Stories by Emily Cahn:
May 16, 2013
Thursday’s installment of Roll Call’s Farm Team tackled the long list of up-and-coming politicians in Georgia who are either running for Congress this cycle or who may do so down the line.
May 16, 2013
Tea party conservatives may never fully trust Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, but the Kentucky Republican was talking about the dangers of limiting political speech long before the tea party movement existed.
May 16, 2013
It’s hard to keep up with the number of Republicans vying for Georgia’s three open House seats.
May 15, 2013
Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann will begin flooding her 6th District with television ads next week, according to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission.
May 15, 2013
For the first time in recent memory, four congressional seats in Georgia are open at the same time, providing ample opportunity for the Peach State’s farm team of up-and-coming state legislators to unleash their ambitions.
May 13, 2013
A former staffer for Republican Rep. Jack Kingston will announce on Wednesday that he’s running for his former boss’ seat.
May 13, 2013
Here’s what you may have missed “At the Races” on Monday . . .
May 9, 2013
Tricia Pridemore, a businesswoman and former official in Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s administration, will announce on Monday that she will run for the 11th District, according to a source close to her campaign.
May 9, 2013
Here’s what you may have missed “At the Races” on Thursday …
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched a new program aimed at cultivating strong candidates in targeted districts for the 2014 elections.
May 8, 2013
Former Rep. Robert Dold, R-Ill, announced on Wednesday that he will officially run for Illinois’ 10th District, setting up a rematch in one of the state’s most competitive seats.
May 8, 2013
Former Rep. Robert Dold, the Illinois Republican ousted after one term in 2012, is in the final stages of planning for a rematch in the 10th District.
May 7, 2013
Polls close at 7 p.m. EDT today for South Carolina’s 1st District special election between former Gov. Mark Sanford and Democratic nominee Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Keep an eye on Roll Call tonight to see if Sanford pulled off his comeback bid.
May 7, 2013
If you’re looking to elicit laughs from an audience, make jokes about CNN’s blunder-filled coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings.
May 6, 2013
Joe Keenan, longtime director of the Senate Press Daily Gallery has retired after 35 years.
May 3, 2013
Nestled to the east of Capitol Hill near the banks of the Anacostia River is the Congressional Cemetery.
May 2, 2013
Derby days are upon us, and all of you Capitol Hill denizens won’t have to look far to take part in a derby-themed festivity.
May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
Longtime Rep. Melvin Watt’s nomination to serve in President Barack Obama’s administration would spark a crowded race for his heavily Democratic district in North Carolina.
April 25, 2013
Erin Dominguez, a scheduler for Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas, became a vegan a year and a half ago for health reasons, after both of her parents died from colon cancer.
April 25, 2013
Actress Kate Walsh, known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on ABC’s “Private Practice” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” made the rounds Thursday on Capitol Hill to lobby for offshore wind power with the ocean conservation group Oceana.
April 23, 2013
It’s been a little over a week since former Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-Ohio, died at the age of 70 of complications from a stroke, but Ohio Democrats are still mourning his loss.
April 23, 2013
Bob Edgar, the liberal Pennsylvania Democrat who spent his 12 years in Congress crusading against “pork barrel” legislation and fighting for better mental-health care for veterans, died suddenly Tuesday morning, according to the advocacy organization Common Cause, where Edgar served as president and CEO. He was 69.
April 19, 2013
A little more than a month after organizing a push for more diverse vegetarian and vegan options in Capitol Hill cafeterias, the Vegetarian Caucus will host a luncheon April 22 to inform congressional staffers about the “benefits of a plant-based lifestyle.”
