Congressional reporter George Cahlink has nearly two decades of experience covering Capitol Hill and federal agencies. Most recently, he spent 10 years at CQ Roll Call in several editing and writing positions. He also covered the Defense Department as a staff writer for Government Executive magazine, a job that included stints as an embedded reporter in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Kosovo. He got his start in journalism at the Eagle Times and Argus Champion newspapers in New Hampshire. He has won national and regional reporting awards for his work and is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University.
Energy and Commerce Democrats aren't shaking up the top ranks of their policy and oversight subcommittees as they prepare to write major energy and environmental legislation and launch investigations into the Trump administration.
House Republicans made official numerous ranking member slots today, assigning new leaders for key energy and environment panels.
In a largely symbolic move, the House today backed spending legislation that would reopen EPA, the Interior Department and other environmental offices, although White House resistance means the bill won't become law.
A proposal by President Trump to end what could soon be the longest government shutdown in recent history by having the military build a border wall would face legal hurdles and opposition on Capitol Hill.
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will likely not get paid tomorrow as partisan bickering marked yesterday's futile negotiations to end the partial government shutdown.