Congress · 116th Congress
Trump wants new justice to be able to decide 2020 election
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republican Sen.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court fight underscores campaign trail focus on health care
“Health care is the No. 1 issue that people care about. I can tell you this from being on the ground in a congressional district that Donald Trump won,” Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump to announce SCOTUS pick Saturday, with Senate GOP moving ahead with vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Romney’s decision — following similar announcements by other Republican senators, including Cory Gardner of Colorado — makes it harder to envision a scenario in which Trump
Congress · 116th Congress
Partisan stopgap funding bill set for House vote Tuesday
’s general fund, so it wouldn’t “score” as a new budgetary cost, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Extend for a year the National Flood Insurance Program to avoid a lapse in authority Oct. 1,
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s legitimacy at stake in wake of Ginsburg’s death
[jwp-video n=”1″] With a third Trump appointee, “it may very well be Chief Justice Roberts is not in a position anymore to make those votes that go against the grain and show the respect for
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 hits Latino, Black and Native American wallets harder
The poll was conducted between July 1 and Aug. 3, covering a time before federal economic measures like the extra $600-a-week in unemployment benefits stopped supporting households at the end of
Congress · 116th Congress
Federal judges want safety protections from Congress
Senate appropriators have not yet released drafts of their spending bills for the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Blanket COVID-19 liability shield will cost taxpayers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Eliminating liability takes away a critical tool for holding corporations accountable to the individuals putting themselves at risk to keep the economy moving.
Opinion · 116th Congress
As COVID-19 crisis raises risk of suicide and mental illness, Americans deserve more help
In 2016, the University of Nebraska Medical Center reported that 1 in 5 Nebraskans had reported experiencing mental illness over the previous year.
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC study finds behavioral health concerns rose in June amid coronavirus
[jwp-video n=”1″] The study, released Thursday as part of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, was conducted June 24-30 and showed increases in a variety of adverse mental health conditions
Congress · 116th Congress
House votes to end military ban on transgender troops
[jwp-video n=”1″] Among the amendments adopted is another by Speier that would allocate $1 million to ensure surveillance systems are operational at certain Army facilities.
Congress · 116th Congress
John Lewis’ best friends in Congress attend his funeral
In their first legislative act after taking back the House majority nearly two years ago, Democrats passed those and other voting rights provisions as part of a government overhaul package dubbed HR 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Conflicts over workplace safety mount as more employers require COVID-19 liability waivers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Another reason they are considered unenforceable: Workers who get sick or injured on the job generally are compensated through state workers’ compensation systems rather than
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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Death draws lawmakers’ scrutiny to Robinhood’s trading app
[jwp-video n=”1″] Foster was one of six members of Congress who wrote to Robinhood this month demanding answers about the company’s practices. Illinois Democratic Sens. Richard J.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Rebel with a lost cause
[jwp-video n=”1″] Indeed, Trump ended his screed against Warren’s language with this: “Hopefully our great Republican Senators won’t fall for this!”
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC: Schools near uncontrolled virus spread may want to close
[jwp-video n=”1″] This week’s guidelines come after President Donald Trump criticized earlier guidance from the agency as too restrictive.
Congress · 116th Congress
Mother pushes Congress for change after son’s ‘preventable’ death in military accident
A July 1 report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found that between 2006 and 2018, 32 percent of active-duty military deaths were the result of training accidents.
Congress · 116th Congress
Health and business concerns clash in debate over COVID-19 liability
[jwp-video n=”1″] On the flip side, business advocates say such lawsuits appear to be an inevitable and costly risk of reopening, and in some cases they put them in the impossible position of