Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS official: ‘Every office’ would be hit by agency furloughs
[jwp-video n=”1″] The proposed surcharge is on top of other fee increases the agency has proposed.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Milestone House vote on DC statehood is where it likely ends … for now
[jwp-video n=”1″] The quest for statehood is likely to end Friday in this Congress, but people like Joshua Burch, the founder of advocacy group Neighbors United for DC Statehood, will be celebrating
Policy · 116th Congress
States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle
Democrats would provide $1 trillion to states and localities in the bill the House passed in May (HR 6800).
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate eyes protest-sparked NDAA proposals
Military’s role [jwp-video n=”1″] The debate over the role of the active-duty military in law enforcement also heated up amid this month’s protests.
Congress · 116th Congress
Screening of unaccompanied minors amid pandemic questioned
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Opinion · 116th Congress
The very American Postal Service now a partisan pawn, with democracy at stake
[jwp-video n=”1″] The post office has been a pathway to the middle class for many hardworking families of every race, and has delivered in urban centers and rural outposts without fear or favor
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Wait weeks to tally November’s votes? One ex-official says that ‘could be generous’
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The unique challenges we’ve witnessed in recent primaries is an illustration of why we thought it was so important to fight not only to ease or eliminate restrictions on vote-by-mail
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Colorado is turning blue. Will that help Andrew Romanoff?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in the Democratic primary, which could have a moderating effect, Colorado Democratic consultant Rick Ridder said.
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes policing bill amid familiar partisan stalemate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I don’t know what we do now,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters. “It’s a shame, but we are where we are.”
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Marcia Fudge on what it’s like to be a Delta Sigma Theta in DC
[jwp-video n=”1″] We knew that there were not large numbers of us, but never thought about it in a staffing way, because we came in and found staff and got up and running very quickly.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: The election’s in the mail
Bice, a state senator who worked to loosen Oklahoma’s restrictions on alcohol sales, had raised $1 million and had $200,000 on hand as of June 10.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats’ new push: Cleanse Confederacy from military in a year
The House Armed Services Committee panels began marking up their companion NDAA earlier this week, and the full committee plans to finish writing it July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans ready counterpunch over Confederate-named military bases
NDAA debate [jwp-video n=”1″] The friction over this question will loom large when the Senate takes up the defense bill, or NDAA, which is queued up for debate next week.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP policing bill stalls as Democrats block it on floor, attention swerves to House
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Why don’t we put a good bill on the floor that can pass?” Schumer said.
Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS informs 13,000 federal employees of potential furloughs without emergency funding
[jwp-video n=”1″] Government rules require advance notice of any furlough expected to last more than 30 days, the union said.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Does Congress have the leverage to force a name change for Washington’s football team?
[jwp-video n=”1″] A monument came down last week that had memorialized franchise founder George Preston Marshall, a notorious racist who resisted integration until his team was the last holdout
Policy · 116th Congress
Oil companies press legal challenge to butane tax credit denial
On April 1, 2019, Valero sued the IRS, arguing the agency hadn’t responded despite their clear legal right to the money.
Policy · 116th Congress
Tech industry, lawmakers criticize Trump’s immigration order
It also further blocks exchange students and visitors on J-1 visas, and foreign workers who use L-1 workers to transfer to a U.S. office.
Congress · 116th Congress
White House, GOP plot next moves on coronavirus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] The mix of incentives in an eventual aid package remains up in the air. The White House as well as some Republicans, like Arizona Sen.