Sean Lengell
Sean Lengell joined The Washington Times in August 2006 as a business reporter to cover transportation and labor issues. He moved to the national desk in early 2007 to cover Congress and national politics.
Mr. Lengell worked at the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune from 1995 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2006, covering local government, police and general-assignment duties.
In 1994 and 1995, Mr. Lengell worked at the Winter Haven News Chief in central Florida. Beats included local government and police.
He began his newspaper career in 1992 with Inside Lincoln Park, a weekly on Chicago's North Side. During his two years at the paper, he covered local government and police, and was promoted to associate editor in 1993.
Mr. Lengell was born in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Ill., and lived in nearby Elgin until age 14, when his family moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. A 1990 graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee with a degree in English and a minor in broadcast communication, he resides in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington.
Articles by Sean Lengell
House expresses Tucson-attack revulsion
A somber and bipartisan shadow enveloped the House on Wednesday as members gathered in support of one of their own on the first work day since the attempted assassination of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last weekend. Published January 12 2011
- Concern over member security muted
Published January 11 2011
- Capitol Hill stops to reflect on Ariz. shooting
Published January 10 2011
- Kentucky's Rogers to get Appropriations gavel
Published December 7 2010
- Appropriations staff staying put
Published January 9 2011
- Senate Democrats seek rule changes; GOP wary
Published January 6 2011
- Senate Democrats seek rule changes; GOP wary
Published January 6 2011
- Democrats in Senate stall over filibuster
Published January 5 2011
- Dean slams Obama staff for 'contempt' of liberals
Published January 5 2011
- House to vote on repeal of health care law
Published January 4 2011
Blog Entries by Sean Lengell
Rep. Towns declines committee leadership spot
Outgoing House Oversight Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns doesn't want to serve as the panel's top Democrat when Republicans take control of the House next month, said his office Tuesday. "After much thought, Chairman Towns today made the decision not to seek the ranking member position on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee," said a statement released by a spokesman of the New York Democrat. Published December 15 2010
- House poised to spend more time at home in 2011
Published December 8 2010
- Conrad to stay as Senate Budget chairman
Published November 19 2010
- Steny Hoyer makes light of new status
Published November 18 2010
- Reid taps Schumer to head new Dem post
Published November 15 2010
- McMorris Rodgers wants more women in GOP House leadership
Published November 10 2010
- Sanders backs Olbermann in tussle with MSNBC
Published November 5 2010
- Florida's Sink cheats during debate
Published October 26 2010
- O'Donnell receives support of former Delaware governor
Published October 25 2010
- Kirk, Giannoulias in virtual tie in Illinois Senate race
Published October 25 2010
Happening Now
TSA chief seeks less 'invasive' methods
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Transportation Safety Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday the agency is looking at new technology such as scanner images that show passengers as "stick figures" and security methods used in Israeli airports as part of his pledge to make air travel "as minimally invasive as possible." Published 10:13 a.m. January 13, 2011
Banks repossessed 1 million homes in 2010
By Janna Herron - Associated Press
Lenders are poised to take back more homes this year than any other since the U.S. housing meltdown began in 2006. About 5 million borrowers are at least two months behind on their mortgages and more will miss payments as they struggle with job losses and loans worth more than their home's value, industry analysts forecast. Published 9:07 a.m. January 13, 2011
Lebanese coalition collapses in turmoil over probe
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
Lebanon's year-old coalition government collapsed Wednesday amid fears that a United Nations report into the 2005 assassination of the country's prime minister will trigger a new civil war and plunge the Middle East into another conflict. Published 8:36 p.m. January 12, 2011
- At congresswoman's bedside, good news keeps comingNational
- D.C. police responding to suspicious package report Local
- Gates asks Japan's aid in dealing with N. KoreaSecurity
