House Set to Pass Senate Version of VAWA

The House is expected to give in to Democratic pressure Thursday and pass the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act after failing to find a substitute that can garner the support of its members.

McCain, Graham Positive After Immigration Meeting With Obama

Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain returned to the Capitol from their White House meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. more encouraged about the prospects for an immigration overhaul.

• Republicans Blast Release of Immigrant Detainees Due to Sequester

Halligan Vote Could Rekindle Judges Fight

The battle over judicial nominations in the Senate could reignite as soon as next week as Democrats look to fill what they argue are pressing vacancies.

Pressure Points: The Sequester and Medicare Reimbursements

A labor group representing hospital workers is appealing to members of Congress and staffers to mitigate the effects of sequester cuts on Medicare hospital reimbursements.

Web Entrepreneur Tries to Bridge K Street and Grass-Roots Advocacy

Chris Hull, a former partner with DCI Group who has spent the past several years building a free grass-roots lobbying website called BlastRoots.com, is turning to his former K Street clients and colleagues as he attempts to turn a profit.

K Street Files: Manufacturers, Citing Job Losses, Oppose Carbon Tax

Congress and the White House, like most of K Street, may be consumed with the latest fiscal crisis. But even though a carbon tax seems like a policy relic from the past, the National Association of Manufacturers has decided to keep the heat on against the possibility.

Greater Federal, State Roles Sought to Help Develop Offshore Wind Potential

More than two years after the Interior Department launched an initiative to speed up and simplify its permitting process, there are still no commercial-scale wind projects up and running in federal waters.

• Firm Proposes ‘Backbone’ to Bring Offshore Wind Power to Market

Sensenbrenner Alumni Network Reaches Far and Wide

It’s been seven years since Rich Zipperer worked for longtime Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner on Capitol Hill, but the pair remain close.

Hill Navigator: Stranger in a Strange Land

CQ Roll Call’s Hill Navigator advice column helps staffers with sticky or complicated situations they find themselves in on Capitol Hill. Each week, we take the most interesting submissions from our inbox and answer your concerns.

Coble Hospitalized for Severe Dizziness in North Carolina

Republican Rep. Howard Coble, 81, was admitted to a North Carolina hospital Tuesday after suffering from severe dizziness over the past few weeks.

15 Things You Need to Know About the Sequester

Nearly two years in the making, the first $85 billion of automatic budget cuts known as the sequester are about to hit starting Friday, but on Monday, there were no real talks under way to prevent it.

• Boehner: Senate Should Get 'Off Their Ass' on Sequester Solution

Police Chief, Union Meet About Safety Procedures

Nearly two weeks after an on-the-job accident left an officer with a ruptured spleen and multiple strained ligaments, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine and Labor Committee President Jim Konczos met to discuss the incident and its possible causes.

• Accident Raises Tension Between Police, Union