Culture Wars

Oct. 24, 2007, 12 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security under the Bush administration has clashed with the Democratic-led House Homeland Security Committee over all manner of crucial national security issues, including, most recently, the hot-button topic of cheese. The cultured-milk schism between the committee and the department was revealed in a dairy-laden letter from Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the panel’s chairman.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article