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Quick Pace Planned for Nominations

Senate Democrats are preparing to move with extraordinary speed to confirm the Cabinet-level nominees of President-elect Barack Obama, with nearly all committees ready to schedule January hearings with an eye toward confirmation votes on Inauguration Day or soon after.

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Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.
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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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