Here's news that might bring  joy to the hearts of taxpayers. A new study shows that Washington, D.C. is sinking into the ocean. The scientific term for what's happening is "forebulge collapse", a phase bureaucrats should love. Premature cheering is unwarranted, however. Researchers say it will take 100 years for the city to drop by six inches or more.

"Put that in your pipe and smoke it." - Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to  Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., after successfully blocking a Democratic effort to confirm three U.S. district judges.

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Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., agreed to give up his leadership position on the House Appropriations Committee and step down after he was slapped by a multi-count fraud indictment. He is being replaced by Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., who is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.