Campaigns · 117th Congress
Congressional fundraising climate favors Democrats
Outside political spending already topped more than $1 billion through early October, according to a tabulation by the watchdog group OpenSecrets.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Auditors: Senior appropriators’ states dominate earmark tally
The Pentagon and Department of Health and Human Services both also received over $1 billion, getting just under $1.3 billion each.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Murkowski, Palin advance to November in Alaska races
The AP called those races at 1:41 a.m. Eastern time. No other candidate broke 7 percent, and the other third and fourth winners had not been called early Wedensday.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Cheney facing GOP music in Wyoming primary
But all but $380,000 in Cheney’s contributions came from outside Wyoming, compared to almost $1 million of in-state donations for Hageman.
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators
That’s because $16 billion would be within the 1 percent ceiling on total discretionary funds set aside for earmarks across the dozen bills.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New FEC filings show no sign of donors abandoning Democrats
Corrected 1:05 p.m. | The president’s party usually loses seats in midterm elections, and those losses can be significant when the president is unpopular and the economy is in turmoil.
Congress · 117th Congress
Leahy recovering from hip replacement surgery
Wilson was wheeled into the floor at 1:30 a.m. “wearing a brown bathrobe,” according to media reports at the time.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
These 10 senators are most vulnerable six months from Election Day
Murkowski held more than $5 million in her campaign as of March 31, while Tshibaka had slightly less than $1 million.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats raise money furiously to defend majority
Dave Schatz raised $1.1 million with a $1 million loan and had $2.1 million on hand. Former Gov.
Congress · 117th Congress
Executives due at gas price hearing gave $1 million to parties, candidates
The six oil and gas executives scheduled to testify on price gouging before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Wednesday morning have together given more than $1 million in personal contributions
Congress · 117th Congress
Moves to ban gas and oil imports from Russia gain steam
More than 1 million people have fled that country, including half a million children who are now refugees, according to UNICEF, the children’s charity arm of the U.N.
Congress · 117th Congress
As Ukraine burns, Washington splits over how to help
“We are giving more than $1 billion in direct assistance to Ukraine,” Biden said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate begins work on bipartisan mental health package
If you or someone you know is facing a suicidal crisis, please call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to be connected to a trained
Congress · 117th Congress
Medicare cuts scare helps put debt limit bill on fast track
The bill includes a three-month suspension of the 2 percent Medicare “sequester” that was set to begin on Jan. 1. It would return at 1 percent for the three months following.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears expedited debt limit process, Medicare cuts delay
The legislation heading to the White House also would delay Medicare cuts that would otherwise be triggered Jan. 1, including across-the-board reductions to provider reimbursements as well as separate
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats mull disapproval process to break debt limit stalemate
could come in October or November, according to the Congressional Budget Office, though Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned Congress must act sooner because of large benefit payments due Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Infrastructure bill would transform energy, but maybe not enough
Multibillion-dollar natural disasters — events that cost more than $1 billion to clean up — have cost the U.S. an average of $47.6 billion a year from 1980 through 2020, according to the National
Campaigns · 117th Congress
4 takeaways from Senate fundraising reports
Here are four takeaways from the latest fundraising reports: 1. Vulnerable Democrats widen cash gap Sens.