Kitty Felde Washington, D.C. Correspondent
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Kitty Felde is KPCC's Washington, D.C. Correspondent.
Before moving to the nation's capital, Kitty hosted KPCC's "Talk of the City" from 1997-2006.
In addition to her work in Los Angeles, Felde has reported from Africa and The Hague on AIDS and the war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and Bosnia.
When Felde puts down her microphone, she puts on her pointed shoes in ballet class. She's also an award-winning playwright. Her work has been produced at the National Theater in Washington, D.C., and at various theaters in New York and Los Angeles. If you look very closely in Woody Allen's "Radio Days," you'll spot her playing the role of Mrs. Riley.
Stories by Kitty Felde
Pressing Richard Holbrooke
In the midst of the plaudits and praise for Richard Holbrooke, I'll remember him for letting war criminals off the hook.
President Obama congratulates the Lakers
President Barack Obama hasn’t been playing much basketball since he got elbowed in the mouth in a Thanksgiving pickup game. But he found time on Monday to congratulate the best team in the basketball world.
Not on Loretta Sanchez' holiday list?
Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez survived her election, but apparently her beloved cat Gretzky did not. Her annual holiday cards always seem to feature that ball of fluff in silly poses.
Harry Reid wants vote to legalize online poker
If you play online poker for money, you’re probably breaking the law. Four years ago, Congress stopped banks and credit card companies from sending money to gambling websites. That could change soon.
Looking for a government job? A warning
Looking for a job is hard enough. Here's something else to worry about: the federal government is more than a little troubled about Wikileaks and who leaked the documents. Freedom of speech issues aside, if you're applying for a government job, it's a bad idea to start surfing the web for Wikileak material.
An old fashioned filibuster: Mr. Sanders goes to Washington
You might want to check out CSPAN. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has just begun hour number EIGHT of a filibuster over the tax cut/unemployment extension deal. He's not at the Jimmy Stewart stage of collapsing at his desk, but it's a rare thing to see a REAL filibuster instead of the THREAT of a filibuster (ie: go ahead and try to get 60 votes for this thing to avoid me talking all day long.
New poll shows slim support for Dream Act
Rather than specifically asking "do you support the Dream Act?" Gallup pollsters asked whether they would support a law that would "grant legal status to illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children if they join the military or attend college".
Maxine Waters still wants investigation of Ethics Committee, but pulls resolution
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has pulled her resolution asking for an investigation of the House Ethics Committee. The L.A. Democrat still wants to know why the committee placed a pair of lawyers investigating her on administrative leave.
Everybody gets lost in the Capitol...even Charlie Rangel
Reporters pounding away at their laptops in the pressroom in the basement of the Capitol were distracted a few moments ago by a very familiar voice.
Henry Waxman returns
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that LA Democrat Henry Waxman will return as Democratic head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. But because Democrats become the minority party in January, Waxman leaves the chairmanship and takes the job of Ranking Member.
More money for high speed rail coming to California
Newly elected Republican governors in several states said they didn't want federal transportation dollars designated for high speed rail projects. They wanted to use the money for bridges and road repairs.
Dream Act Senate vote postponed
The U.S. Senate was supposed to vote this morning on the Dream Act. The measure would grant legal status to undocumented students and members of the military. But the vote’s been postponed.
Parliamentary shenanigans in the Senate on immigration Dream Act
The Dream Act vote is postponed. That's the result. How we got there is a lot of backroom discussions and parliamentary craziness.
Waters resolution not taken up today
The resolution from Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters of Los Angeles asking for an investigation of the House ethics committee will not be voted on today. It may come up next week.
House passes Dream Act
The vote was close - 216 to 198. And when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the Dream Act has passed, the floor erupted in applause. But the victory for immigration activists is likely to be short lived.
