Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: It’s Not the Senate That Is Selling Out the Dreamers
Depending on the wording of polling questions, backing for the Dreamers runs as high as 8-to-1.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Women Played a Key Role in Harassment Bill
Watch: Former Congresswomen Reflect on Sexual Harassment Issues [jwp-video n=”1″] Legislation with some bite The bill that was introduced last week is serious stuff.
Politics · 115th Congress
Group Backed by Liberal George Soros Posts Uptick in Lobbying
Reports covering lobbying activity from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 were due in Congress by midnight Monday.
Politics · 115th Congress
The Army’s Ryan McCarthy Pulls the Plug on Bad Acquisitions
To be sure, with just over 1 million soldiers in the active and reservist Army, nearly a quarter of whom are deployed at any given time in some 140 locations worldwide, the Army cannot be called inactive
Politics · 115th Congress
Pentagon Strategy Outstrips Its Budget Process
Watch: McCain Challenges Defense Nominee on Guns, Veteran Care [jwp-video n=”1″] Because of the long lead time for defense budgets, a new administration’s second budget request usually is
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Breaks Shutdown Logjam and Advances Three-Week CR
Watch: Schumer Warns GOP Has 17 Days to Reach Deal on DACA [jwp-video n=”1″] The breakthrough came after days of bipartisan negotiations among rank-and-file members.
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Actor Playing Nixon and Wallace Hears Echoes in Trump
A Bowl of Dog Doo, Henry VIII and S-Holes: Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″] He added, “I think to see people in protests giving Nazi salutes and protesters being hauled off
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Passes Three-Week CR to Reopen Federal Government
Working for the Weekend: Highlights from the Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″] The outcome was assured once Schumer announced his side would provide the necessary votes just before a scheduled noon
Politics · 115th Congress
Shutdown Ended, but Democrats Still Have Leverage Over Budget Caps
Watch: 17 Days to Negotiate Another Deal [jwp-video n=”1″] Lawmakers are hoping to avoid another shutdown and plan to spend the next few weeks negotiating unresolved issues, including the
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Adjourns, Ensures Government Shutdown on Monday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back until noon Monday what was an expected 1 a.m. vote on trying to break a filibuster of a short-term spending package.
Politics · 115th Congress
House GOP to Senate: You Can’t Bind Us
bound by any agreement reached across the Capitol on immigration, something Senate Democrats say is key to ending their filibuster of a three-week stopgap bill the chamber is planning to vote on around 1
Politics · 115th Congress
Amid Shutdown, White House Says Senate Democrats ‘Out of Control’
Watch: McConnell, Durbin Make Their Case as Shutdown Looms [jwp-video n=”1″] Turning point A day after Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Politics · 115th Congress
Government Shuts Down as Senate Fails to Advance Spending Measure
Watch: McConnell, Durbin Make Their Case As Shutdown Looms [jwp-video n=”1″] The irony there is that some Republicans had proposed such a three-week continuing resolution as a possible compromise
Politics · 115th Congress
With Shutdown Looming, Trump Doubts Dems Will Keep Lights On
Watch: Pelosi and Ryan Discuss Possibility of a Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″] Trump tweeted that Senate Democrats “want illegal immigration and weak borders. Shutdown coming?
Politics · 115th Congress
Shutdown Effects Would Hit Agencies Differently
McConnell, Durbin Make Their Case As Shutdown Looms [jwp-video n=”1″] Roughly half the employees at the Department of Health and Human Services would be furloughed in the case of a partial
Politics · 115th Congress
How House Republicans Got to ‘Yes’ on Funding the Government
Watch: 3 Congressional Campaign Stories You Might Have Missed This Week [jwp-video n=”1″] Intelligence interplay Negotiations briefly took a turn away from spending midday Thursday as House
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Contradicts Kelly, Claims Wall Views Have Not ‘Evolved’
Watch: Clock’s Ticking on Deal to Dodge a Government Shutdown [jwp-video n=”1″] Since Kelly joined the White House staff in August, aides have shifted their tone on the border
Policy · 115th Congress
Freedom Caucus Throws Water on Leadership Stopgap Confidence
Watch: Pelosi and Ryan Discuss Shutdown Possibility [jwp-video n=”1″] Shortly before Meadows’ remarks, House Speaker Paul D.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Passes CR, but Threat of Shutdown Still Looms
Watch: Pelosi and Ryan Discuss Shutdown Possibility [jwp-video n=”1″] Specifically, the Freedom Caucus secured a commitment for two votes.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Welcome to S-Town
Watch: Leahy Questions Nielsen About Trump Comment [jwp-video n=”1″] We also need to get back to having a great legislature that is capable of solving the country’s problems and not creating