This Week in Washington: July 5, 2011

The White House: On Wednesday, the President will host his first ever Twitter Town Hall at 2PM ET in the East Room of the White House. Twitter co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey will moderate a conversation between President Obama and Americans across the country about the economy and jobs. The U.S. Senate: Previously scheduled [...]

This Week in Washington: June 27, 2011

The White House: This week, the President and Vice President will hold meetings at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground on a balanced approach to deficit reduction. The President will also visit Alcoa Davenport [...]

This Week in Washington: May 31, 2011

The White House:  This week, President Obama will meet separately with the House Republican Conference and House Democratic Caucus at the White House.  Later tis week, the President will visit a Chrysler plant in the Toledo, Ohio, area. U.S. Senate: The Senate is in a weeklong recess, holding a series of pro forma sessions. U.S. House of [...]

This Week in Washington: May 16, 2011

The White House: On Monday, will travel to Memphis, Tennessee to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. The President will also welcome the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team to the White House for a ceremony honoring their [...]

This Week in Washington: May 10, 2011

The White House:  This week,  President Obama will meet with the co-chairs of the U.S. and China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, including Secretary of State Clinton, Treasury Secretary Geithner, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo. The President will also travel to the El Paso, Texas area to deliver a speech on fixing the [...]

This Week in Washington: May 2, 2011

The White House: Over the weekend, President Obama gave remarks at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.  This week, President Obama will hold a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Also, the President will honor the 2011 National Teacher of the Year and State Teachers of the Year at the White House, thanking them for [...]

This Week in Washington: April 11, 2011

After a near shutdown, the White House and Congress reached agreement on funding the federal government for through the current fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.  Both sides will need to iron out the final details before the latest stop-gap funding measure expires on Friday. The White House: This week, President Obama will deliver remarks [...]

This Week in Washington: March 28, 2011

The White House: After announcing last week that the United States would join international efforts to intervene to protect civilians in Libya, President Obama will address the nation on Monday evening. Also this week, President Obama will travel to New York to deliver remarks at the dedication of the Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to [...]

This Week in Washington: February 28, 2011

The White House:This week, President Obama will host the nation’s governors, meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the escalating instability in Libya, and award the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in a ceremony at the White House.  The President will also travel to Miami, Florida to discuss his plan [...]

So What Happens if the Government Shuts Down?

I was in college when the government shut down in 1996.  I remember being in this frenzy, why I’m still not quite sure.  Perhaps it was all the notices suggesting my student loans or grants wouldn’t be paid out for the current semester.  Fortunately, there was a quick resolution in Washington and my tuition got [...]

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