Editorials

 
The 2010 agenda shifts
The Hill Editors - 11/17/09 07:48 PM ET

Even before he was sworn into office, President Barack Obama made it clear to Congress that his stimulus package was going to be his No. 1 priority in early 2009.

Fort Hood probes
The Hill Editors - 11/16/09 07:34 PM ET

The Senate Armed Services Committee announced last week that it was holding a closed briefing on the deadly shootings at Fort Hood.

Committing fiscal policy
The Hill Editors - 11/10/09 05:38 PM ET

Several senators, led by Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), want a commission established to study the nation’s finances in light of tax policy and spending, particularly on entitlements.

Pelosi and the public option
The Hill Editors - 11/09/09 06:53 PM ET

Throughout the healthcare debate, there have been many ideas that have been sent up as trial balloons and then quickly shot down.

Additional cash for staffers
The Hill Editors - 11/03/09 07:31 PM ET

The Hill reported on Tuesday that at least 17 lawmakers have recently paid staff in their congressional offices to do part-time campaign work on the side.

Walden’s brave move
The Hill Editors - 10/27/09 05:37 PM ET

In an unusual move, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) last week disclosed that he probably had swine flu.

64 days left in 2009
The Hill Editors - 10/26/09 07:16 PM ET

The healthcare reform debate has defied conventional wisdom, to say the least.

War debate intensifies
The Hill Editors - 10/20/09 06:25 PM ET

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has a cordial relationship with Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), but that didn’t stop the No. 2 leader in the lower chamber calling out the minority leader by name at a press conference on Tuesday.

Healthcare merger
The Hill Editors - 10/19/09 06:35 PM ET

All eyes this week will be on the Senate’s behind-the-scenes negotiating on healthcare.

What Snowe’s vote means
The Hill Editors - 10/13/09 06:36 PM ET

For months, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) held his cards close to the vest, keeping many on and off Capitol Hill guessing what was in his healthcare reform bill.

 
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