In other news Wednesday, suicide bombers killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 175 in Lahore, Pakistan. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.

In other news Tuesday, Wall Street dropped following a wave of new worries about consumer spending and overseas sell-offs. Also, President Barack Obama voiced confidence about the fate of the financial regulatory reform bill even without the vote of late…

Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. (The NewsHour will live stream the hearings all week.) Monday's hearing is scheduled to begin at around 12:30 p.m. at the Hart Senate Office Building. Each member of the…

By Tom LeGro

In other news, Senate Democrats learned that the Congressional Budget Office estimated that their health reform bill would cost $849 billion over a decade and insure another 31 million Americans.