Harry Reid

The third day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, with a theme of "Securing America's Future."

The day will begin with the nominating process for President, including nominating speeches for U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), followed by a roll call vote.

The headline speaker will be vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Featured speakers will include President Bill Clinton (D), U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.).

The full schedule is below.

With Indiana and North Carolina soon to be behind us, it looks like the gas tax will roll on right into summer as the GOP 527's gear up their attacks.

Who were the newly elected Senators of 1986? And How many of Barbara Mikulski's freshman colleagues are still there today?

But at least it's warmer.

Yesterday, the public interest group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a new report on “the misuse of power by all members of the Senate to financially benefit their family members.”

Titled, “A Family Affair,” the study analyzes the 2002, 2004 and 2006 election cycles in which 87 senators from all 50 states (42 Democrats, 43 Republicans and 2 Independents) are named for assisting family with their offices or campaigns.