The Gavel

This morning, the Chief Judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia District signed an order to grant Monica Goodling limited use immunity for testimony and related information she provides to the House Judiciary Committee in connection with the… Continue

On Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly passed the Student Loan Sunshine Act, and we noted how the bill, which would clean up student loan practices, dovetailed with extensive oversight efforts during this Congress on the increasingly scandal-plagued federal student loan program. Yesterday the… Continue

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is currently holding a hearing: “Administration Proposals on Climate Change & Energy Independence.” Watch the hearing live >>

On April 16, a group of 11 retired three-star and four-star generals and admirals issued a report entitled, “National Security and the Threat of Climate Change.” This report concluded that global warming “presents significant national security challenges to the United States.” It… Continue

Tonight, the House is considering HR 2082, the FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization. The bill strengthens intelligence by adding funds to both CIA and military elements for Human Intelligence (HUMINT) training, investing in language training for intelligence collectors and analysts in language translation… Continue

The House has passed the Iraq Accountability Act, 221-205. Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha closed debate: Rep. Murtha: “I have seen young people that came back from Iraq that are having a hard time adjusting, and they weren’t in the heaviest… Continue

The House is currently debating the revised Iraq Accountability Act (HR 2206) which supports our troops and holds President Bush and the Iraqi government accountable. This bill requires the President to confront the realities of the Iraq war and take account of… Continue

Today, during a Telecommunications and the Internet hearing entitled “Digital Future of the United States: Part V: The Future of Video,” Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey demonstrated the future of video by filming the first ever YouTube video from the Chairman’s perspective. Watch:… Continue

Last week, the Washington Post reported that the “FBI and the Secret Service have opened a criminal investigation into the apparent theft of a computer hard drive containing the personal, payroll and bank information of 100,000 current and former workers of the… Continue

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to President Bush's remarks on the war in Iraq, in which he said he would accept benchmarks: “The President has long said he supports benchmarks; what he fails to… Continue