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Democrats Seek Edge on Mortgage Issue

House Democrats hope the subprime mortgage crisis will help them capture GOP seats next year as they paint Republicans as asleep at the switch while they were in charge and standing in the way of efforts to increase regulation of the deeply troubled mortgage industry.

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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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