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By David M. Drucker and Emily Pierce
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Democratic Senators involved in crafting what Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) described as a “broad agreement” on health care policy appear to be at odds over both the policy proscriptions and the notion that they had even reached such a deal.
By John Stanton
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
In a harsh assessment of President Barack Obama’s first year in office, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the administration’s “hard left” agenda has reshaped the political landscape in favor of Republicans while crippling Democrats’ chances of enacting meaningful legislation.
By Tory Newmyer
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has a message for stir-crazy lawmakers itching to hop government planes for foreign destinations: Cool your jets.
By Anna Palmer
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Opponents of an amendment to the financial regulatory reform bill say the measure has pitted them against a once-powerful Member: former House Financial Services Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio).
By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Whenever a sports team wins a championship — from professional organizations down to Little League — it’s common for the Member of Congress who represents the club’s home district to offer praise on the House or Senate floor.
By Jennifer Bendery
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
House Republicans trumpeting their efforts to rein in federal spending may have some difficulty explaining the $446.8 billion omnibus appropriations bill released Tuesday night, in which they have tucked thousands of pet projects totaling more than $1 billion.
By Emily Yehle
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
D.C. officials rejoiced Wednesday after House and Senate leaders released an omnibus spending bill that removes long-standing provisions to limit the city’s spending on abortions, needle exchange programs and other local initiatives.
By Emily Yehle
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
House officials announced Wednesday that Members will have to adhere to new documentation standards when seeking reimbursement for expenses such as airplane tickets and office supplies.
By Morton M. Kondracke
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
The White House and liberal think tanks insist that health care reform will lower costs, but the public isn’t buying it — and for good reasons.
By Stuart Rothenberg
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
When the GOP controlled Congress and the White House, many Democrats and their allies in the media complained that Republicans were more interested in pursuing a narrow ideological agenda intended to transform government and society rather than in solving the nation’s problems.
By Mark Greenbaum
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
As we near the end of President Barack Obama’s first year in office, now is a good time to take stock of his judicial nominations. Of late, this has been an issue of consternation for Democrats who are concerned both that the president has been too slow in making nominations and that Senate Republicans are obstructing confirmations.
By Carl Tobias
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
When Barack Obama took the oath as president in early 2009, the United States courts of appeals had vacancies in 14 of its 179 judgeships. The White House knew that promptly filling these openings was crucial and instituted special practices to facilitate appointments, pledging to halt the “confirmation wars” that have troubled selections in the past.
Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
The latest cartoon from R.J. Matson.
By Greg Giroux
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
The two leading Republicans vying for the chance to face freshman Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.) next year recently squared off against one another in what some considered Round One of their primary battle — even though neither of their names was on the ballot.
By Emily Cadei
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
After failing to recruit a strong candidate in 2008, Republicans think they have found in ophthalmologist Nan Hayworth a challenger who can give sophomore Rep. John Hall (D-N.Y.) a run for his money in 2010. And their chances were boosted late last month when fellow Republican Greg Ball, a state Assemblyman, abruptly dropped out of the race, lessening the chances of a damaging GOP primary.
By Shira Toeplitz
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
President Barack Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe, has endorsed Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in a fundraising e-mail for the Democrat’s Senate campaign.
By Emily Cadei
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Ten-term Rep. Collin Peterson (D) is one of more than a dozen veteran legislators whom Republicans are hoping to send into retirement in 2010, and the GOP started licking their chops when Peterson refused to confirm with absolute certainty to local Minnesota press that he would run for re-election next year.
By Shira Toeplitz
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) on Wednesday went up with his second campaign advertisement in a week. The Democratic Senate frontrunner’s new spot is very similar to his first ad but includes more information about Giannoulias’ jobs plan.
By John McArdle
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
This week, Rep. Allen Boyd (D) released his second TV ad of the cycle touting his work for fiscally responsible health care reform. But the Blue Dog Democrat is also taking flak from his primary challenger and national Republicans about his early cycle ad blitz.
By John McArdle
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
State Rep. Jimmy Naifeh (D) told the Commercial Appeal in Memphis on Tuesday night that he will pass on the race to replace Rep. John Tanner (D) in western Tennessee’s 8th district.
By Emily Cadei
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
“Chutzpah” was the word former Nevada Republican Party Chairwoman Sue Lowden used to characterize herself on more than one occasion Wednesday morning in a briefing with reporters hosted by the American Spectator and Americans for Tax Reform.
By Emily Cadei
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
State Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary in the Senate special election Tuesday, putting her on track to assume the seat long held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) and become the state’s first female Senator.
By Shira Toeplitz
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
A state Senator announced Tuesday that he is considering challenging Republican freshman Rep. Lynn Jenkins in the GOP primary in August 2010.
By Shira Toeplitz
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta (R) announced Wednesday that he will take on Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D) for a third time in 2010. A darling of national Republicans, Barletta’s entrance into the race makes it a top-tier contest yet again.
By Alison McSherry
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Face it: At a certain point, dating can get boring. Two people can only stare at each other across a table for so long before the whole routine feels a bit tired. When a couple reaches this point, it’s time to switch things up and go beyond the standard dinner date. Here are a few suggestions for ways to shake up date night.
By Byron C. Tau
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
With all eyes focused on the climate treaty negotiations under way in Copenhagen, a new film examining the human cost of climate change is set for an advance screening in the Danish capital.
By Christie Williams
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
A new exhibit allows visitors to experience black like never before. The District of Columbia Arts Center and Black Artists of DC present a riveting exhibition, “Black,” that explores the depth of African-American culture and the artistic use of the color black.
By Alison McSherry
| Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
Nothing says Christmas quite like gingerbread. Every December, pastry chefs and bakers roll out this sweet treat and shape it into elaborate houses or miniature men, and this year is no exception.
Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight
In the fall of 1963, a House page (left) holds a golf bag for two Members on the East Front of the Capitol, including (center) Rep. Tip O’Neill (D-Mass.), who served in Congress from 1953 to 1987 and as Speaker from 1977 to 1987. The other Member has not been identified.
