Congress · 116th Congress
Toomey Fed demand rocks coronavirus relief bill talks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak, Niels Lesniewski , Lindsey McPherson and Jennifer Shutt contributed to this report.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Lawmakers pitch in money for Georgia Senate runoffs
Lindsey Graham led the pack, sending $1 million to the National Republican Senatorial Committee after Election Day. “Republican control of the U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers line up showdown with Trump over Confederate base names
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto threats Trump had threatened to veto the bill if it required name changes at military installations that honor Confederates, such as Fort Benning in Georgia, where two
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Cringeworthy Christmas: Netflix turns BRAC into a Hill staffer’s tropical romance
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jeremiah “J.J.” Gertler, who was a senior analyst for the 1995 BRAC round, said Erica’s playful Santa hat toward the end of the film doesn’t look familiar.
Policy · 116th Congress
OK to change Section 230, Facebook and Twitter CEOs say, but how remains elusive
[jwp-video n=”1″] But Republicans continued to level accusations that the companies use Section 230 protections to shield censorship of Trump and other conservatives.
Congress · 116th Congress
Justice Alito speech leads to rare court-Congress dialogue
[jwp-video n=”1″] Alito’s point Alito’s main point Thursday centered on what he saw as bullying the court into deciding cases based not on the law, but on threats from lawmakers of what might
Congress · 116th Congress
Record number of House GOP women just one of many ‘firsts’ for 117th Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] She said seeing women be successful in getting elected, but not sharing the same philosophies or policy positions, led GOP women to say, “Maybe I should try.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Officials clarify military role in coronavirus vaccination amid wariness
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I know what the president means because [Operation Warp Speed leader Gen.
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
Policy · 116th Congress
Facebook endorses Section 230 changes ahead of Senate hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Zuckerberg said Facebook supports “the ideas around transparency and industry collaboration that are being discussed in some of the current bipartisan proposals” and urged
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators criticize social media executives, and each other
[jwp-video n=”1″] Occasionally, personal gripes took center stage, like when Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Pichai whether Google still employs an engineer who criticized her online.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What happens when a state can’t decide on its electors
Kennedy barely edged Richard Nixon in the 1960 popular vote, winning by fewer than 117,000 votes, or less than two-tenths of 1 percentage point.
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
Congress · 116th Congress
5 takeaways from Day Two of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pandemic reality Two Senate Judiciary Republicans have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks — Utah’s Mike Lee and North Carolina’s Thom Tillis.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lots of partisan sniping, but not a lot of mystery, at Supreme Court confirmation hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats criticized Republicans for speeding a hearing just three weeks after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic when two
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two Senate Judiciary Committee members, Republicans Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, are expected to appear remotely as they self-isolate because they tested
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge orders Census Bureau to keep counting through October
[jwp-video n=”1″] Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, praised the decision in a statement Thursday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Southern states lagging in census amid pandemic, hurricanes
[jwp-video n=”1″] Florida already stands to lose out on gaining a second congressional seat because of a shortened census deadline that may result in missing some residents, according to a study
Congress · 116th Congress
Florida men pitch daylight saving time pause
Scott said he is “hopeful” legislation can get enacted before the sun sets on the 116th Congress — and hopefully before Nov. 1, when those clocks are scheduled to roll back.