By
Kathleen Hunter
| 7:36 p.m. The House passed an extension of three expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act with little fanfare Monday night, almost a week after GOP leaders failed to muster a two-thirds majority the first time they tried to pass the measure.
Lobbying
By
Bennett Roth, Alex Knott
| 5:53 p.m. The release of the president's fiscal 2012 budget request Monday was a call to arms on K Street, where lobbying for a piece of the federal budget is a priority for clients.
At the Races
By
Tricia Miller
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will speak at the Iowa GOPs Chairmans Dinner on March 15 in the Quad Cities.
By
Anna Palmer
Speaker John Boehner seems intent on avoiding a repeat of history when it comes House Republicans and ethics. The Ohio Republican didnt admit to having a hand in Rep. Chris Lees departure, but GOP sources say the new Speaker has shown little patience for ethical lapses and scandals.
Lobbying
By
Bennett Roth
Breaking with the traditional stance of his own party, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to endorse medical malpractice reform that doctors say is sorely needed to bring down health costs.
Lobbying
By
Kate Ackley
The big-money lobbying battle over an engine or two for a new U.S. fighter jet has enlisted some of the biggest players on K Street. But with the issue poised for a pivotal vote in the House next week, the most influential advocates on either side collect their paychecks from Congress, not big defense contractors.
By
Emily Heil
Love letters come in many forms. An e-mail, a handwritten note on a bar napkin or even a serenade. But the late Sen. Robert Byrd offered his wife, Erma, the rarest token of devotion: years of tributes to her, issued from the floor of the Senate.