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
Opinion · 116th Congress
Most Americans want to help Dreamers. Trump shouldn’t stand in the way
[jwp-video n=”1″] A permanent legislative solution for Dreamers is needed to ensure these benefits remain.
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.
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.
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
Bipartisan letter urges extension of airline payroll support
“And without an extension of the PSP before then, hundreds of thousands of airline workers will be fired or furloughed on October 1.”
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rep. Steve Watkins not giving up committee posts amid felony charges on voter fraud
[jwp-video n=”1″] Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay charged Watkins on Tuesday with felonies regarding interference with law enforcement, providing false information, voting without
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
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators seem open to trade-offs for coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Negotiators look for common ground on unemployment aid extension] Pelosi, speaking at a news conference Wednesday to note that it’s been two months since Democrats passed