Policy · 116th Congress
Unclear back-to-school plans add uncertainty for meal providers
School food managers want the USDA to extend flexibility on meals programs into the next school year, saying COVID-19 will affect how districts operate.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official’s approach to contracts faces scrutiny
The contract raises questions because a whistleblower complaint alleges officials may have awarded lucrative contracts to former business acquaintances.
Policy · 116th Congress
National Park Service to remove ban on some hunting practices in Alaska
The National Park Service unveiled a rule to allow once-banned hunting tactics such as the shooting of hibernating bears on some federal land in Alaska.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump administration sued over border restrictions
Immigration advocates filed two lawsuits over a Trump administration order that has virtually ended asylum amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
Congress weighs next steps on WHO relationship
Lawmakers so far have received no details about what Trump’s threat of “terminating” the relationship means, but most oppose a formal withdrawal.
Policy · 116th Congress
Scalia open to extending jobless benefits, but with changes
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Tuesday that the strong jobs report for May indicated that unemployment benefits could be adjusted.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic
Democrats rebuke Housing Secretary Ben Carson for rolling back anti-discrimination rules while Republicans worry about evictions ahead.
Policy · 116th Congress
HHS announces plan to send out COVID-19 Medicaid payments
HHS reveals how how $25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds will begin to be distributed to eligible providers serving low-income patients during the pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
Contact tracing for COVID-19 is hybrid of old and new technologies
State health departments have had to cobble together old methods with new databases to track the spread of the coronavirus.
Policy · 116th Congress
Internal document reveals federal plan to ask nurses to reuse masks
COVID-19 supplies remain low and the Trump administration expects nurses to reuse some protective equipment.
Policy · 116th Congress
DOJ ‘reassigned’ career members of Board of Immigration Appeals
The BIA members were ones appointed prior to the Trump administration and had all rejected recent buyout offers by the Justice Department.
Policy · 116th Congress
WHO clarifies remarks on asymptomatic spread of coronavirus
WHO Investigation Task Force leader Maria Van Kerkhove's comments the day before sparked backlash from public health experts concerned about mixed messages.
Policy · 116th Congress
Ex-Sen. Trent Lott: Squire Patton Boggs took ‘low road’ in split
Lott says he and Democrat John Breaux were preparing to leave for a policy firm because of conflict with law firm clients.
Policy · 116th Congress
Optimism abounds on cryptocurrency ETFs despite lack of action
The fintech industry predicts regulators will allow investments in virtual currencies through exchange-traded funds although past efforts were rejected.
Policy · 116th Congress
Labor Department dodges IG plea to tighten jobless rules
The Labor Department said Congress should decide whether to change a policy on self-employed benefits that its inspector general said had a risk of fraud
Policy · 116th Congress
Two plans for highway investments, zero plans to pay for them
Renewing the highway bill won’t happen unless the federal government is ready to go further into debt. And both parties have ruled out a gas tax increase.
Policy · 116th Congress
Solar industry sees a threat to one of its top selling points
A petition before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would effectively end net metering, a key incentive for installing rooftop solar panels.
Policy · 116th Congress
EPA move to alter public health measures alarms advocates
By changing the way it estimates the value of public health benefits of new rules, the EPA may find it is less able to justify industry compliance costs.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senators crafting a tax break for SBA’s forgivable loan program
Senators from both parties are working on a bill that would give small businesses a second tax break on Paycheck Portection Program loans
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump executive order aims to speed permits for infrastructure
Environmentalists fear diminished evaluations of project impacts. "It's the latest in a string of outlandish authoritarian acts" by the president, said one advocate.