Monthly Archives: May 2010
Dodd, Warner Travel to Latin America Next Week
Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Mark Warner (D-VA) “will travel to Latin America next week, where they will meet with leaders from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to discuss U.S relations and the global economic crisis,” according to a press release … Continue reading
Filed under International Visits
Arizona Senate: Romney to Campaign with McCain Next Week
Mitt Romney “will head to Arizona next week to campaign for former rival John McCain, who is trying to fight off a Republican primary challenge in his bid for a fifth term in the Senate,” the New York Times reports. … Continue reading
Filed under Election
Nominations Confirmed: May 28
Here’s a list of nominees unanimously confirmed by the Senate today: Gervin Kazumi Miyamoto, of Hawaii, to be United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii for the term of four years Scott Jerome Parker, of North Carolina, to be … Continue reading
Filed under DOJ, Nominations
Pennsylvania Senate: Clinton Floated Job Offer to Sestak
President Obama’s chief of staff “used former President Bill Clinton as an intermediary to see if Representative Joe Sestak would drop out of a Senate primary if given a prominent, but unpaid, advisory position, people briefed on the matter said … Continue reading
Filed under Election, White House
Nevada Senate: Reid Making a Comeback
A new poll suggests “that Majority Leader Harry Reid has climbed back into the Nevada Senate race and is now virtually tied with each of the three Republican frontrunners vying for the chance to unseat the Democrat in November,” CNN … Continue reading
Filed under Election, Party Leadership
Congress in Your Pocket
