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Postal Service bill unveiled in House as Democrats ponder sweeteners
House leaders posted revised text of legislation that would give the Postal Service $25 billion to cover revenue losses and reverse recent cutbacks.
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Postal Service postponing changes until after election
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he will be suspending recent changes at the U.S. Postal Service until after the November election.
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Scaled-back GOP aid package would write off $10 billion postal loan
The provision, part of a broader draft bill, is intended to counter House Democrats’ bill to give the Postal Service $25 billion more to cover losses.
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Senate report outlines ‘grave’ Russian threat in 2016 election interference probe
The Senate Intelligence Committee released its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections, detailing ties with the Trump campaign.
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Crawford plays legislative whack-a-mole with China-made buses, railcars
A veteran, former news anchor and one-time country music maker, Crawford tenaciously opposes U.S. transit systems using vehicles from Chinese manufacturers.
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House to take up $25B for Postal Service, other fixes amid election uproar
The House will vote Saturday morning on a bill that would include $25 billion in new funding for the Postal Service and reverse recent operational changes.
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Progressives eye ‘sea change’ at powerful House committee
Richard Neal, whose Ways and Means panel oversees tax, trade and health care policy, may have to hand the gavel to someone seen more favorably on the left.
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House interrupting recess to act on Postal Service ‘sabotage’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling House lawmakers back to Washington this coming week to vote on legislation barring controversial Postal Service changes.
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The 2020 fight over the Postal Service underscores its long-unaddressed challenges
Calls for congressional intervention in the U.S Postal Service are getting louder as focus on the agency's role in the 2020 election grows.
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Senate backlash on pandemic aid sets up September stopgap fight
If coronavirus relief talks are at a stalemate, as top officials in both parties said, it may be a divided Senate GOP that set the first dominoes tumbling.
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Smaller airports may see schedule cuts after Sept. 30
Pandemic relief law that required airlines to continue service for smaller markets expires on Sept. 30, along with airlines' payroll support.
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Constituent communications went digital due to COVID-19, and that could stick, report says
The Congressional Management Foundation explores how congressional offices changed constituent engagement in response to COVID-19, and what could stick.
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Trump opposes funding Postal Service because it would increase vote by mail
President Donald Trump said he was holding up talks on coronavirus relief to keep money away from the Postal Service in order to dilute voting by mail.
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At Gettysburg, worry over preserving history without sugarcoating
There are 40 Confederate monuments at Gettysburg. A House spending bill would eliminate them as the nation grapples with its history of racism
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House Ethics launches investigation into Steve Watkins, despite lame-duck status
Kansas Republican Steve Watkins is facing felony charges related to voting fraud allegations and has given up his seats on three House committees.
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Senate breaks for August recess with no coronavirus deal in sight
The Senate is essentially gone until after Labor Day, an ominous sign for any progress on a COVID-19 relief package that has stalemated.
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House won’t take votes Labor Day week, citing COVID-19 concerns
The House will only hold committee work on the week of Labor Day in an attempt to minimize the number of people in the Capitol Complex.
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Park Service head retires; successor quickly named
The NPS has not had a director that the Senate has confirmed during the Trump administration.
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Virus aid talks break down as White House weighs unilateral action
Coronavirus relief negotiations have come to a halt; both parties say they’ll only come back to the table when the other has something new to offer.
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Rep. Tlaib directed to reimburse campaign for $10,800 in postelection paychecks
Rep. Rashida Tlaib will need to repay her campaign for salary costs paid to her in 2018, the House Ethics Committee said in a report released Friday.