Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official’s approach to contracts faces scrutiny
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ethics experts say laws that forbid contracts from going to allies of federal officials are lax and unlikely to be enforced.
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Policy · 116th Congress
HHS announces plan to send out COVID-19 Medicaid payments
In order to qualify for these funds, providers must not have already received funding from a prior allocation and must have billed the state Medicaid program or managed care plans between Jan. 1,
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘A really electric feeling’: Congressional staffers join protests against police brutality
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Congress · 116th Congress
Senators worry about COVID-19 as busy wildfire season closes in
Park Police role in aggressively breaking up a peaceful demonstration outside the White House on June 1 by shooting chemical gases at protestors. The U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Transport workers still seek enforceable COVID-19 rules
In a June 1 interview with Politico, she characterized the issue as “labor-management” and argued that industry should take the lead in protecting their workers, arguing that doing so would help restore
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump is the Democrats’ ace in the hole for November
[jwp-video n=”1″] 2016 again? With less than five months to go until Election Day, Trump is still behaving as if this were January 2017.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate panel grills housing regulators on racial bias, pandemic
Carson defended his pace, saying the agency put out $1 billion within a week, and was on pace to spend all of the appropriated money by the October deadline set by Congress.
Policy · 116th Congress
Optimism abounds on cryptocurrency ETFs despite lack of action
[jwp-video n=”1″] Fintech website Coindesk reported in May that the total number of bitcoins held in cryptocurrency exchange wallets dropped to an 18-month low, an indication that some people
Opinion · 116th Congress
On primary day in Georgia, a chance to pick up where MLK left off
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Policy · 116th Congress
Contact tracing for COVID-19 is hybrid of old and new technologies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Typically, testing labs, hospitals and doctors’ offices in each state electronically report a positive test for any of the trackable diseases into a disease surveillance database
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP policing plan may hold some compromises for Democrats
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Kentucky Republican said he’s asked Scott, the only black GOP senator, to lead a working group in crafting a proposal for the conference to consider.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Senate race rating in Kansas remains the same, for now
[jwp-video n=”1″] A recent poll by Civiqs for Daily Kos, which supports Democratic candidates, conducted online from May 30-June 1, wasn’t as good for likely Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier
Policy · 116th Congress
Two plans for highway investments, zero plans to pay for them
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the most popular alternative to the gas tax — a mechanism that would charge people based on vehicle miles traveled, or VMT — is nowhere near ready for national deployment
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate considers wildlife bill, NDAA gets markup, and police overhaul unveiled: Road ahead
[jwp-video n=”1″] The 134-page package, dubbed the Justice in Policing Act, includes several bills that would update standards for prosecuting police misconduct, mandate dash and body camera
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What’s at stake in primaries Tuesday in Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia
[jwp-video n=”1″] That was no surprise to David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, which is backing Mace and a handful of other Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats promise ‘bold change,’ but delivering is harder
ANALYSIS — Senators returned from a weeklong Memorial Day recess on June 1 to a Washington transformed.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Common Defense: Too many emergencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Similarly, in April 2019, a bipartisan majority in both chambers of Congress passed a joint resolution that would have ended U.S. military involvement with the Saudi-led coalition
Congress · 116th Congress
A lot riding on conservation bill vote for Gardner, Daines
[jwp-video n=”1″] Texas Republican Ted Cruz is another potential opponent.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ policing overhaul targets prosecution standards, data collection, training
[jwp-video n=”1″] One exception to that is the measure would ban all law enforcement agencies from racial profiling, allowing injured parties to file civil lawsuits in state or federal district
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending June 5, 2020
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