Congress · 117th Congress
Cannabis advocates push senators to ease draft bill’s tax burden
As top Senate Democrats finalize their plan for making marijuana legal nationwide, industry and advocacy groups are urging a lower tax rate.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers face pressure to pass mental health legislation
“What we’re hoping is to get that in an omnibus package,” said Megan S. Herber, director at the law and lobbying firm Faegre Drinker.
Congress · 117th Congress
First Black woman and DC’s second statue get close to Capitol placement
“We have made historic progress on D.C. statehood this Congress, and the unveiling of D.C.’s second statue in the Capitol is the latest recognition by the House that D.C. deserves to be a state,”
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Califf to become Biden’s FDA commissioner
Mike Rounds, R-S-D., changed his “no” vote to “present” to pair with Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M, who would have voted in favor of the nomination.
Policy · 117th Congress
Patients’ groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer’s decision
Competing campaigns look to influence the debate over dramatically restricting coverage of a controversial treatment drug Aduhelm.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators unveil compromise Violence Against Women Act
Baltimore’s police commissioner, Michael S. Harrison, said he was “disappointed” the bill did not include the expanded firearm provision.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Rise in violent rhetoric’: Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats
“There are folks in Congress just there to stir s— up, they’re not there to pass legislation,” said Pat Fallon, R-Texas. Fallon recounted his first death threat experience.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden extends student loan repayment pause
Ayanna S. Pressley, D-Mass., renewed their call for the administration to cancel federal student debt through executive action.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Members of Congress play campaign pundit all the time. But are they any good at it?
David Valadao, a Republican who was swept up in 2018’s blue wave but managed to win back his California district in 2020 even as it backed Joe Biden by 11 points.
Policy · 117th Congress
Activists react to high court move to leave Texas abortion ban in place for now
New permutations of S. B. 8 are coming.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Take Five: Don Bacon
[Ulysses S.] Grant, one of my favorite generals and a great president. And I’ve got the John Boehner book right now, “On the House.” He has some weird phrases. I’ve often wondered what they mean.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Pardoning turkeys remains a strange American tradition under Biden
Later, Rhode Island’s “Poultry King” Horace Vose sent slaughtered turkeys as gifts to presidents like Ulysses S. Grant. That’s not to say that presidents didn’t get gifts of live animals too.
Congress · 117th Congress
Work with, or isolate, the Taliban is a tough choice for US
Jim Risch of Idaho, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, and 29 other GOP colleagues have filed a bill (S 2863) that would require sanctions on individuals indirectly or directly engaged
Policy · 117th Congress
Celebrity crypto endorsers like Kim Kardashian spark concern for unwary investors
Kardashian West posted an Instagram story of a paid advertisement in June for EthereumMax, a lesser-known digital token, according to the U.K.’s financial watchdog.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Infrastructure uncertainty rankles vulnerable Democrats
“There is enough s— going on without us adding problems. That’s not a good look.” But Democrats stressed the bill will eventually pass. “It’ll get done,” said Nevada Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Explaining reconciliation and the social issues at stake, with Mary C. Curtis
Some have even dropped that dreaded “s” word — socialism. How are you going to sell the piece that you are talking about today, with our listeners?
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA gives Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine its full approval
The FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19, aiming to persuade the hesitant that it is safe.
Policy · 117th Congress
China’s STEM workforce a challenge for US policymakers
U.S. lawmakers and experts want to close a widening gap with China in a realm once dominated by America: highly skilled workers.
Congress · 117th Congress
Wyden pitches curbs on tax break for noncorporate businesses
The Oregon Democrat released a bill Tuesday morning that would simplify and curtail a deduction for owners or partners of subchapter S corporations, sole proprietorships, partnerships and other pass-through
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push for Lyme disease research as tick population climbs
The others were Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts.