microphone of ranking member Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., before Cummings could speak at a panel hearing. Harsh words followed, along with rancor on the floor and, eventually, a kinda-sorta apology predicated on the words “hissy fit.” That brings us to this week’s Capitol Quip.

Jeffries and Farenthold at SXSW: Keep Patent Trolls Under the Bridge

Senate staffers who got a lot of emails about "patent trolls" today can thank South by Southwest. Speaking to an audience of about 150, Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Blake Farenthold said the other chamber of Congress needs to move on legislation to combat frivolous patent lawsuits.

• Roll Call's Guide to SXSW Interactive

Alan Grayson Will Not Face Charges in Marital Spat

Rep. Alan Grayson will not face charges after a marital spat devolved into accusations of domestic abuse earlier this month.

Did Shutdown Showdown Advance D.C. Budget Autonomy?

Although October’s partial federal government shutdown was a tense stretch for the District, those 16 days might help ease the way for budget autonomy.

Expanding the Senate Map Promises to Get Expensive

Senate Republicans aren’t just widening their path to the majority with each new seat added to the competitive map, they’re also increasing the odds Democrats will have to spend money in states beyond the top battlegrounds.

Cooperation a Distant Goal for One Spending Bill

As appropriators try to build on the accord they reached in the $1.1 trillion omnibus while working on fiscal 2015 spending plans, some observers already are questioning whether the largest nondefense spending bill, Labor-HHS-Education, can be completed as a stand-alone measure in a steeply divided Congress.

• Labor-HHS Bill Managed From the Exit Ramp

Cochran Upbeat About Primary Fight, Not Running Scared

Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran was upbeat this week that he will prevail over his tea-party-backed Republican primary challenger when voters go to the polls in June.

Women of Congress Promote STEM Education, Careers

“All I could visualize, to be perfectly honest, was being a teacher, a social worker and a secretary,” said Rep. Susan A. Davis, D-Calif.

McCain: Cruz's Criticism of Bob Dole Crossed a Line

Sen. John McCain said Friday he told Sen. Ted Cruz that the Texas Republican’s criticism of former Majority Leader Bob Dole in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference crossed a line.

Congressional Hits and Misses: Week of March 3 (Video)

HOH serves up another dish of the best of what’s around with members detailing how cold Ukraine is, explaining what happens when the toilet leaks and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., seeing how many times he can say “Koch brothers” in a 10-minute speech.