Campaigns · 117th Congress
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby announces he will retire after 2022
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Congress · 117th Congress
Impeachment trial first: No public view of proceedings as COVID-19 and press access questions remain
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats clear path for filibuster-proof coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Minimum wage, state and local aid The wide-ranging Biden proposal includes raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over five years, bumping up enhanced federal unemployment
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden coronavirus relief plan clears Senate budget hurdle after ‘vote-a-rama’
Republicans said they support more assistance, but not nearly in the amounts backed by President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders, noting some $1 trillion in previously approved aid remains to be
Congress · 117th Congress
Entire Capitol Police department to get COVID-19 vaccine
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Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers near big response to military ‘rape epidemic’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Gillibrand has long argued that major crimes such as murder and rape should be prosecuted independent of military brass.
Congress · 117th Congress
House votes to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
[jwp-video n=”1″] McCarthy said Democrats would regret their decision to strip Greene of her committee seats.
Congress · 117th Congress
A month after Capitol riot, a look at domestic terrorism laws
[jwp-video n=”1″] While many elected Republicans have tried to minimize the nature of the Jan. 6 attack and former President Donald Trump’s role in it, some GOP lawmakers on Thursday were unequivocal
Congress · 117th Congress
Booker, Warnock bring social justice goals to Agriculture panel
The federal government ended the case in 1999 with a $1 billion settlement that provided $50,000 per farmer and debt payments to about 16,000 people.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats claim gavels as Senate adopts organizing resolution
She begins the job on March 1, taking over from Julie Adams. Berry, the current deputy chief of staff for Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., has worked in the Senate for more than four decades.
Congress · 117th Congress
Nominee says SBA will do outreach to overlooked, underserved
However, an Oct. 1 report by the Government Accountability Office found a high risk for fraud in the program because of few safeguards as the SBA hurried to get the funds disbursed.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate GOP laying amendment traps for budget debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We’ll be getting senators on the record about whether taxpayers should fund checks for illegal immigrants; whether Democrats should raise taxes on small businesses in the
Congress · 117th Congress
Buttigieg gets Senate nod to lead Transportation Department
It would have spent $1 trillion on infrastructure, including $160 billion for transit.
Congress · 117th Congress
Citing converging crises, governance groups push funding boost for Legislative Branch
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Congress · 117th Congress
Relief bill starts to take shape as budget votes approach
[jwp-video n=”1″] A statement from incoming Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., mentions action on shoring up multiemployer pension plans as being potentially part of the legislation
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to pause two Trump-era immigration cases
In the challenge to the so-called “remain in Mexico” policy set for oral argument on March 1, the Department of Homeland Security on Jan. 21 halted any new enrollments pending a review of the program
Congress · 117th Congress
Pingree aims for urgency at Interior-Environment appropriations
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate GOP group floats $618B pandemic relief plan ahead of Biden meeting
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 1, 2021 The Republican proposal matches Biden’s request in many respects when it comes to direct assistance in combating the pandemic.