Congress · 116th Congress
Chaotic week greets lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill as the pandemic continues
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the same legislation headlines a complicated week on the House floor.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Capitol Insiders Survey: Parties are poles apart on virus relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats supported extending $600 weekly unemployment plus-ups and the eviction moratorium.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia GOP convention taps Nick Freitas to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger
He was the top fundraiser in the Republican race, pulling in $1 million, and had $350,000 left on June 28.
Congress · 116th Congress
McCarthy: Liability shield shouldn’t be traded for more regulation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to soon release a GOP alternative totaling somewhere around $1 trillion that is unlikely to include the OSHA standard but will include liability protections
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ratings changes: Electoral College looking good for Biden
[jwp-video n=”1″] While the precise cause can be argued, Trump’s job rating has been on a precipitous decline over the last two months, not only putting a second term increasingly out of reach
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump admin must accept new DACA applications, court rules
[jwp-video n=”1″] Friday’s District Court ruling comes after mounting pressure from both Democrats and advocacy groups.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
By the numbers: New fundraising reports and the battle for Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] Battle for the House House Democrats continued their prolific fundraising in the second quarter, with the average Democratic incumbent raising $774,000, nearly three times
Congress · 116th Congress
Mnuchin gives hints of PPP changes in next COVID-19 relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hard hit black and Hispanic businesses The coronavirus has disproportionately devastated Black and Latino communities, who’ve suffered higher infection and hospitalization
Congress · 116th Congress
House lawmakers agree secure remote voting is possible, but implementation still divides
[jwp-video n=”1″] Despite his strong opposition to remote voting, Gingrich had nothing but praise for the committee’s work Friday.
Congress · 116th Congress
State, local coronavirus aid fight may hinge on school funds
Schumer will make another push for the $1 trillion in state and local aid they want in a news conference with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Canceled: Annual Congressional Baseball Game takes a hit
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The year 2020 threw us a wicked curve ball, but you can be sure that we will be swinging for the fences in 2021,” Thompson said in his letter.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump’s move on key environment law feeds Democrats’ strategy
That proposal received more than 1 million public comments. Democrats have been hammering climate change as a topic in recent weeks.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court allows Florida to enforce felon voting rights law
But on July 1, the U.S.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Burger King figured out how to work safely during the pandemic. Why can’t Congress?
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last month held a remote markup of an infrastructure bill that could wind up costing taxpayers more than $1 trillion.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ukraine again emerges as wedge issue, now on defense money bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto triggers The House bill’s controversial provisions include several that could lead to a presidential veto, or at least the threat of one, Granger said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Campaign update: Fundraising surges despite pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] Fundraisers and strategists in both parties said the pandemic has shifted the focus to fundraising on digital platforms and grassroots donors as in-person, big-dollar events
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: The end of the beginning
Neal, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, faces an opponent who has attracted some buzz heading into the state’s Sept. 1 primary: Alex Morse, the 31-year-old mayor of Holyoke.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
MJ Hegar wins runoff to take on Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn
Cornyn starts the general election with a sizable 14-to-1 financial advantage. His campaign announced Monday that it ended the second fundraising quarter on June 30 with $14.5 million on hand.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Please answer the phone (or text), this is the Democratic Party calling
[jwp-video n=”1″] The push to sharpen digital tools comes as Democrats and Republicans vie to reach voters during a pandemic that has halted traditional ways of campaigning, including in person