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By Emily Pierce and David Drucker
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
President Barack Obama attempted to lend his power of persuasion to the Senate’s push for health care reform Sunday, as Democratic centrists and liberals scrambled to craft key compromises on a public health insurance option and language restricting abortion funding.
By Emily Pierce
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) has been bitten once by Democrats, but the question that remains is whether she will be twice as shy when the Senate passes judgment on a health care reform bill later this month.
By Shira Toeplitz
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
For House Republicans, this could be just what the doctor ordered.
By John Stanton and Tory Newmyer
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may not have a chance of passing an immigration reform bill next year, but that’s not going to stop him from keeping the contentious issue on the chamber’s front burner as he tries to rally Hispanic voters behind what’s likely to be a brutal bid for a fifth term.
By Keith Koffler
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
As a Senator, President Barack Obama was introduced to the collegial ways of the institution, where friends can be like brothers and sisters, and even political enemies will sit down privately to hash out differences.
By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
HOH would like to remind Members of Congress that while you can skip the security lines when entering buildings on Capitol Hill, it’s totally not cool to cut in line in Congressional cafeterias.
By Jennifer Yachnin
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
The House ethics committee is considering a new tactic as it looks to enforce mandatory training for each of the chamber’s more than 10,500 aides: public shame.
By Bennett Roth
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Comcast Corp.’s intention to take over NBC Universal is expected to spark a lobbying frenzy on Capitol Hill as lawmakers prepare to hold hearings on the mega-deal.
By Emily Yehle
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Since the Capitol Visitor Center opened about one year ago — offering a 580,000-square-foot introduction to Congress — the number of visitors to the Capitol has doubled.
By Stuart Rothenberg
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Voters were angry in 2006, frustrated with the costs of the war in Iraq, dissatisfied with the Bush administration (particularly its response to Hurricane Katrina) and responding to Democratic calls for change. Four years later, the public’s mood is even worse, as kitchen table issues have moved to the forefront of public concern.
By Henry E. Simmons and Ralph G. Neas
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Now that the House of Representatives has passed health care reform legislation and Senate consideration of its bill continues, it is important to acknowledge how much has been accomplished. In just 10 months, more progress has been made toward enacting comprehensive health care reform than in the previous 10 decades. Together, the House and Senate bills comprise a solid start toward fixing our dysfunctional and inequitable health care system.
By Reps. Gerry Connolly and Aaron Schock
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Among the many myths that exist about the federal budget, perhaps none is greater than the widespread belief that more than 10 percent of the federal budget is spent on foreign aid. The reality, of course, is far different. Even with the modest increases in recent years supported by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congresses, the international affairs budget totals less than 1.5 percent of the federal budget.
Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
The latest cartoon from R.J. Matson.
By Anna Palmer
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
After a bitter fight with the National Association of Home Builders, a breakaway group of 16 of the industry’s largest builders has decided to form its own trade association. The new entity, called Leading Builders of America, is still in the early stages of formation.
By Matthew Murray
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
A downtown advocacy group is trying to recast the meaning of the phrase, “Who’s your daddy?”
By Kate Ackley and Bennett Roth
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
A group of activists has taken out an ad offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue.
By Alison McSherry
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
When Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) first entered his new office — Suite 507 in the Cannon House Office Building — and was greeted by a large blank wall, he knew exactly who to ask for help.
By Casey Hynes
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
For the past six years, news of the Iraq War has flooded the airwaves: the body count — more than 100,000 civilians and more than 4,500 soldiers; the cost — $700 billion; and the uncertainty about when the conflict will end and what the final outcome will be.
By Tricia Miller
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Republican Paula Hawkins, the only woman from Florida to serve in the Senate and the first woman elected to a full Senate term without family ties, died on Dec. 4, just a few weeks short of her 83rd birthday.
By Kristin Coyner
| Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Sometimes it’s the little things that count the most. Although Washington, D.C., maintains a certain reputation for cynicism, some people still appreciate the details. Two such staffers can be found in Rep. Paul Hodes’ (D-N.H.) press group. The Congressman’s new press secretary and communications director both feel that their time in government is made meaningful from just that — the little things.
Dec. 7, 2009, Midnight
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watches a member of her security detail try to open an unwieldy umbrella Wednesday while leaving the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Clinton had been testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee about Afghanistan.
