Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
For Senate die-hards, no sweeter sound than ‘Alaskan of the Week’
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has made his speeches praising individual Alaskan constituents a familiar ritual in the U.S. Senate.
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Video · 117th Congress
Fact-checking the filibuster’s racial history
Mitch McConnell says historians agree that the filibuster has no racist history. Given it was a tool for segregationists, some academics object.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers quibble over extent of military’s extremism problem
Following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, there is little agreement between the two parties on the extent of the military's extremism problem.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pandemic adds hurdles for sexually transmitted disease reduction
Additional policies to expand STD education, combat testing supply shortages and provide direct funding are needed, experts say.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ corporate responsibility bill targets plastic waste
The measure is part of an effort by Democratic lawmakers to stem the millions of tons of plastic dumped into the world’s oceans every year.
Policy · 117th Congress
Making equity matter in transportation
When he was Transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx says knew he was heading into a disadvantaged neighborhood. The highway was the tell.
Policy · 117th Congress
House Democrats roll out their wish lists for Ways and Means
Nineteen House members and delegates testified at an annual "member's day" hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee.
Congress · 117th Congress
Americans at military bases overseas struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine
For deployed troops and their families, a lack of COVID-19 vaccines available at overseas military bases has become frustrating.
White House · 117th Congress
Preliminary Biden budget outline expected next week
The White House confirmed it will release a “preview” of the fiscal 2022 budget next week, but stressed it won’t be a “formal” volume.
Policy · 117th Congress
Johnson & Johnson under pressure to deliver promised vaccine doses to states
Delays could undercut vaccinations in areas without access to deep freezers needed for one of the two other authorized vaccines.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photo of the day: Walk this way
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks through the Ohio Clock Corridor from the Senate chamber to his office Tuesday.
Opinion · 117th Congress
They hated him before they respected him
Long before Democrats pointed to George W. Bush as a paragon of the GOP, they viewed him negatively. Such is our system.
Congress · 117th Congress
New mass shootings reveal old divisions on gun control proposals
Senators showed few signs that mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia would do much to shake years of partisan stalemate.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The phantom danger of being judged soft on children at the border
OPINION — Republicans may be spreading fear about unaccompanied migrant children at the border, but showing compassion won’t go unnoticed.
Congress · 117th Congress
Duckworth to vote ‘no’ on Biden nominees unless they are minorities, LGBTQ
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she will vote against Biden nominees who are straight and white until she is satisfied with diversity concerns.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau defends delays in data delivery before Senate panel
Republican senators pushed the acting Census Bureau director over delays in data needed to redraw congressional and legislative districts.
Congress · 117th Congress
Young confirmed as OMB deputy director
The Senate confirmed Shalanda Young on Tuesday for White House deputy budget director, by a vote of 63-37.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen, Powell say pandemic aid averted worst economic blow
Recovery has moved faster than expected, but there’s still a ways to go, the economic officials said at a hearing on the pandemic response.
Opinion · 117th Congress
How Congress can save the Crime Victims Fund
OPINION — Survivors cannot wait another moment. The Senate must act now to repair the Crime Victims Fund by passing the VOCA Fix Act.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
For Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks, a lot has changed in four years
Alabama Republican Mo Brooks has launched his second Senate bid no longer worried about questions about his loyalty to Donald Trump.