The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday afternoon that it would resume its inquest into Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s role in possibly attempting to purchase the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. (more)
On most matters, Congress moves so slowly you’d think they were going backwards. Many times bills languish for years before even getting a hearing in Committee, let alone a vote. For the most part, this is a good thing because it allows for serious deliberation and for Congress to craft a bill that actually addresses the issue fairly thoroughly. But every once in a while something is labeled an “emergency” and put on the fast-track and you get a bill like Obamacare that no one reads or knows what’s in it and, because it is an “emergency,” flies through Congress without regard to consequences. As the government assumes more and more control over our health care, the ramifications of the control it already has are becoming clearer, and more frightening. And, slowly, some members of Congress are starting to speak up. (more)
Republicans on the House ethics committee are calling on Democrats to schedule the public trials of charges against Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) before the November elections. (more)
Taliban would like to send Wikileaks founder some flowers — Charlie Rangel’s luck just ran out — NYT editorial board doesn’t understand why Obama is doing this — Deficit anxieties freeze Congress —
Weird assemblage of freaks and geeks run Charlie Crist’s campaign — Fifteen years from now, China could own everything (more)
Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition, aimed at repealing Obamacare, is gaining momentum in the House as more representatives sign on. (more)
Northrop Grumman, which in 2008 was named the victor in the Pentagon’s $40 billion KC-X tanker competition only to have the win taken away, announced on Monday that it will not re-submit its bid, citing unfairness in the contest with Boeing. (more)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Envelopes containing white powder set off anthrax scares in five Alabama cities, shutting down two federal courthouses Monday and trapping a congressman in his office as authorities tested the substance. (more)
