Campaigns · 116th Congress
Health care ballot initiative votes see split results
The ballot measure also doubles taxes on cigars to $1 each, and tacks on an extra $2 in cigarette taxes, from $1.33 to $3.33 per pack.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Gray wolf protections lifted by Trump administration
The UN warned in a landmark report in May last year that the human species has pushed about 1 million plants and animals to the brink of extinction.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators criticize social media executives, and each other
[jwp-video n=”1″] Occasionally, personal gripes took center stage, like when Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Pichai whether Google still employs an engineer who criticized her online.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DeFazio faces tough challenge in changing Oregon district
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rebecca Tweed, a Republican political consultant based in Oregon who is not affiliated with the race, said Skarlatos has given DeFazio the most serious challenge he’s faced
Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic shines spotlight on nursing home policy
The devastating effects of the pandemic in nursing homes, where residents make up about 1 percent of the national population but 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths, is leading advocates to push Congress for
Congress · 116th Congress
Expiring breaks for brewers, airlines driving tax extenders push
[jwp-video n=”1″] Bracing for higher taxes would come on top of financial hardships that producers are already facing.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Experts: Disinformation poses greatest threat to the election
on message at the same moments, suggesting an institutionalized rather than individual disinformation campaign,” the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University said in an Oct. 1
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
Pelosi open to stand-alone airline aid bill to prevent layoffs
Amid news of furloughs on Oct. 1, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the administration was willing to look at “clean legislation to protect those airline workers.”
Policy · 116th Congress
States push for more funds and guidance on vaccine distribution
With just a month before a Nov. 1 Trump administration deadline for states to be ready to potentially distribute any upcoming COVID-19 vaccines, states are just starting to get their share of $200 million
Congress · 116th Congress
For Democrats, infrastructure equals fighting climate change, creating jobs
Take the $494 billion surface transportation bill that House Democrats passed July 1. Republicans criticized it as an outgrowth of the Green New Deal.
Policy · 116th Congress
Exclusive: States plan to independently vet COVID-19 vaccine data
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cuomo referenced the FDA’s emergency use authorization earlier this year of a drug touted by Trump, hydroxychloroquine, which the agency later withdrew after finding the drug
Congress · 116th Congress
House committee: FAA, Boeing cultures led to 737 Max disasters
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Hard lessons’ Boeing, in a statement, said it cooperated “fully and extensively” with the committee and is working to strengthen its safety culture.
Congress · 116th Congress
Despite pressure for COVID-19 relief deal, stalemate continues
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who’ve been leading negotiations with Democrats on behalf of the GOP, are willing to end up somewhere in the low-$1
Congress · 116th Congress
Highway bill could hitch a ride on the continuing resolution
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Policy · 116th Congress
‘Subtly terrifying’: How coronavirus changed disaster response
“Puerto Rico is probably the No. 1 concern in my mind,” Montano said, noting the island is still recovering from hurricanes and can experience spotty water, power and health services.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate report outlines ‘grave’ Russian threat in 2016 election interference probe
The fifth and final report involved interviewing 200 witnesses and examining more than 1 million documents, the committee said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crawford plays legislative whack-a-mole with China-made buses, railcars
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Congress · 116th Congress
Smaller airports may see schedule cuts after Sept. 30
United Airlines, meanwhile, expects to be “a much smaller airline come Oct. 1,” in part because of reductions to service, according to a person familiar with the airline’s thinking.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump signs COVID-19 economic relief actions
. 1 through the end of 2020.