Policy · 117th Congress
Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits
The State Department announced March 1 that Ukrainian green card cases will instead be processed at the consular post in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Sprawling $1.5 trillion appropriations package nears finish line
Those provisions complement this fiscal year’s typical installment of military and economic aid to Middle Eastern nations, with an extra $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system tacked on
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau to lay out potential misses in 2020 count
Last decade, the survey showed the agency missed more than 1 million members of minority communities in the 2010 census, including nearly 5 percent of Native Americans on reservations.
Policy · 117th Congress
US protected status to encompass more than 75,000 Ukrainians
Thursday TPS designation that aims to protect Ukrainian nationals from deportation to a country in the throes of a Russian invasion, which has claimed hundreds of civilian lives and forced more than 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping new veterans benefits bill readied for House vote
Republicans said it was a relatively inexpensive — $1 billion over a decade — way to deliver aid to veterans that could be signed into law immediately, in what could be billed as a bipartisan win
Congress · 117th Congress
As Ukraine burns, Washington splits over how to help
“We are giving more than $1 billion in direct assistance to Ukraine,” Biden said.
Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 subvariants not expected to slow progress against pandemic
The new variant, known as BA.2, is more contagious than previous variants, including the original strain of omicron, BA.1, and is quickly picking up steam across the United States.
Congress · 117th Congress
Major corporations make last-ditch push for R&D tax break
Before Jan. 1, companies could deduct what they spent on research and development immediately from their taxable income.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan calls mounting for Ukrainian immigrant protections
That move would give roughly 2,000 students in the U.S. additional flexibility in their studies under F-1 student visa requirements.
Congress · 117th Congress
Unimpressed with post office banking trial, backers eye new initiative
In 2019, Amodei co-sponsored an amendment to the Financial Services appropriations bill that would have provided $1 million to fund expansion into nonbank financial services by the Postal Service.
Policy · 117th Congress
Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge
Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in December that challenges could move forward against some state licensing officials, although it also ruled 5-4 that the challenges could not move forward against state judges
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates urge protections for Ukrainians in US
De Peña also suggested a Special Student Relief designation for Ukraine, which would give Ukrainian students in the U.S. on F-1 visas more flexibility in their studies due to “emergent circumstances
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden hits Russia with new export controls and financial sanctions
“The sanctions that we have proposed on all their banks have equal consequence, maybe more consequence than SWIFT, No. 1,” the president said.
Policy · 117th Congress
Facing new Superfund taxes, chemical lobby boosted spending
Dow Chemical Co. spent $1.14 million in lobbying last quarter, including on the Superfund taxes, up from $1 million in the final period of 2020.
Policy · 117th Congress
Minimum wage hikes will dent Pentagon budget
A new minimum wage for Defense Department civilians and contractors will cost the Pentagon close to $1 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
Immigrant investors on edge as EB-5 lapse enters eighth month
Investors may invest $500,000 in a project in an area of low employment, or $1 million elsewhere.
Policy · 117th Congress
IG finds a familiar pattern of delay at USDA civil rights office
The IG found that a sample of 28 complaints out of 911 cases closed between Oct. 1, 2016, and June 30, 2019, took up to 799 days to process. “These challenges are not new.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP decries cost of Pentagon anti-extremism and diversity training
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, indicating that the armed forces dedicated nearly 6 million hours and about $1 million in additional expenses to training sessions focused on these
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats plot March legislative push on inflation
A group of Democrats introduced a bill last week to cut the excise tax on gasoline produced, imported or sold from 18.4 cents per gallon to zero until Jan. 1, 2023.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations
Politically vulnerable House Democrats lamented the passage of a third continuing resolution for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, irritated that the pragmatic, bipartisan dealmaking they view as