Campaigns · 117th Congress
As national profile rises, GOP Sen. Tim Scott raises $9.6 million
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Opinion · 117th Congress
In the last mile of our battle against COVID, the enemy is us
Joplin, another epicenter of the COVID comeback, is partly in a county that went for Trump by a better than 2-to-1 margin.
Policy · 117th Congress
US effort to combat China’s tech rise ‘not nearly enough’
The R&D World, a journal tracking research expenditures, forecasts that in 2021 China will claim the No.1 spot with $621 billion, compared with U.S. R&D of $598 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress has a long to-do list this summer
Energy-Water (1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn): The draft bill would allocate $53.2 billion, or $1.47 billion more than the enacted spending levels for fiscal 2021.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s voting rights speech may extend to issues of democracy itself
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Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration looks for voting rights path around Congress
Democrats’ first effort at elections legislation, HR 1, passed the House in March before falling short of the Senate’s filibuster threshold in a 50-50 vote last month.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP bill for Capitol security cuts House version by two-thirds
enforcement agencies that responded to the Jan. 6 attack would be reimbursed in the House bill with $5.5 million for the FBI; $1.5 million for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate sets NDAA markups for mid-July
The full panel will consider the bill on Sept. 1. Unlike most of their Senate counterparts, the House panels tend to conduct their markups in open session.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrat Cheri Beasley raises nearly $1.3M for NC Senate race
Former President Doanld Trump won North Carolina by 1 point last year. Also last fall, North Carolina GOP Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP unity on spending bills holding, despite earmarks galore
Diaz-Balart requested $12 million in earmarks and so far gotten two — $1 million for a drinking water project in Miami-Dade County and $750,000 for a sewer project in the same area.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate appropriations earmark requests start rolling in
The Senate has officially kicked off its process for inserting “congressionally directed spending” into appropriations bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, with almost all Democrats but only 15 Republicans
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending July 2, 2021
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Policy · 117th Congress
For US international students, pandemic uncertainty looms
The State Department has taken steps to ease the process, including exempting students whose programs begin Aug. 1 or later from existing travel restrictions and prioritizing student visa appointments
Policy · 117th Congress
Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season
These groups have spent $1 billion on elections through advertisements since the Citizens United decision, according to Open Secrets, a group that tracks campaign finance data.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats to skip budget markup, wait for Senate
Under budget law, if the Senate Budget panel hasn’t marked up a budget by April 1, any senator can introduce a budget on the floor of that chamber.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Hot mule sweat summer
It’s ridiculous in a country where we are spending more on health care than every other country, but it’s still the No. 1 cause of individual bankruptcy.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photo of the day: Donald Rumsfeld on a bicycle built for one
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Policy · 117th Congress
Medicaid beneficiaries less likely to get COVID-19 shots
that COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Medicaid enrollees was 22 percent, compared with 45 percent of Ohioans overall — despite recent headlines about new incentives to get a shot, including a statewide $1