WASHINGTON (AP) Two Senate office buildings were evacuated Wednesday because of the smell of smoke.
Fire officials had been called to the Dirksen and Hart buildings, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Capitol officials were investigating whether the smoke was coming from the roof of the Dirksen building, […]
(AP)Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., absent from the Senate since suffering a brain hemorrhage late last year, is likely to return in September, if not earlier, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
Reid, D-Nev., said Johnson undergoes physical and speech therapy five days a week and has recovered 90 percent of his speech, although his right […]
(CBS)It’s hard to tell who’s more anxious for some elbows to be thrown in the Democratic primary, the candidates themselves or those who cover and comment on the process. Actually, it’s a sign both of the excitement about this historic election and simmering tensions underneath which have led to a somewhat exaggerated flare-up between Hillary […]
(CBS/AP)Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson is shaking up his still-unofficial campaign, replacing his top aide with a former Michigan senator and a veteran Florida strategist.
The shake-up comes amid consternation inside the campaign about the active role played by Thompson’s wife, Jeri, a lawyer, media consultant and former Republican National Committee official.
“Rumors are rumors,” […]
(AP)After three months of investigation, a presidential panel on troop care is promising some answers to a government problem: how to cut through the red tape facing thousands of injured Iraq war veterans.
«www.pccww.gov» chaired by former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala planned to submit draft recommendations […]