Melanie Starkey
Bio:
Melanie Starkey joined Roll Call as night Web editor in 2010 after two years on the copy desk of Congressional Quarterly. She edits and helps direct Roll Call’s Web coverage in the afternoons and evenings. She previously worked on CQ’s weekday newspaper, weekly magazine, website and reference books as a copy editor. She also was responsible for Web production duties at CQ. Before becoming a Washingtonian, Melanie lived in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she was a weekend news editor, wire editor and copy editor for the St. Petersburg Times. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland’s Merrill College of Journalism.
Stories by Melanie Starkey:
Nov. 6, 2011
Retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison refused today to soften any of the criticisms she leveled at Texas Gov. Rick Perry when she challenged him in last year’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
Oct. 26, 2011
Rep. Connie Mack IV will enter the Senate race in Florida, the Republican’s chief of staff confirmed to Roll Call late Wednesday.
Oct. 25, 2011
George McGovern, a former presidential candidate and Senator, was admitted to a South Dakota hospital, the Associated Press reported today.
Oct. 23, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left Texas today to undergo intensive therapy in North Carolina through Nov. 4. The Arizona Democrat will receive treatment from a therapist who has worked with her for several months in Houston as she recuperates from a brain injury.
Oct. 23, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann is looking for new campaign staff in New Hampshire after her team in the state quit last week, the Minnesota Republican said today.
Oct. 23, 2011
Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and John McCain (Ariz.) slammed the Obama administration today for deciding to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq this year, while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton emphasized America’s commitment to the nation during a swing through the morning political shows.
Oct. 17, 2011
The Iowa Republican Party will hold its caucuses on Jan. 3, according to the Des Moines Register.
Oct. 16, 2011
Top members of Congressional intelligence and military panels today called for tougher sanctions against Iran in light of an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
Oct. 16, 2011
House Republicans are looking for common ground between the jobs plan they introduced in the spring and President Barack Obama's proposal, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Sunday.
Oct. 9, 2011
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa plans to issue new subpoenas to the attorney general this week in his investigation of the Fast and Furious weapons program.
Oct. 4, 2011
Acting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won a special election for the office today, the Associated Press reported.
Oct. 2, 2011
In response to Florida’s decision to hold its presidential primary Jan. 31, Nevada Republicans voted Saturday to move up their caucuses and face the consequences of breaking party rules.
Sept. 4, 2011
The FBI arrested a Democratic campaign treasurer for Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Loretta Sanchez last week on suspicion of mail fraud, officials said Saturday.
Aug. 31, 2011
After Speaker John Boehner pushed back against President Barack Obama’s request to convene a joint session of Congress on Sept. 7, the administration conceded Wednesday to the Ohio Republican’s recommendation to hold it the next day.
Aug. 29, 2011
President Barack Obama’s uncle was arrested last week on charges of drunken driving and is being held by federal immigration officials, multiple news outlets reported Monday.
Aug. 29, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s memoir will arrive in stores in November. The Minnesota Republican and 2012 presidential candidate has already written the untitled book, the Associated Press reported Monday.
Aug. 21, 2011
Sen. John McCain predicted Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is on the verge of falling from power.
Aug. 21, 2011
Sen. John McCain was put on the defensive Sunday for comparing some of his GOP colleagues to hobbits during the debt ceiling debate.
Aug. 16, 2011
A suspicious powder delivered to the offices of Alaskan lawmakers was not hazardous and the sender did not act maliciously, an FBI spokesman told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Aug. 15, 2011
Packages containing white powder were delivered to the offices of Sen. Mark Begich (D), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Rep. Don Young (R) in Alaska on Monday.
Aug. 14, 2011
GOP presidential contender Herman Cain said he felt “very good” Sunday about his fifth-place finish in the Ames straw poll, despite the fact that third-place winner Tim Pawlenty ended his campaign because of his disappointing finish.
Aug. 14, 2011
Tim Pawlenty is withdrawing from the GOP presidential primary, the former Minnesota governor announced Sunday, a day after he placed a distant third in the Ames straw poll despite devoting much of his campaign time and resources to Iowa.
Aug. 3, 2011
Rep. David Wu notified Oregon’s governor and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday evening that his resignation would be effective at 11:59 that night.
Aug. 2, 2011
A man was arrested without incident Tuesday night after he jumped the White House fence, multiple news agencies reported.
Aug. 1, 2011
Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.), who announced last week that he would step down “effective upon the resolution of the debt-ceiling crisis,” released a video Monday to explain his vote in support of the $2.1 trillion deal to extend the nation's borrowing authority.
