Policy · 117th Congress
Biden extends student loan repayment pause
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday a 90-day extension of the pause on repayments for federal student loans to May 1, even as congressional Democrats seek further action.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Latinos, Democrats get boost in California congressional map
Cox by less than 1 percentage point. A handful of the incumbents announced plans to run in nearby districts Tuesday, including Democratic Rep.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to mobilize military to hospitals for omicron winter surge
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data suggest omicron grew from about 1 percent of cases in early December to 73 percent of cases in the U.S. two weeks later.
Congress · 117th Congress
Why it’s time to retire the ‘Joe Manchin is the real president’ narrative
That came in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has upheld lawmakers’ power to raise and appropriate funds many times.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats have few answers on ending losing streak after Manchin’s reconciliation dagger
But on student debt relief, the White House has been firm that payments must resume Feb. 1. Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
Policy · 117th Congress
Stronger shareholder action, more robust ESG rules expected in 2022
bolster activist, ESG-focused investors’ chances to get companies more focused on public policy issues and make it easier for shareholders to shake up corporate boards, as investment firm Engine No. 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate parliamentarian rejects ‘Plan C’ immigration plan
Democrats and Republicans presented their opposing arguments to MacDonough at a formal meeting Dec. 1 to go over the immigration provisions.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Debt the halls
Jim Ryun, who held the world record for several distances (his 800-meter record, 1:44.3, was an estimated time based on the 1:44.9 he logged in an 880-meter race in 1966 — according to Wikipedia).
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
21 photos that defined 2021 on Capitol Hill
As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2021, the world celebrated that 2020 was over and that things would finally get back to normal. 2021 proved much more challenging than most expected.
Congress · 117th Congress
Airline executives defend use of payroll support amid pandemic
They were instead partly the result of a lapse in payroll support funding from Oct. 1, 2020, to Dec. 28, 2020.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress weighs import ban on goods from China’s Uyghur region
Estimates of the number of people forced into the camps range from 1 million to 1.8 million, according to a June issue brief from the Congressional Research Service.
Policy · 117th Congress
Burnout among pharmacists slows COVID-19 booster shots
Ghrouf attributes the pharmacist shortage to what he sees as low pay — he said he got a 1 percent raise and two $300 bonuses during the pandemic — and burnout.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Under new Nevada map, a GOP wave could swamp all three Democrats
Democrats currently have a 3-to-1 advantage in the House delegation but came within 5 points of losing two of those seats in 2020.
Congress · 117th Congress
Optimism waning in Senate about budget reconciliation vote this month
Menendez has said he won’t agree to a revenue-raising SALT plan and favors exemptions for individuals making up to $550,000 and married couples making close to but not above $1 million.
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
Contenders vie for top Ways and Means GOP slot after Nunes exit
Smith described trade as “probably the No. 1 issue” that led him to depart the Agriculture Committee for Ways and Means.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court allows narrow challenge to Texas abortion law
At the same time, the court declined, 8-1, to revive a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, which had argued that the federal government should be able to seek to stop Texas in a situation
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
Schedule of Washington tributes to Bob Dole
1:15 p.m.: The motorcade carrying Dole’s casket will stop at the World War II Memorial for a public tribute ceremony. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark A.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Taking it with them: Members leaving with money in the bank
Missouri Republican Roy Blunt, who is retiring after more than two decades in Congress, had more than $286,000 in his leadership PAC, Rely on Your Beliefs Fund, and about $1 million in his campaign