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In floor comments today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated a willingness to compromise with Republicans on a spending bill.
POLITICO reporter Shira Toeplitz explains why the last-minute pull-out of the omnibus bill is so odd.
The Defense authorization bill has been on the Senate calendar, and off the Senate calendar. Now it\'s on again. The Senate majority leader is now promising to bring a 2011 defense authorization bill to the floor for a vote.
A cybersecurity measure still in draft form would give President Obama additional powers. The proposed legislation would permit the President to declare an emergency if there\'s a threat to the nation\'s electrical grid.
White House cyber coordinator says using secure identity cards and working more closely with industry among his top short term priorities. He says a new strategy to secure online transactions also is on track for the President\'s signature this fall. And he\'s closely watching Capitol Hill as Senate lawmakers may be close to completing draft of consolidated cyber bill.
One amendment, two committees equals a whole lot of nothing moving in the Telework Enhancement Act.
Day One of the 111th Congress is now history. Federal News Radio\'s Max Cacas has a page from his Reporter\'s Notebook.