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Getting the Band Back Together

‘Guitar-Twanging’ McCotter to Play Backup for GOP

In many ways, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) isn’t the most likely candidate for leadership. He is a reluctant fundraiser, happily sits on second-tier committees, harbors no great personal ambitions and loathes sound bites, talking points and the general state of political debate in Washington, D.C.

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Rep. Colleen Hanabusa finds it impractical to take the long flight home to Hawaii every weekend. So every month or so, she gets a little taste of the islands by hosting a Hawaiian-themed meal at her Capitol Hill home. During the last week of March, Hanabusa allowed Roll Call photographer Tom Williams to capture the feast.
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Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Defense Sequester Policy Briefing

Nobody seems to like the automatic Pentagon spending cuts set for January, but there is little Congressional agreement on an alternative.

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