Congress · 116th Congress
Citing COVID-19, GOP lawmakers skip Arizona copper mine hearing
GOP lawmakers said one of their members was in quarantine and witnesses friendly to their position couldn't travel because of corona virus restrictions.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
States hit for denying access to driver’s license data
After Trump slammed NY’s sanctuary policies in his State of the Union, his administration clamped down on the state over another immigrant-friendly law.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus stimulus talks ramp up as White House mulls options
Trump administration is acting independently to ease economic pain wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, as House Democrats prepare their own bill.
Policy · 116th Congress
States have ‘immense’ powers to fight coronavirus
Local and state public health officials wield extraordinary powers in emergency situations such as the current coronavirus outbreak.
Congress · 116th Congress
Powerful appropriator battles Justice over prison in Kentucky
White House’s skewering of plans to build federal prison in Kentucky deepens deadlock between the administration and two powerful Republican lawmakers
Congress · 116th Congress
Murkowski points to Barrasso over stalled energy bill
Murkowski points to Barrasso over stalled energy bill - Energy
Policy · 116th Congress
UK seeks fintech guidance from US state officials
The United Kingdom is seeking help from U.S. state officials to prepare for Britain’s entry into the growing American market for new financial technologies.
Policy · 116th Congress
With oil prices plummeting, US delays a sale from strategic reserve
The Energy Department said Tuesday it had suspended a sale of crude oil, a day after oil markets suffered their biggest loss since 1991.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ten years into Obamacare, cost and access issues abound
10 years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act which was intended to give patients less costly options, more work remains to be done.
Policy · 116th Congress
Former official seeks to root out fintech’s legal impediments
Jo Ann Barefoot says she has dedicated the past few years to helping clear regulatory and legal impediments hindering financial technology.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Surveillance powers deadline approaches amid coronavirus concerns
Congress faces deadline to reauthorize surveillance powers but members will negotiate that as Capitol grapples with rapidly evolving coronavirus concerns.
Policy · 116th Congress
Federal prisons don’t have coronavirus test kits for inmates
In an email this week, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said there are no known cases of COVID-19 in a federal prison right now.
Policy · 116th Congress
US sends 160 troops to border over ‘Remain in Mexico’ ruling
The troops “will provide military police support, engineer, and aviation support” to CBP officers processing migrants, according to an agency spokesperson.
Congress · 116th Congress
White House seeks ‘targeted’ coronavirus stimulus measures
The Trump administration is looking at the potential need for economic stimulus in response to the coronavirus epidemic, a top administration official.
Policy · 116th Congress
Playing politics with science spawns new threat to endangered whales
Documents show that science-based measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale were watered down after vetting by NOAA’s “political team.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Fiery exchanges in Supreme Court over Louisiana abortion law
The Supreme Court appeared split over a Louisiana abortion law — The first abortion case the court heard since Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Policy · 116th Congress
How fake audio, like deepfakes, could plague business, politics
Fake voices may be the next frontier in scams that could trick companies or fool voters into believing a politician said something he or she didn’t.
Policy · 116th Congress
Chao pressed on making airlines send CDC passenger data
A House chairman said the DOT has not implemented a plan, recommended in 2015, to prevent the spread of disease like coronavirus via aircraft.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court revisits abortion issue over Louisiana law
What happens in the Supreme Court over a Louisiana law on Wednesday could signal much more about the future of abortion rights across the country.
Policy · 116th Congress
High court decision to hear ACA case could solidify health care as key campaign issue
Supreme Court to take up appeal of a legal challenge to the 2010 health care law, teeing up a high-profile hearing on one of Democrats’ signature issues.