Policy · 116th Congress
DOT to distribute 100 million masks for travelers
Transportation workers still want government to create enforceable standards for their protection and passengers'.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Unrest over race dismays US allies, delights enemies
The reputation of the United States as the Western world’s foremost defender of freedom of speech and rule of law has been damaged.
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC releases new safety guidance as states lift limits
"It’s important that we remember that the situation is unprecedented and that the pandemic has not ended,” CDC Director Robert Redfield said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Court denies AFL-CIO request to require COVID-19 rule from OSHA
A three-judge appellate court panel said OSHA reasonably decided it didn't need an emergency standard to deal with COVID-19 infection in the work place.
Policy · 116th Congress
House’s Peterson laments lack of influence in farm relief aid
House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson is frustrated because constituents believe he has influence over USDA's spending of COVID-19 aid.
Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: DHS agency misspent emergency funds on dirt bikes, dog food
Congress had approved $112 million for Customs and Border Protection to spend on food and medical care for migrants at the U.S. southern border last year.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unclear back-to-school plans add uncertainty for meal providers
School food managers want the USDA to extend flexibility on meals programs into the next school year, saying COVID-19 will affect how districts operate.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official’s approach to contracts faces scrutiny
The contract raises questions because a whistleblower complaint alleges officials may have awarded lucrative contracts to former business acquaintances.
Policy · 116th Congress
Researchers push for public test of census privacy tools
The Census Bureau released a “report card” last month, showing it had gotten more accurate while still preserving the privacy of census responses.
Policy · 116th Congress
National Park Service to remove ban on some hunting practices in Alaska
The National Park Service unveiled a rule to allow once-banned hunting tactics such as the shooting of hibernating bears on some federal land in Alaska.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump administration sued over border restrictions
Immigration advocates filed two lawsuits over a Trump administration order that has virtually ended asylum amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
Congress weighs next steps on WHO relationship
Lawmakers so far have received no details about what Trump’s threat of “terminating” the relationship means, but most oppose a formal withdrawal.
Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS resumes naturalizations, ushers in 2,000 new citizens
More than 2,000 new citizens were sworn in over the past week. That's a small fraction of pre-pandemic volume, when 60,000 immigrants were sworn in a month.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House ‘definitely’ wants more COVID-19 aid, Mnuchin says
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the White House wants more COVID-19 relief spending, but that it should be targeted to businesses struggling to reopen.
Policy · 116th Congress
Internal document reveals federal plan to ask nurses to reuse masks
COVID-19 supplies remain low and the Trump administration expects nurses to reuse some protective equipment.
Policy · 116th Congress
DOJ ‘reassigned’ career members of Board of Immigration Appeals
The BIA members were ones appointed prior to the Trump administration and had all rejected recent buyout offers by the Justice Department.
Policy · 116th Congress
WHO clarifies remarks on asymptomatic spread of coronavirus
WHO Investigation Task Force leader Maria Van Kerkhove's comments the day before sparked backlash from public health experts concerned about mixed messages.
Policy · 116th Congress
Ex-Sen. Trent Lott: Squire Patton Boggs took ‘low road’ in split
Lott says he and Democrat John Breaux were preparing to leave for a policy firm because of conflict with law firm clients.
Policy · 116th Congress
Scalia open to extending jobless benefits, but with changes
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Tuesday that the strong jobs report for May indicated that unemployment benefits could be adjusted.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic
Democrats rebuke Housing Secretary Ben Carson for rolling back anti-discrimination rules while Republicans worry about evictions ahead.