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.
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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!
Policy · 116th Congress
Tech industry, lawmakers criticize Trump’s immigration order
It also further blocks exchange students and visitors on J-1 visas, and foreign workers who use L-1 workers to transfer to a U.S. office.
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia primaries: GOP taps Taylor for rematch with Luria; Democrats back Webb vs. Good
[jwp-video n=”1″] Webb wins 5th District In the 5th District, Webb was leading the four-way Democratic primary with 69 percent when the AP called the race with 64 percent of precincts
Opinion · 116th Congress
If Congress can’t pass police reform now, we just don’t need a Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] The right group While there may be vast areas of federal policy where lawmakers truly can’t tell the difference between a problem and a solution — remember the Facebook hearing
Policy · 116th Congress
NYPD may soon have to divulge surveillance technologies
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The broad language in the POST Act would include sensitive and confidential technology used by undercover police officers on the most dangerous assignments,” the NYPD said
Policy · 116th Congress
Delayed COVID-19 aid spurs search for faster payments
[jwp-video n=”1″] Fed Accounts would be available at post offices and commercial bank branches. Because the accounts would exist on the Fed’s ledger, transactions could happen instantly.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House extends immigration restrictions to include H-1B, other visas
The proclamation also bars people on H-4 visas for spouses of foreign workers, most types of H-2B nonagricultural work visas, most J-1 visas for exchange students and visitors, and L-1 visas that
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior watchdog to probe Park Police clash with demonstrators
Interior’s Office of Inspector General, according to congressional sources, is investigating the role of the Park Police on June 1, when it and other law enforcement agencies and the National Guard
Campaigns · 116th Congress
6 things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Here are six things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries: 1. Booker looks for an upset In the Democratic primary to take on McConnell in Kentucky, a late outpouring of support for state Rep.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Virginia GOP taps Marine veteran to take on Rep. Jennifer Wexton
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Congress · 116th Congress
Groups call on appropriators to increase funding for committees, member offices
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