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Classin' up the joint
When Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) apologized for his appearance during a Senate floor speech this...
Hey, a guy could get used to this ...
All the senators debating the war supplemental are calling Barack Obama "Mister President."\ No,...
Cowboys and cowgirls
So this is why dozens of guys in big hats were hanging out in the Senate reception room today. We...
Leahy sends letter to Gonzales
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, in addition to his letter to the White House t...
Leahy, Conyers send letter
Congressional Democrats leading a probe into the firing of federal prosecutors sent a letter to t...
Blue Dogs accept budget
The Blue Dog Coalition, a group of conservative House Democrats, announced today it was formally...
Quotable
"I would say to him: Calm down with the threats. There's a new Congress in town."\ -- Speaker Nan...
Fertilizer politics
A massive peace symbol has sprouted on the lawn in front of the west steps of the Capitol.\ \ A U...
Harry Reid + 'star power' = legislative action
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met today with Grammy winning singer Sheryl Crow to tout his br...
Send lawyers, guns and money
Democratic plans to spend money on extra lawyers from a private D.C. law firm shows that Congress...
Women for Hillary
Call it the girl power trifecta.\ \ Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) is getting three boosts to...
When you know you've lost the argument
John Boehner, House Republicans' leader, was shouted down by union employees this morning when he...
Quotable
"This is a new thing for the president. You know, he doesn't veto things. In six years, he had on...
Webb: 'It's important .. to be able to defend myse
Sen. Jim Webb asserted today he has a right to defend himself in the face of terrorist threats bu...
McCain's bittersweet symphony
Never thought I'd see the day where the Democratic National Committee would praise President Bush...