Congress · 117th Congress
Big Tech critic Khan confirmed to join Federal Trade Commission
Lina Khan, a critic of big technology companies and an antitrust scholar, received bipartisan Senate confirmation to take a seat on the FTC.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Moderate Democrats demand ‘stable’ debt ahead of key budget vote
Five House Democrats sent a letter to the speaker urging a stable federal debt so that it remains roughly the same share of gross domestic product.
Policy · 117th Congress
Legal threats loom over Senate hearing on Dreamers
Nine years after DACA's creation, a federal court case looms over the legality of the program protecting certain undocumented immigrants.
Congress · 117th Congress
Clyde makes good on fighting magnetometer fine in federal court
Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who was fined $15,000 for skirting magnetometers on two occasions, is fighting it in federal court.
Congress · 117th Congress
$1.5 trillion spending cap approved with House rule
House Democrats approved a resolution Monday that would set a $1.506 trillion appropriations ceiling for the upcoming fiscal year.
Policy · 117th Congress
Justices split with Congress on interpretation of landmark drug sentencing law
The Supreme Court has decided that a 2018 criminal sentencing law doesn't apply to those convicted for the smallest amounts of crack cocaine.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats propose $1.5 trillion spending ceiling
House Democrats introduced a resolution that would greenlight over $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending for the upcoming fiscal year.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photo of the day: Capital Pride
A Capital Pride attendee holds rainbow flags at Freedom Plaza during the Pride Walk & Rally event Freedom Plaza on Saturday.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
A kinder, gentler capitalism? These lawmakers think it can work
A pair of House Democrats launched a Stakeholder Capitalism Caucus, embracing a concept that Republicans have railed against as “woke.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Jackson to DC Circuit
The vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson, considered a possible pick for the next Supreme Court opening, fell mostly along party lines.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats have no easy options for raising the debt limit
Democrats face a vexing question in rounding up the votes to ensure that the U.S. government doesn’t default on its obligations.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Will Democrats go to war on voting rights?
ANALYSIS — Marc Elias proposes that House Democrats refuse to seat newly elected Republicans from states that imposed voting restrictions.
Congress · 117th Congress
Hill staffers expect infrastructure bill to pass, but little else
ANALYSIS — Hill aides are doubtful that much of Biden’s agenda can advance in Congress, besides a scaled-back infrastructure bill.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Alaska’s election system has upped its game. The rest of the nation should follow
OPINION — Alaska’s new election system — open primaries and top-four ranked-choice voting in the general — is a model for other states.
White House · 117th Congress
G-7 leaders buy into Biden’s ‘build back better’ pitch
The G-7 summit ended Sunday with President Joe Biden and other global leaders vowing to invest in democratic institutions and infrastructure.
White House · 117th Congress
Garland zeroes in on voting rights
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a broad new push Friday to enforce voting rights across the country.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden to pick Cuban-born Navy veteran to be Navy secretary
President Joe Biden is expected to tap Carlos Del Toro, a Navy veteran and CEO of a technology company, to be the next Navy secretary.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Aliens, magnets and altering the moon’s orbit — Congressional Hits and Misses
Steve Cohen told MSNBC last week that if aliens ever visited Earth, they must’ve seen what we had to offer and “got the heck out of here.”
Podcasts · 117th Congress
Spending season begins with uncertainty - Roll Call
CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman break down the major spending level debates that will play out over the next couple of months.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending June 11, 2021
Photos of the week: With the House out of session taking another committee work week, all eyes were on the Senate this week.