Hill Climbers: Young and the Restless

June 24, 2009, 12 a.m.

Lindsay Young knew this e-mail was trouble. A message from the staff director, arriving in Young’s inbox just after she had started as a staff assistant on the House Armed Services Committee, was a digital red flag. Sure enough, Young had accidentally sent her new boss a message, intended for someone else, which expressed some decidedly unprofessional romantic sentiments.

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