Policy · 117th Congress
Ahead of midterms, Democrats feel pressure to pass citizenship
Democrats are pinning their hopes on passing a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants through budget reconciliation.
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Democrats are pinning their hopes on passing a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants through budget reconciliation.
A new phone number is set to take effect in July 2022, but advocates want to build crisis care infrastructure and add resources before then.
Conservative Republicans, urged on by former President Donald Trump, say the bipartisan infrastructure deal is no deal at all.
Bipartisan support for a big increase to the defense budget might have raised the floor in behind-the-scenes negotiations on spending.
The monster piece of legislation takes hours to skim and days to read, but a few takeaways emerge when going through the 2,702-page bill.
Other Democratic agenda priorities could crowd out efforts to overhaul the authorization, known as an AUMF, passed after 9/11.
Broadband stakeholders have found plenty to like in the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill, though it has billions less than they’d sought.
The CDC said Tuesday it would extend a moratorium on evictions for 60 days, but target it where COVID-19 is most prevalent.
Federal financial regulators will have to strike a balance on AI technology seen as both transformational and having disturbing potential.
The Senate Finance chair is concerned blockchain technology developers may face difficulty complying with proposed reporting requirements.
Almost half of the Senate bill’s new spending would be for transportation, with the Transportation Department overseeing a major share.
A newly released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that vaccinated people can still be superspreaders.
The bill would spend billions to shift toward a less carbon-centric power sector, but some advocates say more needs to be done.
The Biden administration announced the arrival of hundreds of Afghan special immigrant visa applicants in the U.S.
The heavy United States reliance on the internet also makes the nation more vulnerable, says Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Jim Langevin.
The pandemic skewed data results from the American Community Survey. ACS data is widely used as the basis for federal research and programs.
Shareholder activists are putting more pressure on corporate executives to improve the relationship with workers.
Unvaccinated workers face regular testing, masks on the job under strategy the administration is urging the private sector to follow too.
But the New Jersey Democrat said he's “optimistic” the Senate parliamentarian will greenlight immigration provisions in the budget package.
President Biden is expected to announce the federal government will require its civilian workers to get COVID-19 vaccination shots or follow more stringent protections.