Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic’s effect on already rising suicide rates heightens worry
Economic and social pressures this year have heightened the risks, feeding consternation among experts, health officials and lawmakers.
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos: Plebe Summer in the COVID-19 era
CQ Roll Call spent a day at the U.S. Naval Academy in Anapolis, Md., documenting how the pandemic is affecting training for the plebes in its Class of 2024.
Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers are worried about a rise in suicides during the pandemic
Several counties have reported an increase in suicide deaths since the pandemic began. What is Congress doing to address this?
Policy · 116th Congress
Naval Academy’s ‘Plebe Summer’ looks a bit different this year
Each summer, the Naval Academy takes in 1,200 students for seven weeks of physical and mental training. This year it’s involved a lot of hand sanitizer.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s TikTok threat lacks coherent tech strategy, experts say
Better that Trump focus on building up U.S. research and development spending than waging hit or miss war on China, technologists say
Policy · 116th Congress
Census Bureau to halt counting efforts a month early
The agency will stop collecting data on Sept. 30, a month earlier than planned, raising concerns of a massive undercount of underrepresented populations.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fauci says speed on COVID-19 vaccine will not compromise safety
Fauci said vaccine may not available immediately to everyone, but that “over a period of time in 2021” the public would get access, if it is developed.
Policy · 116th Congress
House adopts Ocasio-Cortez housing bias amendments to block HUD
Rep. Blumenauer calls Trump's Twitter appeal to suburban voters racist as House debates two amendments meant to block changes to housing bias rules
Congress · 116th Congress
GAO: Higher nuke budgets won’t add much capability
President Trump wants a 25 percent hike in nuclear weapons budgets, but the raise would mostly just cover rising costs on existing programs.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump team’s case for new nuke cites risks in current arsenal
The Trump administration, in a closely held memo, justified new atomic weapons by citing rarely discussed vulnerabilities in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Policy · 116th Congress
Ocasio-Cortez tries to stop housing rule as Trump plays to race
Ocasio-Cortez and allies seek to block changes to housing discrimination rules with amendments to fiscal 2021 spending bill
Policy · 116th Congress
Conflicts over workplace safety mount as more employers require COVID-19 liability waivers
Many employers nationwide are requiring employees to sign waiver forms, employment lawyers say, and many employees are calling lawyers to complain.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s census memo puts some Republicans in Catch-22
While some Hill Republicans support the idea of excluding undocumented immigrants from census data, it could hurt the immigrant-rich states they represent.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House halts new DACA applications amid ‘review’
Current beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would be renewed for only one year while the White House reviews the program.
Policy · 116th Congress
USDA examining unidentified seeds mailed from China
The Agriculture Department is looking into the origins of suspicious packages of seeds from China delivered to recipients who say they never ordered them.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate aid bill allocates $3 billion to immigration agencies
The GOP proposal would give help to Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, two agencies struggling to collect fees.
Policy · 116th Congress
Death draws lawmakers’ scrutiny to Robinhood’s trading app
The apparent suicide of a 20-year-old investor after what appeared to be significant losses has stirred talk of possible hearings and legislation.
Policy · 116th Congress
Health officials: Results from COVID-19 vaccine trial may be ready by November
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine entered the final phase of clinical trials Monday, and results may be ready by November, Anthony Fauci said.
Policy · 116th Congress
As eviction bans end, renters and landlords urge fiscal help
Landords, tenants prefer Congress to provide the money needed to pay rent amid the pandemic rather than ban evictions that would add to economic problems.
Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers question DHS crackdown tactics in protest cities
Military tactics used by DHS officers to control protesters in Portland and other cities should not be surprising and may be perfectly legal, experts say.