The California Congresswoman beat Ohio’s Tim Ryan, but she received the most opposition votes since joining leadership.
Sometimes politicians rise to the occasion.
The rumors are saying that Initiative 71 is safe, but anything beyond that is being threatened by a deal between Democrats and Republicans.
Rumors are floating that some Democrats have struck a deal with House Republicans to block Initiative 71.
Nancy Pelosi again voices her opinion that the Washington football team should change their name.
Pelosi’s suggestion? Hold a contest to change the name. Hail to the [TBD]!
“We’ve got new songs, we’ve got old songs, we’ve got songs we can hardly play!” As usual, Bono, you’re mostly right. U2’s supersized pageant at FedEx Field last night was an awkward, sometimes shapeless, frequently thrilling mix of new of and old. Perhaps in deference to the formidable Bono-quaciousness of prior U2 gigs in this town, where the Nobel Prize nominee has effectively become a part-time resident, U2 gave us a lunch-special version of the…
Politico’s Glenn Thrush reports that D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty will once again be a guest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tonight during President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress. Fenty also attended the 2007 and 2008 State of the Union addresses delivered by President Bush as a guest of Pelosi. Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams used to attend SOTUs as a guest of the First Lady. Other guests expected in the Speaker’s box…
Saveur delves into the topic of what the presidential candidates and other D.C. figures eat for breakfast. The majority of the interviewees listed the expected – oatmeal, cereal, toast, eggs, or coffee. For instance, Mayor Adrian Fenty eats a typical runner’s breakfast – oatmeal, bananas, and tea with honey. Also notable from the list: Barack Obama eats four to six eggs every morning (that’s a lot of eggs!); House Speaker Nancy Pelosi eats chocolate ice…
Well that was quick. We just got word that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform apparently has scheduled a markup tomorrow on legislation that would gut the District’s current gun regulations. As you can read earlier, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) have tried to preempt Congress, but the committee doesn’t seem too impressed. We don’t yet have a time for the markup, but the folks at…