David R. Sands

Kaufman to fill Biden’s seat in Senate

UPDATE: Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman, longtime adviser and chief of staff for Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., will serve the first two years of Mr. Biden's Senate term.

November 25, 2008

Biden adviser to take Senate seat

Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman, longtime adviser and chief of staff for Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., will serve the first two years of Mr. Biden's Senate term as the Delaware Democrat moves to the White House.

November 24, 2008

McConnell rallies GOP minority

Tangible proof that you can make your mark in Washington as a Senate minority leader can be found just a half-minute subway ride from the U.S. Capitol.

November 23, 2008

Dems want detailed plans for auto bailout

UPDATED: Top congressional Democrats conceded Thursday they lacked the votes to pass a $25 billion bailout for the U.S. auto industry and said they would try again in December.

November 21, 2008

Democrats want details for auto bailout

Top congressional Democrats Thursday conceded they lacked the votes to pass a $25 billion bailout for the U.S. auto industry and said they would try again in December.

November 21, 2008

Obama stays out of car wars on the Hill

President-elect Barack Obama will not intervene in the congressional fight over whether and how to aid the nation's beleaguered Big Three automakers, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday.

November 20, 2008

Obama staying out of auto-bailout debate

Summary: President-elect Barack Obama will not intervene in the congressional fight over whether and how to aid the nation's beleaguered Big Three automakers, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday.

November 20, 2008

Sununu’s goatee here, then gone

C-SPAN viewers likely did a double-take Wednesday when the usually clean-shaven Sen John E. Sununu of New Hampshire appeared on the Senate floor sporting a relatively full goatee.

November 19, 2008

Waxman wins backing for committee post

Rep. Henry A. Waxman of California won a key preliminary skirmish in his fight to take over the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee from longtime Chairman John D. Dingell of Michigan.

November 19, 2008

Automakers make another push for aid

The chiefs of the Big Three autommakers launched a last-ditch appeal Tuesday for taxpayer aid under the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan, amid growing signs that supporters lack the votes for a major new rescue plan.

November 18, 2008

Lieberman keeps Senate chairmanship

Senate Democrats spared Sen. Joe Lieberman from a threatened expulsion from the caucus or loss of his committee chairmanship despite smoldering anger at his siding with Republicans during the presidential race and campaign against President-elect Barack Obama.

November 18, 2008

Pawlenty: Rebuild ties to ‘Sam’s Club’ voters

The Republican Party "lost its way" by flouting its core conservative principles and by failing to address the concerns of middle-class "Sam's Club" voters, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told The Washington Times Monday.

November 18, 2008

Pawlenty: GOP needs “Sam’s Club voters”

The Republican Party "lost its way" by flouting its core conservative principles and by failing to address the concerns of middle-class "Sam's Club" voters, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told The Washington Times Monday.

November 17, 2008

Hill Democrats get bailout briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats will get their first progress report on the $700 billion bank bailout at a private briefing Monday by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke.

November 17, 2008

Challengers emerge for top party posts

Conservative California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren Friday said he would challenge embattled House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio for the minority's top leadership post.

November 15, 2008

Challengers to GOP leader Boehner fall in

Conservative California Republican Rep. Dan Lungren Friday said he would challenge embattled House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio for the minority's top leadership post.

November 14, 2008

G-20 to serve full plate of ideas

There may be as many agendas as there are chairs at the table when President Bush convenes this Saturday's summit of leaders of the world's major industrial and developing economies to deal with the fallout from the world financial crisis.

November 14, 2008

Group of 20 to take spotlight amid crisis

Created to deal with one global economic crisis a decade ago, the Group of 20 is getting its real coming-out party in the midst of a second global economic crisis at this Saturday's Washington summit hosted by President Bush.

November 14, 2008

Lawmakers rip Fed’s ‘bait-and-switch’

Angry lawmakers Friday accused the Treasury Department of pulling a "bait-and-switch" as it implements the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan approved by Congress last month.

November 14, 2008

House GOP leader slams aid for automakers

The House's top Republican Thursday attacked plans by leading congressional Democrats to double a $25 billion assistance package for the country's ailing automakers, saying there were no assurances the extra money would be well spent.

November 14, 2008