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.
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Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: Stimulus checks sent to dead people among coronavirus response problems
. | The Government Accountability Office criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts Thursday, including the issuing of more than $1 billion in stimulus
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Activist to insider: Former Pelosi aide watches Black Lives Matter go mainstream
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It requires a lot of endurance and grit,” says Griffin. It can also take a toll on staff. Griffin says she definitely “grew up” during her six years with Pelosi.
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Parties publish dirty laundry so the right people can air it
[jwp-video n=”1″] Strategy avoids duplication Since the official campaign committees can’t coordinate with their independent expenditure arms or with outside groups, strategists on both sides
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.”
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.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Women say it’s time to reopen America — safely
[jwp-video n=”1″] Second wave worries The survey also showed continuing concern among voters about the possibility of a second wave of the coronavirus, a fact that should get the attention of
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
Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response
[jwp-video n=”1″] Shih said his group’s outreach efforts can’t rely on records like voter registration to find these historically undercounted groups since so many in New York’s Asian American
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP rejects Trump pick for Meadows seat in North Carolina
House Freedom Fund, the political arm of the hard-line conservative Freedom Caucus that Meadows once led, and House Freedom Action spent more than $1 million to support Bennett, while Fix Congress Now!
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
Armed Services’ agenda has newly pressing topic: Race
[jwp-video n=”1″] Further, the bill would require the military to track extremism, including racist incidents, in the ranks.