Policy · 116th Congress
AI researchers seeking COVID-19 answers face hurdles
An effort to have artificial intelligence read and analyze all the world's articles on coronavirus is proving to be more difficult than first envisioned
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Congress · 116th Congress
Bus companies want in on the recovery largesse
After seeing aid go to Amtrak and airlines, motorcoach operators feel overlooked. They’re asking for $15 billion in grants and loans to help them survive.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines get break from service requirements
Grants and loans from the recovery measure came with mandates to continue serving all airports on their schedules. Exceptions have been made.
Congress · 116th Congress
House faces historic test of congressional subpoena power
A federal appeals court hears arguments Tuesday in a clash between the House and the president that threatens to tip the balance of government power.
Policy · 116th Congress
Despite McConnell comment, states can’t go bankrupt, only default
Sen. McConnell proposes a bankruptcy option that isn't available to states. States can default, a choice that would bring long-term costs.
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court parses words in appropriations powers case
Lawmakers need to do more than simply strip the funding for a law if they want to repeal it, the Supreme Court said in a Monday opinion.
Policy · 116th Congress
Chance for Congress to fix public health gaps could close fast
Lawmakers want more funding and long-term publicy health system changes as COVID-19 rages, but the tendency for cooperation tends to wane when crises ease.
Congress · 116th Congress
Maloney backs census deadline extension for newest data
The Oversight and Reform chairwoman said the House will likely consider legislation on its own or as part of the next COVID-19 economic relief package.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
The US may be heading into one of the worst recessions in history - Roll Call
Podcast: The CBO’s latest projections show economic output plunging, while unemployment and federal deficits soar. How bad could it get?
Congress · 116th Congress
Meadows works for Trump and Jordan moved to Judiciary. What’s next for Oversight Republicans?
Mark Meadows went to the White House and Jim Jordan left for the Judiciary Committee. What's next for Republicans on the House Oversight Committee?
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate appropriator eyes more COVID-19 relief for agriculture
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Chairman John Hoeven wants to boost aid for farmers and ranchers hit by the slowdown in demand caused by COVID-19.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Library of Congress wants you to be the next Kanye (or Dr. Dre)
Citizen DJ allows users to make hip hop beats by to pulling sound clips from the Library of Congress' vast audio collections
Congress · 116th Congress
Justices ask if House-Trump subpoena showdown is appropriate for courts
The Supreme Court asked House attorneys and the president's personal lawyers whether the dispute is better left for politicians than the courts.
Congress · 116th Congress
Both chambers of Congress to return May 4, despite pandemic recommendations
Both chambers of Congress will return to the Capitol for regular legislative session on May 4, 11 days before the current stay-at-home order in Washington, D.C., expires.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ballot scramble: Maryland, Ohio test rapid shift to all-mail voting
Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and special election in Maryland are laboratories for rapidly shifting away from in-person voting due to the coronavirus.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week: Congress dons face masks as protests abound
Congress returned to Washington to pass another COVID-19 relief package as protests begin calling for the economy to reopen.
Congress · 116th Congress
CBO details coronavirus economic shock
New projections show real gross domestic product contracting at an annual rate of nearly 40 percent in the second quarter of this year.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
Coronavirus Special Report: How one rural town in Georgia is coping with COVID-19 - Roll Call
Today, conversation with CQ Roll Call's Clyde McGrady on his hometown — a small, rural town in Georgia — and how COVID-19 is taking its toll there.
Policy · 116th Congress
Transport workers give low marks to federal virus protection
Transportation workers say they are desperate for more PPE and other safety measures and are calling on the federal government to help.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Congressional Hits and Misses: Mask Edition
Mask or no mask? That was the question on the House floor this week. Wear it on the floor, but not while you’re speaking? No one could agree.