Policy · 116th Congress
Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy
Congress did not reach an agreement to reauthorize the highway bill in time for the Oct. 1 deadline, opting to extend the current law through most of 2021.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Four decades and counting — the GOP’s shift to the right is bigger than the Democrats’ shift left
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Congress · 116th Congress
Lamar! bids farewell, says Senate not voting on big issues is a ‘waste of talent’
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We first met in 1969, when I was working for a freshman senator named Marlow Cook and he worked down in the executive branch.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crapo poised for starring role in economic, health care policy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Debt and taxes Long after Simpson-Bowles and the “gang of six,” Crapo still has a national debt clock streaming at the top of his website, even as that issue has faded in recent
Congress · 116th Congress
Joe Manchin kills dreams of expanding Supreme Court, eliminating the filibuster
[jwp-video n=”1″] Manchin said moderates should be able to trust that he can keep his word and not give in to pressure from Schumer, citing his vote in favor of Supreme Court Justice Brett M
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ dream election scenario is still alive
[jwp-video n=”1″] If the parties can’t agree during a lame-duck session over the next several weeks, Democrats will need to pass a bill in January, and the $2.4 trillion measure, or perhaps
Congress · 116th Congress
Dem losses could lead to calls for leadership changes in Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I know the vote on the floor is difficult for [the] speaker,” the California Republican said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Puerto Rico inches closer to statehood, but without key GOP support
[jwp-video n=”1″] “When people say that Puerto Rico is going to become a Democratic state, they don’t look at their statistics locally,” she said in an earlier interview with CQ Roll Call, explaining
Congress · 116th Congress
Power shift, return to limelight in store for Senate Budget
[jwp-video n=”1″] Whitehouse is known for his “Time to Wake Up” floor speech, where he stands in front of a poster with a picture of the Earth as seen from space and the words “time to wake
Congress · 116th Congress
As Amy Coney Barrett heads for confirmation, Dianne Feinstein faces outside pressure to step aside
[jwp-video n=”1″] No easy path But sidelining senior senators is always fraught with peril, even in past cases where there has been clear evidence that the lawmaker may not be up for the workload
Opinion · 116th Congress
If you don’t like the Supreme Court, blame Harry Reid
[jwp-video n=”1″] They would also be responsible for establishing a court that would no longer operate as a separate branch of government, a safeguard against either executive or legislative
Congress · 116th Congress
How a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3 could restore Congress’ power
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump interruptions and call for racist group to ‘stand by’ mark first debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Survey: Capitol Hill aides see a job well done fighting the coronavirus
The 200,000th American died of COVID-19 this past week, but the death rate — at the moment — is on a downward trajectory and now seems unlikely to reach the 1 million-plus projections some epidemiologists
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has wielded the filibuster as a defensive measure while in the minority and pushed the rule change that lowered the filibuster threshold
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats, the party of government, are torn over coronavirus relief
One thing that stands in the way of a deal, now, is Democratic leaders’ reluctance to so publicly fold on the broader demands they made in the May bill they call the HEROES Act, with its $1 trillion
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Stopgap spat and Supreme Court tension dominate week
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The continuing resolution introduced today will avert a catastrophic shutdown in the middle of the ongoing pandemic, wildfires and hurricanes, and keep government open until
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death
[jwp-video n=”1″] With a third Trump appointee, “it may very well be Chief Justice Roberts is not in a position anymore to make those votes that go against the grain and show the respect for
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What a ‘Biden-Warren’ policy agenda could look like
It’s unclear what the ultimate impact on Social Security finances would be, even with such a big influx of cash — nearly $1 trillion in the first decade alone, according to the Tax Policy Center.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Black staffers on the Hill push for racial justice, using their own voices, not their bosses’
[jwp-video n=”1″] He’s one of several staffers who have formed a new task force convened by the Congressional Black Associates and the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus, two long-standing