You’ve seen the horrific images of walls of water rushing up beaches, sweeping away everything – and everyone – in its path. You’ve seen the dead piled up like cordwood, wounded survivors and persons collapsing upon hearing their entire family has vanished. Alas, you may not have seen the worst.
President Bush on Saturday ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for five days to honor victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami as a White House delegation prepared to visit devastated areas.
The 109th Congress convenes on Tuesday with Republicans flexing more political muscle. Yet it is unclear how far they can, or in some cases want to, push President Bush’s ambitious second-term agenda.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, sending a message that Republicans should not be subject to Congressional rules, is considering replacing the chairman of the ethics committee, which admonished Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is the focus of a grand jury probe into his campaign finance practices.
For U.S. workers who change or lose their jobs, a new rule issued by the Bush administration just before the end of 2004 could provide better access to group health plan coverage – in keeping with changes Congress agreed to eight years ago.
Secretary of State Colin Powell and President Bush’s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, are leading a team of experts traveling to South Asia to get a close-up look at the devastation.
Lawmakers and President Bush should make a New Year’s resolution to give adequate equipment to troops in Iraq, the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus said Saturday.
Republican leaders want to change House ethics rules to make it virtually impossible to discipline lawmakers.