Capitol Ink · 117th Congress
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Matson knew the Respect for Marriage Act was coming up for a vote in the Senate, so he baked a cake for the Supreme Court in “Congressional bakery,” from Dec. 1.
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Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats move to release Trump taxes
JCT’s summary showed Trump reported net federal income taxes of $0 for the 2020 tax year, $750 in multiple years and almost $1 million one year.
Congress · 117th Congress
2022 Feature Photos of the Year
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) APRIL 1: An April Fools’ Day sign is seen at the “whisper spot” in Statuary Hall in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) APRIL 4: Sen.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in musical White House ceremony
Bipartisan support The new law celebrated Tuesday, known as the Respect for Marriage Act, passed the House on a 258-169-1 vote last week, with 39 Republicans voting to support the measure.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress sends same-sex marriage protection bill to Biden
The House voted 258-169-1 on the bill that would repeal the 1996 law known as the Defense of Marriage Act that the Supreme Court found to be largely unconstitutional in a 2013 decision.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court questions theory on state power in federal elections
Court, voter advocates in the North Carolina case argued that Republicans would likely win 10 or 11 of the state’s 14 newly drawn congressional seats — in a state former President Donald Trump won by 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court to weigh state power over federal elections
Voter advocates in the North Carolina case argued that Republicans would likely win 10 or 11 of the state’s 14 newly drawn congressional seats — in a state former President Donald Trump won by 1
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s about more than one dinner and a man named Trump
the Right” rally and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol (both of which were graced with Fuentes’ presence), should be a step too far, even for the former president’s No. 1
Policy · 117th Congress
US asks Supreme Court to clear path for student debt program
Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, and asked for a resolution by Dec. 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Redistricting helps Republicans in close fight for House control
In 2012, the first election after the 2010 census redistricting cycle, Democrats won 1 percentage point more of the vote nationally, but Republicans won a 234-seat majority.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats plan spree of judicial confirmations in lame duck
Durbin said Tuesday he plans to advance more than a dozen others through the committee before Dec. 1. The committee held a confirmation hearing Tuesday for six nominees.
Congress · 117th Congress
If control of the House is close, Jan. 3 could be chaos
imagine a clearer case of ‘textually demonstrable constitutional commitment’ of an issue to another branch of government to the exclusion of the courts than the language of Article I, section 5, clause 1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democratic super PAC ads focus on Social Security in final stretch
In the closing weeks of an election increasingly dominated by economic issues, the Senate Democrats’ top super PAC is focusing on Social Security in new ad buys worth at least $1 million each aimed at
Policy · 117th Congress
Justices probe limits of California law on pig production
California has less than 1 percent of the nation’s breeding pigs, but consumes 13 percent of pork.
Policy · 117th Congress
Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover?
California is a big agricultural state, but it has less than 1 percent of the nation’s breeding pigs. Californians, however, eat about 13 percent of pork sold in the U.S.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
So little Senate floor time left, so many Biden judicial nominees in limbo
Yet another was $1 billion — that’s how much the CR included to help low-income households deal with winter heating bills at a time when natural gas prices are, like seemingly everything else, climbing
Policy · 117th Congress
Justices question test for determining protected wetlands
United States resulted in a splinter 4-1-4 ruling that provided two different tests for determining which wetlands and other waterways are protected under the CWA.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court to hear case on EPA’s Clean Water Act authority
United States, which in 2006 resulted a 4-1-4 opinion that led to different standards defining federal jurisdiction under the act.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Midterms 2022: April seems like ancient history
Inflation, the No. 1 issue on the minds of voters, is accelerating.
Policy · 117th Congress
Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sept. 1 that lawmakers would need to work on the bill, saying it doesn’t provide the same consumer protections as existing California law.