Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi: Budget decisions needed ‘in the next few days’ to hit deadline
Democrats are looking at fewer programs and earlier sunsets on spending to trim a sweeping budget package's $3.5 trillion price tag.
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Policy · 117th Congress
DHS to end work site immigration raids, focus on employers
The planned Biden administration policy would shift the focus to abusive employers, offering deportation protection to undocumented workers.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court ends legal clash over border wall spending
The Supreme Court wiped out a lower court ruling that gave the House the right to file a lawsuit over the use of funds for a border barrier.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden’s nominees show embrace of progressive views of Big Tech
President Biden has surprised just about everyone, hiring or nominating a trifecta of strident Big Tech critics for top antitrust positions.
Policy · 117th Congress
What keeps the White House COVID-19 task force chair up at night?
A transcript of Equal Time host Mary C. Curtis’ conversation with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of White House COVID-19 equity task force.
Congress · 117th Congress
Slow progress on budget package with deadline weeks away
As the Senate prepared to head into a weeklong recess, Democrats showed little sign they were making progress on their economic agenda.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden restores monument borders, drawing Utah Republicans’ ire
The Biden administration said it would restore the boundaries of three national monuments that President Donald Trump shrank during his term.
Congress · 117th Congress
Former Haitian envoy says deportations ‘not the answer’
The former U.S. envoy, who resigned last month, told Congress that mass deportations are “not the answer” to a rise in migration from Haiti.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan debt limit patch would raise borrowing cap by $480B
Senate leaders reached agreement on a bipartisan debt limit patch to raise the Treasury Department's statutory borrowing cap by $480 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Short-term debt limit increase passes Senate, heads to House
The Senate passed a debt limit patch that would give Treasury at least a couple of months of borrowing room.
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate hawks reject compromise in reconciliation
Left-leaning senators urged moderate lawmakers to include steps to avert catastrophic climate change in the budget reconciliation package.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon civilian vaccine mandate is a massive logistical lift
The Defense Department's vaccine mandate for civilian workers will require a massive logistical lift to complete by the Nov. 22 deadline.
Congress · 117th Congress
Executives’ pre-bankruptcy bonuses stir outrage, little action in Congress
Republican Rep. Greg Steube would limit executive bonuses in bankruptcy cases, but it isn't clear his bill will receive consideration.
Congress · 117th Congress
With GOP sidelined, Manchin steps up to defend fossil fuels
Climate hawks have found a new roadblock for their agenda in Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA’s internal turmoil could impact boosters, shots for kids
Signs of upheaval are raising concerns as widely anticipated deadlines on COVID-19 booster shots and vaccines for children near.
Congress · 117th Congress
Student loan forgiveness changes could spell relief for more public sector workers
Congressional staff and members of Congress hope that an overhaul will make positive fixes in a troubled student loan forgiveness program.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin’s opioids tax plan faces pushback from lobbying groups
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's idea of taxing prescription pills is drawing criticism from advocacy groups and the drug supply chain industry.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats, Republicans agree to short-term debt limit increase
Senate leaders reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday to defuse the impending debt limit crisis by allowing for a short-term increase.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon says debt ceiling breach could halt payments to survivors
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III warned that a default on the U.S. debt could imperil payments to veterans, survivors and contractors.
Congress · 117th Congress
White House moves to restore environment reviews eased by Trump
The Biden administration is moving to restore key environmental review requirements that were rolled back by the Trump administration.