It’s Friday, and here’s a look at what’s happening on the Hill:
As members of Congress grilled him on the issue of the attorney-client privilege, Attorney General Michael Mukasey told lawmakers that the McNulty memo is out, and denied that politicking is afoot at the DOJ. (BLT Blog, McClatchy)
More than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that the agency has the authority and obligation to regulate greenhouse gases, the EPA said that won’t happen before the President Bush leaves office. (WaPo)
As expected, former White House advisor Karl Rove ignored a subpoena to testify before Congress about political firings in the Justice Department, meaning yet another contempt of Congress charge could be coming. (CNN)
The military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is facing its latest perplexing challenge: how to handle detainees who insist on representing themselves. (NYT)
Legislation aimed at helping fix the nation’s mortgage mess keeps moving along in Congress, despite the possible veto waiting for it at the White House. (AP)
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress to make major changes in the oversight of Wall Street firms and other financial institutions. (WaPo)
