Joseph Weber
Joseph Weber is a congressional reporter, his first job upon coming to Washington in 1992. Mr. Weber joined The Washington Times in 2002 as a metro desk editor and ran the section for several years, working on such stories as the Virginia Tech massacre, the Supreme Court case on the District's handgun law, the D.C. snipers and the 2008 presidential inauguration.
He was the newspaper's editor for continuous news before joining the political team earlier this year.
Articles by Joseph Weber
Conrad steps down, Lieberman likely to follow
Republicans may have two prime pickup opportunities in the 2012 struggle for control of the Senate after North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent who still caucuses with his old party, scheduled a Wednesday press conference in Stamford, Conn., on his future. Published January 18 2011
- Christie, Pawlenty call for GOP grit on Hill
Published January 16 2011
- Sunday talk shows take up mental health
Published January 16 2011
- Christie: New GOP lawmakers must fight debt increase
updated 2 days, 7 hours ago
Published January 16 2011
- TSA chief seeks less 'invasive' methods
Published January 13 2011
- NFL union seeks Hail Mary in labor talks
Published January 13 2011
- Government seeks 'minimally-invasive' scanners for airports
Published January 13 2011
- Palin denounces 'blood libel' in Tucson debate
updated 6 days, 7 hours ago
Published January 12 2011
- Chamber chief: State of business 'improving'
Published January 11 2011
- Chamber chief 'cautiously' optimistic about economy
Published January 11 2011
Blog Entries by Joseph Weber
District pitches a cost cutter to Boehner
The D.C. government is among the first to offer to help GOP House Speaker John Boehner cut the chamber's office budgets and other government waste. Published January 7 2011
- Jim Webb holds early poll lead over Allen
Published December 14 2010
- 'No Labels' pushes nonpartisan approach
Published December 13 2010
- GOP gains 2 more House seats
Published November 24 2010
- Virginia's Webb has lead in 2012 polling
Published November 18 2010
- Illinois Democrat concedes to tea partier
Published November 17 2010
- 'Slurpee' summit postponed
Published November 17 2010
- Tea party setback? Bachmann drops leadership bid
Published November 11 2010
- O'Malley: Ehrlich's criticisms hurt Maryland
Published October 14 2010
- Rand airs negative ad on Conway
Published October 6 2010
Happening Now
Conrad steps down, Lieberman likely to follow
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Republicans may have two prime pickup opportunities in the 2012 struggle for control of the Senate after North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent who still caucuses with his old party, scheduled a Wednesday press conference in Stamford, Conn., on his future. Published 8:14 p.m. January 18, 2011
House GOP dares Senate to vote on a bill to repeal 'Obamacare'
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
House Republicans already are looking past Wednesday's expected vote to repeal Democrats' health care law, going so far as to dare Senate Democrats to bring the bill up for a vote in their chamber. Published 7:41 p.m. January 18, 2011
R. Sargent Shriver dies at 95, was first Peace Corps director
By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press
R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the war on poverty and, less successfully, running for office, died Tuesday. He was 95. Published 6:48 p.m. January 18, 2011
- Anna Nicole Smith case back at Supreme CourtTWT National
- Iran ramps up security for nuclear scientistsTWT Security
- House votes to cut down on printing of congressional measuresTWT Politics
