Today At TRNS

Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli will be covering the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court.

The Washington Bureau will be covering:

Senate Armed Services hearing on implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

 House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Energy and Environment Subcommittee joint hearing on “Role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.”

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s pen and pad session.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the nominations of James Jeffrey to be ambassador to the Republic of Iraq.

Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on the nomination of James Clapper to be director of national intelligence.

The House Democratic Caucus holds a closed meeting, beginning at noon, on party matters.

The Center for National Policy holds a discussion on “The Future of Counterterrorism: The View from New York.”

Public Citizen holds a rally to mark the three month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, and underscore how Congress, even in the face of the ongoing ecological disaster, has been complicit in the destructive practices of the oil industry.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) hold a photo op prior to a meeting with with UK Prime Minister David Cameron.