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Behind the Lens of Sen. Leahy

July 22, 2008

Senators are known for spending a lot of time in front of the camera, but Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) prefers to stand behind the lens.

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CBC PAC Aids Cohen Foe

July 22, 2008

As early primary voting got under way last week across Tennessee, Rep. Steve Cohen held a nearly 3-1 cash-on-hand advantage over his top opponent in the crowded 9th district Democratic primary.

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Reid Readies a Hard-to-Resist Package

July 21, 2008

After weeks of public sniping and behind-the-scenes talks between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and conservative gadfly Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) over Coburn’s use of holds to block legislation, the chamber’s top Democrat appears ready to force a showdown by introducing a package of stalled bills aimed at breaking GOP support for Coburn.

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Where’s Bill Shaheen?

July 17, 2008

It’s been more than six months since Bill Shaheen — then New Hampshire co-chairman of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) presidential campaign — said those infamous comments about Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) past drug use that forced him to resign his position.

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DeMint Panned by GOP

July 16, 2008

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) went into damage-control mode Tuesday as his GOP colleagues complained that his stalling tactics on the Senate floor have gone too far.

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One Duly Authorized Successor

July 14, 2008

When Cal Dooley takes over the reins of the American Chemistry Council this fall, he will become the first former Member of Congress to lead the $118 million-a-year organization.

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Office Space: Stocking Up on the Past

July 9, 2008

Most every Senator displays relics from the past. Sen. Mike Enzi displays relics from 60 million years ago — three prehistoric fossils hanging on the walls of his office.

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Lampson Walks a Fine Line at Home

July 8, 2008

PEARLAND, Texas — Mark Truskey, a self-described conservative, likes Rep. Nick Lampson (D). Truskey thinks the Congressman is a moderate who is focused on the right agenda — and he likes what the Democrat has to say on several issues.

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Sowing Seeds of Victory

July 7, 2008

Dressed in a dark pinstripe suit with a blue striped shirt and tie, John Boyd Jr. looks the part of Washington insider. After eight years of knocking on doors on Capitol Hill nearly twice a week, Boyd can walk the walk and talk the talk with the best of them.

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CBC Seeks to Awaken Its Somnolent PAC

June 26, 2008

Following the prolific fundraising lead of its most famous member, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the Congressional Black Caucus is preparing to dramatically bolster its political arm.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the new chairman of the caucus’ political action committee, said he has already set an ambitious fundraising goal for the account. And while he declined to name it, he said it will be north of $1 million.

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Ryan Campaigns for Fiscal Fitness

June 25, 2008

The fiscal tsunami that looms as the baby boom generation retires gets a lot of lip service on both sides of the aisle, but one Member is putting forward a detailed plan to address it head on: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the ranking member on the Budget Committee.

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Hoyer, Blunt: Friends Over All

June 23, 2008

Each week when Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) deliver a colloquy on the House floor, both seem to relish the gentlemanly discussion of the schedule for upcoming legislative business.

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Big Day Looms for a Rookie

June 19, 2008

Just a year out of law school, young lawyers like Elizabeth Getman typically are still angling for their first shot before any judge, let alone the nine who preside over the Supreme Court.
And 27-year-old lawyers across Washington, D.C., certainly will not spend today refreshing their Internet browsers, wondering whether Thursday, June 19, 2008, will be the day the high court decides their case. But Getman will.

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Office Space: A Lighter Side of Stevens

June 18, 2008

The first thing that catches your eye when walking into Sen. Ted Stevens’ office isn’t the giant totem pole in the corner or even the reindeer antlers on the wall. It’s a small collection of green action figures on a window sill.

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Baucus-Grassley Alliance Tested From All Sides

June 16, 2008

Although a renowned bipartisan relationship in the Senate seemed to be on the rocks last week, it appears that Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) fell victim to the partisan pull of the rest of the chamber.

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Kirk Not Worried by Storm

June 12, 2008

Election Day won’t be the first time Rep. Mark Kirk’s (R-Ill.) fate has been tested on the banks of Lake Michigan.
When he was a teenager, the four-term incumbent encountered the Great Lake’s notoriously unpredictable rough seas in little more than a dingy. After flipping his sail boat, Kirk lost his glasses and the boat’s centerboard, rendering the vessel useless and his options limited.

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Schumer Sees Big Nov. Gains

June 12, 2008

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Wednesday telegraphed monumental pickups for Senate Democrats this fall, an unchallenged reign for Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and a continued public career for his home-state colleague and ex-presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).

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Climate Change Boosts Shaheen

June 11, 2008

The tide seems to be turning in favor of former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D).
When she first faced then-Rep. John Sununu (R) for a Senate seat in 2002, President Bush was popular and the Republican brand was soaring. In what was called the most competitive Senate race in the country that cycle, Sununu defeated Shaheen by 4 points.

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Davis Sees Wealth of Options

June 9, 2008

While voters in Virginia’s 11th district will head to the polls Tuesday to determine the future of their Congressional representation, the plan for their current lawmaker, retiring Republican Rep. Tom Davis, will take longer to come together.

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Durbin’s Long Shot Pays Off

June 5, 2008

More than a year and a half ago, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) gambled on a long shot, a really long shot: that his newly elected, junior home-state colleague, Sen. Barack Obama, had the makings of a president. He took the risk against what was then the party establishment’s view that another prominent Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), would easily secure the Democratic nod for the White House in 2008.

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Davis Savors Special Election Wins as He Ponders Future

May 22, 2008

Back-to-back victories by Democrats in the recent Louisiana and Mississippi special House elections have bolstered the party’s expectations for the South in 2008. But the wins have also given Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) an even greater nudge to consider a statewide race in 2010.

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Adjusting to the Beat of a Dual Career

May 7, 2008

Danny Ross finds improbable inspiration for his music in the world of politics. The schedule and operations coordinator in Rep. Jerrold Nadler’s (D-N.Y.) district office by day is also an aspiring musician by night.

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Cantor’s Profile: Leader in Waiting

May 6, 2008

In Republican circles on and off Capitol Hill, there’s a lingering question circulating behind the scenes: Just what is Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) up to these days?

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The Real Story on C-SPAN

April 29, 2008

For Capitol Hill staff who rely on C-SPAN to stay apprised of what’s going on in Congress, it might be hard to imagine a world without the network.

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Skating to the Season’s End

April 28, 2008

Three days a week, dozens of women gather at the D.C. Armory. Clad in knee, elbow and wrist pads, they chase each other around a flat track on roller skates. Some get bloody noses, and others tear ligaments, but none of this stops them. These women are the D.C. Rollergirls.

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Cantor Aide Jumps Into Local Race

April 24, 2008

Steve Stombres is the latest in a long line of Capitol Hill staffers who, after spending years of working in and around elected officials, gives in to the political bug and runs for office.

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Colleagues Pay Tribute to Doorkeeper

April 17, 2008

Lou Costantino, a beloved member of the House security team, died of a heart attack on Saturday. He was 71.

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Remember a Friend and Colleague

April 16, 2008

If there was one thing that mattered to Linda McIntosh as much as helping people in need, it was having a good time.

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Trading Politics for Fashion

April 2, 2008

In Washington, D.C., where political trends are more closely watched than any other kind, three former campaign and Hill staffers turned boutique owners have found success in the niche market of selling to the Beltway set.