Daily Briefing: Swimming Upstream
Rep.Rahm Emanuel, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, hurls expletives atDeanover election strategy;EmanuelfearsDeanis spending too much money too soon: "This is a historic opportunity, and we can't squander it." [ WP , NYT ]
The NSA is "amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans -- most of whom aren't suspected of any crime"; calls made by tens of millions of Americans are logged. [ USAT ]
Bushis losing support among his base at a "rapid" clip; Gallup registers "a 13-percentage-point drop in Republican support for Bush in the past couple of weeks." [ WP ]
Republicans seek to gain upper-hand on energy issues with a "whole series" of measures. [ WSJ ]
National issues are shaping local races this year; "Republicans are swimming against a national tide of voter unrest." [ WSJ ]
House passes $70B tax package mostly along party lines, 244 to 185. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
National Archives violated rules when White House lawyers looked atJohn Roberts' files; papers on affirmative action are missing. [ WP ]
Gen.Michael Haydenoffers to retire from the military and is open to putting the warrant-less eavesdropping "under federal law." [ WP ]
Jack Abramoffvisited the White House twice, once in '01 and again in '04. [ WP , NYT ]
House Appropriations Committee approves offshore drilling for natural gas. [ WSJ , NYT ]
Rep.Katherine Harrisis set to be the Republican nominee against Sen.Bill Nelson(D-Fla.). [ WP , NYT ]
American Bar Association saysMichael Wallaceis "unqualified" to be a federal appeals court judge. [ WP , NYT ]