Today At TRNS

United Nations Correspondent Tala Dowlatshahi will be covering press conference with Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela.

Correspondent Justin Duckham will be covering a news briefing with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell.

The Washington Bureau will be covering:

The Senate’s debate over the Defense Authorization bill.

A pen and pad briefing with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)

A stakeout following the Senate Policy Committees’ luncheon meetings.

A news conference with Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Senate Indian Affairs Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on a stand-alone Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) bill that would require sellers of electricity to retail customers to obtain certain percentages of their electric supply from renewable energy resources.