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
Enter the Waters grandson Mikael Moore
I got a smile out of Maxine Waters' chief of staff Mikael Moore as he entered the office a few minutes ago.
Waiting for Maxine Waters
There's a small group of reporters camped outside the office of Maxine Waters.
Maxine Waters ethics questions unlikely to sway voters in November
Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters has asked the House ethics committee to schedule a hearing before the November midterm elections. Waters is alleged to have used her political clout for personal gain. The 10-term congresswoman says she’s done nothing wrong - and wants to clear her name.
House returns to DC to vote on funding package
The airports around Washington, D.C. will be busy tonight as more than 400 members of Congress return to vote on a funding package.
Phil Angelides' book deal
It's not exactly my idea of a summer beach book, but the final report from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission will be published by Little, Brown and Co. The former head of the California Democratic Party Phil Angelides heads that committee.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters charged with 3 ethics violations
A House ethics committee has formally charged Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters with three counts of violating House rules. The committee accused Waters of using her influence to help a bank in which her husband owned more than a quarter million dollars in stock.
This is how DC is different from LA
So say you have a doctors appointment in Santa Monica and you live east of the 405. You know not to schedule it in the morning when traffic heading west on the 10 is heavy. Or late in the afternoon.
Calif. Congressmen want feds to investigate Station Fire
More than half a dozen Southern California members of Congress are asking for a federal investigation of last year’s Station Fire. Two firefighters died and thousands of acres of local forest land was destroyed in the two months the fire burned.
Senate approves Medicaid package, funding for teachers' jobs
California’s getting a summer gift package from Washington. Today the U.S. Senate approved a measure that sends $1.8 billion in federal Medicaid funding to California. But Democrats had to trade future food stamp benefits to make the deal work.
Elena Kagan nomination confirmed
By a 63-to-37 vote, the US Senate today approved the nomination of Elena Kagan to the nation’s high court. That means for the first time in history, three women will wear the robes of a Supreme Court justice.
Here comes the Justice
By a 63-37 vote, in the midst of a severe thunderstorm, the Senate approved the nomination of Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court.
Another Lady Justice
By a 63-37 vote, in the midst of a severe thunderstorm, the Senate approved the nomination of Elena Kagan to the US Supreme Court.
Maxine Waters wants a speedy ethics trial
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has asked a House ethics committee to schedule a trial before the November election on allegations she used her position on a House financial committee for personal profit.
California closer to getting nearly $2 billion in federal Medicaid money
The U.S. Senate is practically out the door to its summer recess. But late this afternoon, Senators found enough votes to avoid a filibuster on a measure that includes nearly $2 billion to help plug California’s budget gap. There’s money in the bill for teachers and firefighters, too.
EPA says no evidence yet that dispersants to clean up oil spill are harmful
A Senate committee is examining the effects of dispersants used to break up oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico. California Senator Barbara Boxer is asking the Environmental Protection Agency about the safety of those chemicals.
