Congress · 116th Congress
White House offers $916B coronavirus relief plan with GOP backing
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin floated a new $916 billion coronavirus relief offer late Tuesday in a call with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Congress · 116th Congress
NDAA envisions new military policies on sexual assaults
The defense authorization conference report contains a bevy of previously unpublicized new protections for victims of sexual assault in the military.
White House · 116th Congress
Biden health team takes shape as GOP weighs confirmation fight
President-elect Joe Biden's picks for top health-related jobs show the array of issues the nation faces beyond the coronavirus crisis.
Policy · 116th Congress
Advocates to press Biden, Congress on facial recognition curbs
Racial justice activists plan to press Congress and the Biden administration for regulation of the technology that can misidentify minority Americans.
Congress · 116th Congress
Inauguration planning the latest thing to enter the controversy zone
Not even the traditionally uncontroversial inauguration planning has been spared the hold-up caused by the election criticism of President Donald Trump.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden’s Pentagon nominee faces skepticism
Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first Black secretary of Defense, but his expected nomination would raise concerns.
Policy · 116th Congress
As Congress talks, businesses try GoFundMe to survive COVID-19
Philadelphia neighborhoods could lose long-standing establishments if their owners can’t find the money to carry them through a winter of pandemic.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photo of the day: Gardner tour
Photo of the day: Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., walks through the Capitol Rotunda while giving a tour to his family on Tuesday morning.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
Bumps in the road for $908 billion bipartisan COVID-19 aid deal - Roll Call
The $908 billion bipartisan plan for COVID-19 aid, which left many optimistic of a deal last week, is now being held up again over the fine print.
Policy · 116th Congress
Banks look at ‘explainable’ AI systems to boost consumer trust
The finance industry is turning to an emerging technology that aims to make decisions more transparent, with the goal of ferreting out biased algorithms.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
The Transition: Let’s make a deal - Roll Call
In this episode of Political Theater's The Transition, Congress is still in a tug of war over a possible COVID-19 aid package.
Policy · 116th Congress
A Trump veto of defense bill could cut lawmakers’ holiday break short
The top Republican and Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Congress should return, if needed, to override a veto of the Pentagon bill.
Policy · 116th Congress
Falling through census cracks could hurt tribes
Tribes faced a tough choice: Let census workers on their lands and risk COVID-19 infection - or risk another undercount that would deny them federal funds.
Congress · 116th Congress
Capitol Insiders Survey finds staffers pessimistic on virus relief
The poll asked aides if they foresaw a virus relief bill before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Only 1 in 4 of the 96 respondents did.
Policy · 116th Congress
Despite mounting research, EPA holds soot standards steady
The EPA will not tighten standards on soot pollution, bucking recommendations from career agency scientists.
Congress · 116th Congress
Adulting might be alive and well in Congress
Two veteran, retiring lawmakers are showing it’s possible to do your job in public life while still acting like a grown-up.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress moves to give Pentagon more say in Energy Department’s nukes budget
The provision in the Pentagon policy measure, which lawmakers will send to President Trump's desk this week, could lead to more spending on atomic weapons.
Congress · 116th Congress
The workhorse legacy of the late Sen. Paul Sarbanes
First elected to the House in 1970, Maryland Democrat Paul S. Sarbanes was elected to the Senate in 1976, and retired after five terms in 2007.
Congress · 116th Congress
Biden poised to add diversity to federal courts
Democratic senators and liberal groups want Biden to use his nominees to make the historically white, male federal bench better represent the country.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief package hits snags over details
A bipartisan $908 billion coronavirus relief plan was hung up over liability protections for businesses, which Republicans say have to be included.