The ice cream man

The ice cream man

Career | John Harrison has a gold spoon, a silver tongue, and a taste for butterfat

Debating the inevitable

Debating the inevitable

Supreme Court |  Senate debate over Sonia Sotomayor's nomination begins with a slightly bipartisan victory expected

Mountain of bureaucracy

Mountain of bureaucracy

Energy |  The Senate and House are caught in an energy industry battle over the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository

Committee OKs Sotomayor

Committee OKs Sotomayor

Supreme Court |  A dozen Democrats and one Republican move President Obama's nominee one step closer to confirmation

Narrow defeat

Narrow defeat

Congress |  A concealed weapons carry amendment falls just two votes short in the Senate

Speed bump

Speed bump

Supreme Court |  Despite a delayed vote, Sonia Sotomayor continues on her path toward confirmation

Jeopardizing free speech?

Jeopardizing free speech?

Congress |  In a late-night vote, Senate Democrats add an expansive hate-crimes amendment to a key defense-spending bill

Party lines

Party lines

Supreme Court |  Senators stick to party lines in questioning Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at her first hearing

Blast off

Blast off

Congress |  Senators, including one new one, return from the Fourth of July break ready to ignite their own legislative fireworks

Stop asking

Stop asking

Military |  President Obama confirms his commitment to ending "don't ask, don't tell," but says it will take time

Fight to the finish

Fight to the finish

Congress |  Democrats narrowly pass a landmark energy reform bill Friday, despite Republicans staunchly opposing it

Charting a course

Charting a course

Education |  A four-day conference in Washington, D.C., helps push public charter school initiatives

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