In New Congress, Seniority Takes  Back Seat to Spirit
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They call themselves the "30-Something Working Group," a loose collection of House Democrats in their 30s and 40s who have begun making waves.
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The strange sound of bipartisanship has gripped the returning Congress, thanks to fears of recession. But the two parties will be battling over other issues soon
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Sen. Arlen Specter's move up to chairman of the committee that handles the president's judicial nominees is on the line this week when lawmakers return to the Capitol to clean up the unfinished work of this Congress and prepare for the next one.
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They were pivotal voters and will hold a record number of seats in Congress - but equality still lags.
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The midterm election may have produced a political realignment with a historic first as its symbol Ã¢ÂÂ Democrats in control of the Capitol with Nancy Pelosi as the HouseÃ¢ÂÂs first woman Speaker Ã¢ÂÂ but a demographic portrait of the 110th Congress shows that, in the main, the population of the House and Senate is as it has always been: dominated by white, middle-aged, well-educated and wealthy men.
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Ten rising stars to watch in the 109th Congress:
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Chicago Tribune - Moving swiftly to consolidate their control over government in the wake of their big election triumph, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are facing a different kind of threat--themselves.
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Congress took its first official step toward reorganization of its intelligence and homeland security operations Tuesday as Senate leaders tapped 22 of the chamber's most powerful members to undertake the highly sensitive task of shaking up the established order on Capitol Hill.
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They lost their House and Senate seats, in some cases after keeping them warm for three decades. Others up and left on their own. But do not feel too sorry for some of these soon-to-be former lawmakers.
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The expensive flurry of legislation passed by Congress as it left Washington this month is providing some lift to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle&#39;s fierce struggle to keep his job.
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Congress returned this week to a lengthy list of unfinished business and a late election-season opportunity to build on its meager record.
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The news of Senator Tim Johnsonâs hospitalization highlighted the fragility of the Democratsâ new majority.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.
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The 109th session of Congress, frustrated by partisanship and criticized for its meager record of accomplishment, ended with flurry of bill-passing and promises of change when Democrats take over the House and Senate in January.
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Many of the new chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have a lot in common with the Republicans they will succeed.
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The Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission is getting its first taste of what life will be like under a Democratically controlled Congress.
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Voters this fall could take small steps toward increased diversity in the Senate.