GOP leader on management issues announces retirement

Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Governmental Affairs Committee, disclosed Friday that he would retire at the end of his current term.

• Geoff Earle
• March 8, 2002

White House briefs Congress on contingency government plan

• Lisa Caruso and Geoff Earle
• March 5, 2002

Senator places holds on Transportation nominees

• Geoff Earle
• February 14, 2002

Fallout from senator's battle with Treasury secretary continues

• Geoff Earle
• February 11, 2002

Differences on key Hill issues remain after Bush address

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner, Geoff Earle, Charlie Mitchell and Stephen Norton
• January 30, 2002

House Democrat urges Bush to call budget summit

• Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• January 10, 2002

'Security' to be theme of Bush's State of Union speech

• Keith Koffler and Geoff Earle
• January 9, 2002

Senate pay raise vote a political risk

• Geoff Earle
• December 11, 2001

Senate faces showdown on Sept. 11 spending

• Lisa Caruso and Geoff Earle
• December 6, 2001

Senate leader offers compromise on homeland security spending

• Keith Koffler, Geoff Earle and Stephen Norton
• November 28, 2001

Senate likely to add human cloning debate to agenda

• April Fulton and Geoff Earle
• November 26, 2001

Bush threatens to veto additional security spending

• Lisa Caruso, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• November 7, 2001

Homeland security chief takes heat from Senators

• Geoff Earle
• October 31, 2001

Sweeps continue as House, Senate prepare to return

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• October 22, 2001

Senate wraps up business as anthrax sweeps begin

• Geoff Earle
• October 18, 2001

White House backs away from plan to keep classified info from Congress

• Keith Koffler and Geoff Earle
• October 10, 2001

Senate seeks to finish work on defense authorization

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• September 27, 2001

Defense authorization bill in limbo as Senate recesses

• Brody Mullins and Geoff Earle
• September 26, 2001

House prepares for action on Defense, spending bills

• Lisa Caruso, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• September 19, 2001

Congress taking its cues from the President

• Geoff Earle
• September 17, 2001