Reuters - Leaders of the committee writing
energy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives backed
away on Monday from controversial elements of the bill,
including new fuel economy standards for automobiles.
Despite the new Democratic congressional leadership’s promise of “openness and transparency” in the budget process, a CNN survey of the House found it nearly impossible to get information on lawmakers’ pet projects.
E-mail records are missing for 51 of the 88 White House aides with Republican Party accounts, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reported Monday.
CQPolitics.com - Georgia Republican Jim Whitehead is a strong favorite to finish first in a special election Tuesday in Georgia’s 10th District, which Republican Charlie Norwood represented for a dozen years until his death from lung cancer in February.
Fred Kagan tells Time.com there are signs of progress, but September is too soon to judge if the surge has succeeded
We’re finally getting around to rewriting the rules on what our intelligence agencies can and can’t do. Better late than never, says Robert Baer
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The Senate should wrap up work on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. immigration laws before July 4, but its odds of passage remain uncertain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday.
