Congress · 116th Congress
Scott rebukes critics who say he’s being used by GOP on police legislation
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There are only two black Democratic Senators, stop pretending there’s some huge racial diversity gap in the Senate.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Handel rematch against McBath set, Perdue challenger unclear after Georgia election meltdown
Handel argued throughout the primary that she could win the 6th District race against McBath, who beat her by 1 point in 2018, if more Republicans show up to vote.
Congress · 116th Congress
House eyes commission to study societal issues impacting blacks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Wilson’s bill is expected to get a vote in the coming weeks, but exact timing has yet to be determined, according to leadership aides.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Armed Services on collision course with Trump over Confederate names
[jwp-video n=”1″] The amendment would require the Defense Department to set up a commission to develop a plan to implement the renaming, according to the source familiar with the text.
Policy · 116th Congress
Researchers push for public test of census privacy tools
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Census Bureau adopted its differential privacy policy after research showed existing methods, like randomly swapping members of households, failed to do enough to protect
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official’s approach to contracts faces scrutiny
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ethics experts say laws that forbid contracts from going to allies of federal officials are lax and unlikely to be enforced.
Policy · 116th Congress
HHS announces plan to send out COVID-19 Medicaid payments
In order to qualify for these funds, providers must not have already received funding from a prior allocation and must have billed the state Medicaid program or managed care plans between Jan. 1,
Policy · 116th Congress
DOJ ‘reassigned’ career members of Board of Immigration Appeals
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Policy · 116th Congress
Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic
Carson defended his pace, saying the agency put out $1 billion within a week, and was on pace to spend all of the appropriated money by the October deadline set by Congress.
Policy · 116th Congress
Optimism abounds on cryptocurrency ETFs despite lack of action
[jwp-video n=”1″] Fintech website Coindesk reported in May that the total number of bitcoins held in cryptocurrency exchange wallets dropped to an 18-month low, an indication that some people
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats push bigger role for courts to curb police misconduct
[jwp-video n=”1″] The provision seeks to undo decades of Supreme Court decisions on an 1871 civil rights law that has given law enforcement officers a strong shield from facing financial damages
Policy · 116th Congress
Contact tracing for COVID-19 is hybrid of old and new technologies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Typically, testing labs, hospitals and doctors’ offices in each state electronically report a positive test for any of the trackable diseases into a disease surveillance database
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP policing plan may hold some compromises for Democrats
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Kentucky Republican said he’s asked Scott, the only black GOP senator, to lead a working group in crafting a proposal for the conference to consider.
Policy · 116th Congress
Two plans for highway investments, zero plans to pay for them
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the most popular alternative to the gas tax — a mechanism that would charge people based on vehicle miles traveled, or VMT — is nowhere near ready for national deployment
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What’s at stake in primaries Tuesday in Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia
[jwp-video n=”1″] That was no surprise to David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, which is backing Mace and a handful of other Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Common Defense: Too many emergencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Similarly, in April 2019, a bipartisan majority in both chambers of Congress passed a joint resolution that would have ended U.S. military involvement with the Saudi-led coalition
Congress · 116th Congress
Hill layoffs? Amodei considers it, while other House offices shuffle to meet constituent needs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Not all members House members on both sides of the aisle responded with disbelief when asked by CQ Roll Call if they too were considering layoffs while the coronavirus slowed
Congress · 116th Congress
Murkowski ‘struggling’ over Trump support; other GOP senators not swayed by Mattis
[jwp-video n=”1″] Utah Republican Mitt Romney, a frequent critic of the president, praised Mattis on Thursday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats: CDC ‘sidelined’ by Trump during pandemic response
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir announced to reporters on a call that labs testing for COVID-19 must request demographic data, around age, sex, race and ethnicity beginning Aug. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers, tech companies struggle to curb coronavirus disinformation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Other Democrats also want more information about how COVID-19 disinformation is spreading.