Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that Congress should extend lower interest rates for college loans for at least another year, but there is no agreement between Democrats and Republicans over how to pay for the extension. Read full article »
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ronald C. Machen, announced today that 25-year-old Victor Bell, a former D.C. Corrections Officer, admitted to assulting an inmate at the D.C. Jail in January. He pled guilty... »
President Obama’s re-election campaign is likely to have more money than any presidential campaign in history. Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign, when you factor in the super PACs supporting him, could have even more money than that. Read full article »
The corrupting influence of money in politics is the most serious issue the country currently faces. Should we continue to allow a handful of people to control the fate of our elections? »
Around 3pm today, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on passage of the DATA Act, and we hope that it will be adopted with strong bipartisan support. The bill packs quite a punch. A new 5 member "Federal Accountability and Spending Transpa... »
Sen. Mark Kirk – who has been recovering in Chicago since he suffered a stroke in January – is still in daily rehab and beginning to focus intensely on walking as he tries to return to his full-time job on Capitol Hill. The Illinois Republican, his off... »
Speaker John Boehner is officially worried about losing the House majority this fall. The Ohio Republican said in an interview with Fox News Channel that will run on Tuesday that there is a “one-in-three” chance that Democrats will win the House in Nov... »
Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that Congress should extend lower interest rates for college loans for at least another year, but there is no agreement between Democrats and Republicans over how to pay for the extension. Read full article »
