Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court cracks NCAA defense of athlete compensation rules
[jwp-video n=”1″] Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., closed that panel by saying, “My colleagues are ready to dig in.”
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Policy · 117th Congress
Industry cheers Supreme Court ruling on health care law
[jwp-video n=”1″] Conservative state officials and individuals had argued that the law was invalid after Republicans effectively ended that so-called “individual mandate” as part of the 2017
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC issues guidance for treating ‘long COVID’ patients
Congress provided more than $1 billion to the NIH last year to research long COVID issues, such as whether certain patients are predisposed to long-term effects from the virus and how long they may
Policy · 117th Congress
Justices split with Congress on interpretation of landmark drug sentencing law
“While the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and First Step Act of 2018 brought us a long way toward eradicating the vestiges of the 100-to-1 crack-to-powder disparity, some people have been left behind
Congress · 117th Congress
House committee unveils bipartisan Big Tech antitrust agenda
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cicilline and Buck announced the introduction of five bills that aim to address alleged anti-competitive behavior uncovered by a 16-month investigation of Amazon, Apple, Facebook
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push back on White House pitch to alter what defines ‘city’
[jwp-video n=”1″] David Lerman contributed to this report.
Policy · 117th Congress
Senate passes broad research and development bill
research security provisions, including a requirement that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, review foreign contributions to U.S. colleges and universities over $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates chide Biden over ICE funding plan
fall under one of three categories: suspected terrorists and threats to national security, individuals with aggravated felony convictions or gang ties, and migrants who crossed the border after Nov. 1,
Policy · 117th Congress
Bitcoin backers urge SEC to shift view on exchange-traded funds
Bitcoin dropped to about $36,340 as of June 1, losing about 44 percent of its value in less than two months, according to Coindesk.
Policy · 117th Congress
After 30 years, DeFazio sees chance to realize infrastructure dream
[jwp-video n=”1″] This week’s markup may be the easy part: While the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a $312.4 billion highway bill on May 26, critics have blasted that
Policy · 117th Congress
Young adults shun COVID-19 vaccine as White House warns of risks
[jwp-video n=”1″] No rush The young and healthy were not prioritized in the early days of the COVID-19 vaccination effort when much of the public health messaging focused on protecting the elderly
Policy · 117th Congress
Earmarks worth $5.7 billion return in highway bill slated for markup this week
The bulk of the projects seem to be in the $1 million to $5 million range, such as the $3 million included for work on the H Street Bridge in the District of Columbia.
Policy · 117th Congress
Lack of data on diverse electorate tests pollsters, politicians
Overall, the electorate became 2 percent less white, 1 percent more Asian and 1 percent more Hispanic, according to the Census Bureau data.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court poised to tackle green card path for TPS holders
[jwp-video n=”1″] TPS holders with employers willing to sponsor them, like Santos Sanchez, would generally be unable to become permanent residents if they previously worked in the U.S. illegally
Policy · 117th Congress
White House outlines plans to donate coronavirus vaccines abroad
The U.S. is sending 1 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to South Korea on Thursday, Zients said.
Policy · 117th Congress
White House dangles free child care and beer in vaccination push
The White House hopes to increase people’s awareness of resources like Vaccines.gov, “text 4-3-8-8-2-9,” and the National COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline (1-800-232-0233), which provide information about
Congress · 117th Congress
Capito and Biden to meet as ‘fish or cut bait’ moment nears
[jwp-video n=”1″] The two sides also disagree over how to pay for the measure, with Biden calling for undoing some of the 2017 tax cuts and the GOP calling for repurposing unspent COVID-19 relief
Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about Biden’s budget for fiscal 2022
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget release starts a process that will run through summer
was “essential that Congress, on a bipartisan and bicameral basis, work with the president to negotiate budget toplines” to be able to start writing the spending bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS orders pipeline firms to report cyberattacks to government
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under the new requirement, companies that fail to notify CISA would face financial penalties starting at about $7,000, one of the officials said, adding that DHS would determine