roll call logo placeholder image

Welch to Be Dropped From Ring Case

Head of Public Integrity Section Won’t Work on Abramoff-Related Case

In the wake of mistakes in the corruption trial of former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), the Justice Department’s chief prosecutor of public corruption cases will step down from the team pursuing the unrelated indictment of a former House aide in the influence-peddling scandal centered on ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Slideshow |

Back Play/Pause Forward Slideshow Image
Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
See More Multimedia
30 Hill Aides to Know

30 Hill Aides to Know

The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

RollCallPoliticsiPhoneApp_API

SIGN IN




OR

SUBSCRIBE

Receive daily coverage of the people, politics and personality of Capitol Hill.