Day: February 24, 2009

The president was prepared to extend the timetable by three months to respond to ground commanders’ concerns, officials said.

Representative Hilda L. Solis of California won confirmation as President Obama’s labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt.

Bush administration standards for pollutants like soot are “contrary to law and unsupported by adequately reasoned decisionmaking,” a federal appeals court said.

The Supreme Court heard arguments about who should pay for the costs of environmental cleanups. The only apparent consensus among the justices was that it should not be the public.

Matthews slams a story detailing how J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI investigated Jack Valenti’s sexuality.

The atmosphere was funereal, a stark contrast from the often boisterous service at the library Friday night.

Note to Bobby Jindal: They’re going to hate you.

House Dems insist that Northern Trust repay the millions it allegedly spent on golf and festivities.

Five weeks into an administration already marked by dramatic highs and lows, President Obama sounded a note of hope at a time of crisis tonight, delivering an address to a joint session of Congress heavily focused on the ailing economy and how to fix it.

Big-name recording artists, including Will.i.am and Patti LaBelle, are in Washington because they want to get paid.