Policy · 117th Congress
Amazon faces activism, rising tide of ‘environmental justice’
Amazon faces pressure from investors to change practices that do disproportionate environmental harm to communities of color.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Distrust of IRS drives GOP critique of Biden tax enforcement plan
The president wants to boost the IRS budget by $80 billion over 10 years in order to help the agency step up its enforcement activities.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan Senate group claims agreement on infrastructure
Senators say the agreement is “a realistic, compromise framework” for a wide range of infrastructure spending.
Opinion · 117th Congress
A Jan. 6 report should be just the beginning. Just like the riot was
OPINION — Intelligence failures documented in a new report on the Jan. 6 attack are appalling. But don’t expect any further actions on that.
Congress · 117th Congress
IG: Park Police did not clear square for Trump photo op
Inspector general report said the U.S. Park Police were not under White House orders to clear the square in June 2020 with tear gas and horses
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s eye surgery gave him a ‘true excuse’ to work remotely
GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw has been grounded in Texas for the past two months, while he recovered from emergency eye surgery.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan group avoids partisan hurdles in infrastructure talks
Members of a Senate group negotiating a fallback infrastructure plan say they will avoid tax increases but include climate-related spending.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan House caucus offers alternative infrastructure plan after Senate GOP talks collapse
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus has put together a $1.25 trillion infrastructure spending plan to help salvage faltering negotiations.
Podcasts · 117th Congress
Why is West Virginia the center of the political universe? - Roll Call
Why do West Virginia’s senators have so much influence? Andrea Billups of West Virginia Public Broadcasting discusses Manchin and Capito.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats’ transportation bill may leave GOP at the station
House Republicans offered little hope of a "Kumbaya" moment over infrastructure during a markup of a $547 billion surface transportation bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Walsh, Republicans spar over pace of job growth, unemployment benefits
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is skeptical of Republicans' assertion that restaurants aren't reopening because they can't find workers.
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push back on White House pitch to alter what defines ‘city’
Changing the threshold for what’s considered a “metropolitan statistical area" could cause a "devastating" loss of federal program funds.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers seek funds to improve the workings of Congress
Bipartisan panel leaders want appropriators to include funding to implement their recommendations on how to make Congress function better.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Do Republicans have a chance in New Jersey or Virginia in November?
The GOP search for momentum building toward 2022 won't come from the New Jersey or Virginia governor's races, analyst Nathan L. Gonzales says.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden expected to announce US will buy 500 million Pfizer vaccine doses for the world
The United States plans to purchase and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use overseas.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators pressed to step into NCAA student-athlete ‘NIL’ pay debate by July 1
Senators face a July 1 deadline to influence the NCAA’s so called NIL debate, or paying student-athletes for name, image and likeness use.
White House · 117th Congress
Trends in US hamper Biden’s ‘America is back’ message to Europe
Europeans worry that Biden could be succeeded by another 'America first' president whose goals might be very different
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photo of the day: Honey bucket
Photo of the day: Sen. Lisa Murkowski holds up a photograph of Alaskans dumping human waste from a honey bucket
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Senate pages to return this fall after pandemic hiatus
Senate pages will be back in the chamber this fall, another sign that normalcy is slowly returning to the Capitol.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Preparing for the election, whatever the rules
OPINION — Complaining about voting rights rules only goes so far, and with the midterms fast approaching, Democrats need to start preparing.