Capitol Hill News

Gov. Chris Gregoire of Washington state has a message for members of Congress who are so paralyzed they can't even pass a basic highway bill: Take a look at the Columbia River bridge on Interstate 5 that connects Washington and Oregon, with its northbound lanes now 95 years old, built on wood pilings to accommodate horse-and-buggy traffic.

Gov. Chris Gregoire of Washington state has a message for members of Congress who are so paralyzed they can't even pass a basic highway bill: Take a look at the Columbia River bridge on Interstate 5 that connects Washington and Oregon, with its northbound lanes now 95 years old, built on wood pilings to accommodate horse-and-buggy traffic.

Almost by accident, we did in fact travel to Europe twice in 2005. And Nan and her sons and grandson planned a week in exotic Costa Rica in late July of this year.

From the top of the Old Post Office Pavilion observation deck in Washington, D.C., the nation's capital looks orderly and serene.

In other cities, welders pull up to a job in oversize pickup trucks rattling with tools and pressurized tanks of gas.

At a press conference outside the Capitol this morning, where gusty winds nearly carried off the visual aids , bicycle advocates joined members of Congress to unveil the results of a new survey about federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

Today, Service Women's Action Network is holding their "Truth and Justice Summit," the first-ever mass convening of survivors of military sexual assault on the nation's capitol.