Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court fight underscores campaign trail focus on health care
The Supreme Court vacancy highlights risks to health insurance coverage under Obamacare, and Democrats are showcasing that risk in their election campaigns.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
There is nothing civil about intimidation
The late Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia showed us that ideological differences can be resolved without rancor and division, Winston writes.
Congress · 116th Congress
Air Force, SpaceX mum about sky-high rocket costs
Elon Musk has boasted the upstart SpaceX would drive down costs, but the firm is poised to charge much more for the first of its spy satellite launches.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
Opinion — The argument that the filibuster is integral to the Senate’s role as the saucer that cools the hot tea from the House is, to put it mildly, hooey.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate GOP eases Wolf’s path to becoming Homeland Security secretary
Wolf, the acting Homeland Security chief for nearly a year, defended his agency against whistleblower claims in a mostly frictionless Senate hearing.
Congress · 116th Congress
For Democrats, infrastructure equals fighting climate change, creating jobs
Joe Biden is putting an infrastructure proposal that calls significant green investments front-and-center in his campaign.
Policy · 116th Congress
Flu could strain health system already burdened by COVID-19
The arrival of flu season amid the coronavirus pandemic raises the risk of a "twindemic" overwhelming health care systems, experts warn.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Latinos’ clout has Democrats fretting over Biden’s outreach
Biden's outreach to Latinos is testing Democratic nerves, especially in three swing states where the group could be decisive in November.
Congress · 116th Congress
Wolf to face heated Senate hearing for Homeland Security job
Nearly a year into the job and after defying a House subpoena, Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf faces a contentious Senate confirmation hearing.
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes stopgap funding bill shortly after bipartisan deal
The House swiftly passed a stopgap funding measure after a bipartisan farm aid deal. The bill is needed to avert a partial government shutdown Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats unexcited about Trump nominee for State Department’s top human rights job
Eric Ueland, a former Trump White House official and longtime GOP Hill aide, is competent, Democrats say, but has little foreign policy experience.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Appropriations candidates float possible return of earmarks
Lawmakers’ ability to set aside funding for home-state projects in spending bills could return next year under proposals from Appropriations contenders.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
The case for caution with central bank digital currencies - Roll Call
FT Alphaville editor Izabella Kaminski and Citi exec Tony McGlaughlin warn that central bank digital currencies could have unpleasant consequences.
Congress · 116th Congress
Stopgap funding back on track, House vote possible Tuesday night
Discussions were underway Tuesday afternoon to resurrect a bipartisan stopgap funding deal including farm and nutrition aid that had been in dispute.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump to announce SCOTUS pick Saturday, with Senate GOP moving ahead with vote
President Donald Trump will announce his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday, and there is not much to impede her eventual confirmation.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrats keep edge in fight for Senate amid growing GOP headache
The battle for control of the Senate remains a hard contest to call, but the problems for GOP candidates are increasing in the run-up to the election.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP senators buff green credentials as Election Day nears
The tactic could help separate them from the president, whose administration has weakened or eliminated several environmental rules and climate protections.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The Trump-McConnell doctrine: Bomb them before they bomb us
Opinion — Mitch McConnell’s scorched-earth tactics to confirm Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick could backfire should Democrats take full control in 2021.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Capitol flu shot protocols altered to reflect COVID concerns
Flu shots are now available on Capitol Hill, but unlike previous years, the locations have been centralized amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Podcasts · 116th Congress
House Democrats draft stopgap funding bill without Republican support - Roll Call
Lawmakers are struggling ot pass a partisan stopgap funding bill written by Democrats that does not have Republican support.