Federal judicial vacancies reaching crisis point
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 8th, 2011 5:35 am by HL
Federal judicial vacancies reaching crisis point
Federal judges have been retiring at a rate of one per week this year, driving up vacancies that have nearly doubled since President Obama took office. The departures are increasing workloads dramatically and delaying trials in some of the nation’s federal courts.
Is the GOP nomination worth having in 2012?
In the wake of a 2010 midterm election that amounted to an across-the-board — or close to it — drubbing of Democrats, there were dire predictions for President Obama’s chances of reelection in 2012.
California Rep. Jane Harman set to resign from House
WASHINGTON — Longtime Democratic Rep. Jane Harman plans to resign from the House to become the next president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Congress is voting less this year, but is it actually working less?
Sometimes it seems there aren’t enough hours in the day for all that members of Congress have to do: Attend committee hearings, meet with constituents, tour their districts, ride in parades and kiss babies. Not to mention raise money and win reelection.