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Second filibuster-proof maneuver OK’d by Senate parliamentarian
Democrats may use a reconciliation process to pass an infrastructure package and avoid the Senate's 60-vote rule to end debate on bills.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol security review more imperative following latest deadly attack, Ryan says
An attack that killed a Capitol Police officer Friday will prompt intense review of security at the Capitol, which has already been under scrutiny after Jan. 6.
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One Capitol Police officer killed, one injured when vehicle rams them at Capitol barricade
Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans was killed Friday after a man rammed a vehicle into a barricade on Constitution Avenue.
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Bipartisan agreement on need for water upgrade, but not on cost
A big question about Joe Biden's proposal to update drinking water systems is whether the $111 billion price tag is too high for Republicans.
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Biden’s infrastructure plan seen as aiding ‘initial link’ in farm supply chain
The biofuels industry is disappointed that Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal makes little mention of biofuels.
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Biden infrastructure plan would boost gun violence prevention groups
President Biden’s infrastructure proposal would provide the first significant federal funding for gun violence prevention groups.
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Unlikely alliances push for action on infrastructure, but will they last?
Unions, environmentalists and corporate lobbyists are uniting to push for action as President Joe Biden lays out an infrastructure plan.
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GOP response puts Biden infrastructure plan on road to reconciliation
The GOP response to Biden's infrastructure proposal indicates Democrats may have to use reconciliation to get it through the Senate.
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Rita Hart withdraws challenge to Iowa House race result
Democrat Rita Hart has withdrawn her challenge to the election of her Republican opponent, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, in Iowa’s 2nd District.
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Special report: Questions swirl over subsidies for chip industry
A bipartisan chorus in Washington says U.S. dependence on just a few sources of semiconductors for its economy and military is dangerous.
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House Democrats set sights on making State Department more diverse
House Democrats are trying to build momentum around a series of proposals to increase diversity at the State Department.
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House Ethics rejects Gohmert’s appeal of $5,000 metal detector fine
The House Ethics Committee has rejected an appeal by Louie Gohmert for a fine he accrued due to evading a chamber metal detector.
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Biden judicial picks reignite contentious Senate process
Diverse set of nominees will put front and center the dynamics of racial and gender diversity in the nation’s federal courts
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Appropriators pressure Capitol Police to make Jan. 6 IG report public, hold press briefings
House lawmakers with oversight of the Capitol Police have formally asked the department to be more transparent.
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Senators cry ‘foul’ on NCAA for unequal treatment of women’s basketball stars
Two senators called on the NCAA to take “immediate action” to rectify unequal conditions between women’s and men’s basketball tournaments.
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Biden nominees are cruising to confirmation with GOP votes
Senate Republicans have not mounted the kind of opposition to Biden’s picks that Democrats did in 2017 to Trump’s nominees.
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Special report: Congress eyes big bucks for tiny computer chips
The pandemic cast in bold relief the indispensable role that semiconductors play in modern life and the risk of overseas supplies.
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Help wanted: Revived commission could spark criminal justice changes
“What’s happened is, we’re frozen in time,” said Judge Charles R. Breyer, the lone member of the seven-person U.S. Sentencing Commission.
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DC didn’t qualify for a FEMA mass vaccine site because it’s not part of a larger state
Black people have a high percentage of COVID-19 deaths but are getting vaccinated at a slower rate than white people in the District.
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Sen. Tillis to undergo surgery next week following prostate cancer diagnosis
Sen. Thom Tillis has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week to address it, the North Carolina Republican announced.