GO TO BREAKING NEWS: November 19, 2008 -- 01:37 PM
1. HOUSE: First round of Energy and Commerce battle goes to Waxman
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) scored a slim opening round win today in his bid to take the gavel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee from Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.).
Waxman captured a majority of support from the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, a group heavily tilted toward allies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The final tally was 25-22, according to Steering Committee co-Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
Dingell, the 27-term lawmaker from the auto manufacturing hub of Dearborn, Mich., collected the bulk of his votes from industrial state lawmakers. Go to breaking news story #1
TODAY'S EDITION: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 -- 12:15 PM
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Senate Republicans promoting alternative aid plan for Detroit
With Democratic efforts to divert $25 billion of the Wall Street bailout to Detroit's Big Three likely stalled, Senate Republicans are working to rally support for a modified White House proposal that would provide the carmakers cash from an existing auto loan program. Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and Kit Bond of Missouri are leading the Republican effort, and aides say the two have already reached out to Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan, who co-chairs the Senate Auto Caucus with Voinovich. Go to story #1
