Wow this is getting heated: On the eve of a potentially contentious Senate hearing about the Iraq war, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to testify before Congress, saying it’s been too long without such an appearance. Clinton, D-N.Y., is a member of the Armed Services Committee, and while she has criticized […]
A week after Congress was given another raise, Senate has sent a big fuck-you to the American workers: The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated a proposal pushed by Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage in increments from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour by Jan. 1, 2009. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, unsuccessfully tried to […]
Let me set the stage. A dark background with a constant thumping much like a heart beat. Loud crashes come through as you hear sound bites of George Bush vowing to “protect” the American people. This is the start of the RNC’s new ad to attack Democrats and it is great. The highlight of the […]
Republicans may change the rules allowing former senators to attend weekly GOP luncheon meetings after retired Sen. Lauch Faircloth attended a session while lobbying a bill pending on the floor. He attended Tuesday‘s luncheon, just hours before a crucial vote on the bill, which would end decades of lawsuits against manufacturers and their insurers, potentially […]
Poor Ricky Santorum. The guy can’t stay out of trouble: Progressive ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee alleging that Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) violated the Senate Gift Rule by accepting a mortgage from The Philadelphia Trust Company, a bank that serves affluent clients, […]
Well we get another report blasting the White House on Katrina: A chastised Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff sparred with senators of both parties on Wednesday as he acknowledged “many lapses” in his agency’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Chertoff told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that he would do things differently […]
Turns out Gonzalez can authorize a wiretap for up to a year under FISA as Georgia10 points out: First, let me point out that under Section 1802, the government can wiretap a foreign power for up to one year without a warrant. Not 72 hours. An entire year. This provision is applicable when the Attorney […]
Turns out Gonzalez can authorize a wiretap for up to a year under FISA asGeorgia10 points out: First, let me point out that under Section 1802, the government can wiretap a foreign power for up to one year without a warrant. Not 72 hours. An entire year. This provision is applicable when the Attorney General […]
President Bush constantly maintains that his domestic spying program is legal. If that is the case then why must we hear about this? The White House has been twisting arms to ensure that no Republican member votes against President Bush in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation of the administration’s unauthorized wiretapping. Congressional sources said Deputy […]
So the filibuster didn’t fly. Even though Alito is on his way to the Supreme Court, it is not a defeat by any means. Four days ago the talk on the hill was there would not be any filibuster attempts. John Kerry sparked a movement and the liberal blogosphere provided the fuel for that fire. […]