Congress · 116th Congress
One more day for coronavirus relief talks, Pelosi says
The House passed a Democrat-written bill Oct. 1, mostly along party lines, that would cost $2.4 trillion over a decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Lots of partisan sniping, but not a lot of mystery, at Supreme Court confirmation hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats criticized Republicans for speeding a hearing just three weeks after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic when two
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi: No airline aid bill without broader coronavirus relief package
The support expired Sept. 30, and on Oct. 1, airlines began furloughing tens of thousands of workers.
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two Senate Judiciary Committee members, Republicans Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, are expected to appear remotely as they self-isolate because they tested
Policy · 116th Congress
Contact-tracing efforts scrutinized after COVID-19 outbreak spreads
[jwp-video n=”1″] Harvey said it is notable if officials are making their own determinations about their risks.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Debate fact-check: False claims amid disorderly fracas
Corrected, Oct. 1 6:45 p.m. | President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics.
Congress · 116th Congress
Florence Pendleton, pioneering DC shadow senator and statehood champion, dies at 94
[jwp-video n=”1″] The shadow delegation saw an early opportunity for its advocacy when President Bill Clinton was elected in 1992.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP banking on post-basement blunders by Biden and Democrats
[jwp-video n=”1″] GOP strategists seized upon that remark last fall and haven’t let go.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Questioning economic and tax claims
That would support a claim that Trump’s tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks boosted the growth by 1 percentage point above expectations in 2018 before weakening in 2019.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Showcasing GOP support isn’t just for the Democratic convention
[jwp-video n=”1″] Biden began his acceptance speech Thursday night with a pledge to work for all Americans.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden would largely discard Trump’s foreign policies on Day 1
Democrats, particularly the party’s left flank, also want to push for the reallocation of national security spending, including a $1 trillion initiative to modernize the nuclear arsenal.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Kasich speech to Democratic convention follows years of building conservative credentials
Dellums, a liberal Democrat from Oakland, California, in an attempt to kill the $1 billion-per-plane B-2 Bomber, forcing the Air Force to build 22 instead of the 132 it wanted.
Congress · 116th Congress
Guard officer: Lafayette Square police tactics ‘disturbing’
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Interior Department’s inspector general is investigating the U.S.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: ‘A human being is here!’
Markey in a Sept. 1 Senate primary, wrote in a campaign email that he’d made 40 stops this past weekend, with masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing.
Congress · 116th Congress
Confederate statues targeted for removal in series of House bills
[jwp-video n=”1″] Also at Tuesday’s hearing of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, Rep. A.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
But funding the largest public service ad campaign in American history would amount to a rounding error in the forthcoming $1 trillion-plus legislation.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia GOP convention taps Nick Freitas to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger
He was the top fundraiser in the Republican race, pulling in $1 million, and had $350,000 left on June 28.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Most Americans want to help Dreamers. Trump shouldn’t stand in the way
[jwp-video n=”1″] A permanent legislative solution for Dreamers is needed to ensure these benefits remain.
Congress · 116th Congress
Domino effect: Washington football team’s name, statues in DC, in Capitol, face removal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Norton filed a bill last year titled the “RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Conveyance Act,” which calls for the sale of the 190-acre Robert F.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Washington have ‘real people?’ Asking for some friends in Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rodela, who moonlights as the brewery’s chief community & culture officer, and until recently was the president of the D.C. Brewers Guild, takes pride in the region.