Homeland security to prolong lame-duck session

Last-minute objections to legislation to create a Homeland Security Department will keep the Senate in session into next week, dashing hopes that Friday would be the final day of the lame-duck session.

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• November 15, 2002

House passes homeland security bill

• Mark Wegner, Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• November 13, 2002

White House willing to accept further delays in spending bills

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• November 12, 2002

Lawmakers to push for passage of homeland bill before lame-duck ends

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• November 8, 2002

House Democrat steps down as minority leader

• Mark Wegner
• November 7, 2002

Republicans expand House majority

• Mark Wegner
• November 6, 2002

House, Senate pass another temporary spending bill to avoid shutdown

• Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• October 17, 2002

Congressional leaders targeting Oct. 18 adjournment

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• October 8, 2002

House leader vows to stay in session until homeland bill is done

• Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• October 2, 2002

Some Republicans restless over spending stalemate

• Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• September 12, 2002

Senate panel rejects move to loosen civil service protections

Debate in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on a proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security moved swiftly Wednesday, until senators took up the controversial issue of civil service protections for employees.

• Mark Wegner, April Fulton, Brody Mullins, Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 2002

Bush urges waiver of civil service rules in homeland department

• Keith Koffler and Mark Wegner
• July 22, 2002

Administration defends request for waiver of civil service rules

OPM Director Kay Coles James urged Congress Tuesday to grant the secretary of the new Homeland Security Department broad freedom to waive civil service laws.

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• July 16, 2002

Bush urges House lawmakers to increase debt ceiling

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• June 25, 2002

House eyes creation of homeland security panel

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 19, 2002

Congress gets first look at Bush homeland security proposal

• Mark Wegner
• June 18, 2002

Senate in a hurry on homeland security bill

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 13, 2002

House leaders agree on plan for homeland security process

• Mark Wegner and Charlie Mitchell
• June 13, 2002

GOP leaders consider homeland security panel

• Mark Wegner
• June 12, 2002

Senate leader rejects debt ceiling increase on supplemental

• Mark Wegner and Bill Ghent
• June 12, 2002