Jul 21 President Obama Signs Wall Street Reform Into Law By Murrey Jacobson After nearly two years, tens of millions of dollars in lobbying, and fierce battles between Democrats, Wall Street and banks, President Barack Obama enacted a major overhaul Wednesday of regulations covering the financial sector. It's often been called… Continue reading
Jul 21 Congressional Tea Party Caucus Debut Message: We Are Not Racist Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks to the media as Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., listens after the first meeting of the newly formed Tea Party Caucus Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images CAPITOL HILL | Twenty-four members… Continue reading
Jul 21 Wednesday: Obama to Sign Financial Reform; New Sanctions on N. Korea President Barack Obama is expected Wednesday to sign a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations. "In an ironic touch," notes the Associated Press, President Obama will sign the bill in downtown Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building, named after… Continue reading
Jul 21 The Morning Line: Wall Street Reform to Become Law By David Chalian Three months after his first major bill signing of the year with health care legislation, President Obama will drum up the fanfare again as he puts pen(s) to paper to sign Wall Street reform into law. (Presumably, Vice President Biden… Continue reading
Jul 20 Lockerbie Bomber's Release Dominates Cameron Visit With Obama By Sarah Sullivan British leader David Cameron, who made his first visit as prime minister to Washington this week, used his time at the White House to discuss Afghanistan, the economy and prospects for Middle East peace. But at a news conference with… Continue reading
Jul 20 House Republicans See Obama's Record as Their Key to Victory Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the committee charged with putting Republicans back in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, told reporters Tuesday that the 2010 midterm elections were going to be all about President Obama's agenda before the… Continue reading
Jul 20 Graham Lone Republican Voting 'Aye' as Senate Committee Approves Kagan By Quinn Bowman The Senate Judiciary committee voted 13-6 Tuesday to recommend that the full Senate approve Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court justice. The vote was along party lines with one exception -- South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham… Continue reading
Jul 20 With Gulf Well Capped, Oil Flow Rate May Remain a Mystery By Chris Amico We may never know how much oil really leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Over the weekend came news that BP may be able… Continue reading
Jul 20 The Morning Line: The Special Relationship The British are coming. British Prime Minister David Cameron makes his first official visit to Washington on Tuesday and has a packed schedule, including breakfast with Vice President Joe Biden, an Oval Office chat with President Obama and a… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch News Wrap: Gulf Oil Cap Holding Tight on 3-Month Mark of Rig Blast As Tuesday marked the three-month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast, the cap on the oil well appeared to be holding tight. Continue watching