Campaigns · 116th Congress
6 things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Here are six things to watch Tuesday: 1.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Florida, Kentucky are slowest states in handling jobless claims
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Congress · 116th Congress
Pent-up tax demands could resurface in House Democrats’ aid bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] One provision would make the child tax credit fully refundable, increasing it from $2,000 to $3,000 for six years and boosting it to $3,600 for children under 6 years old.
Policy · 116th Congress
States weigh what to do with millions of malaria pills
The Strategic National Stockpile has shipped 28 million tablets of a malaria drug that President Donald Trump touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19 to states since April 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Airline leaders grilled over safety, refunds and use of loans
Airlines are losing between $350 million and $400 million “every single day of the week” and when they do recover, he said, “the industry will emerge a shadow of what it was on March 1 of this year.”
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Rep. Madeleine Dean honors mother-in-law, who died of COVID-19
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Jahana Hayes: COVID-19 ‘has hit home,’ husband tests positive for coronavirus
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Congress · 116th Congress
Undeterred by pandemic, lawmakers ready their NDAA proposals
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Policy · 116th Congress
Amazon workers tally virus cases, voice alarms about risks
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Policy · 116th Congress
Chance for Congress to fix public health gaps could close fast
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I just think we have to be realistic about our capacity to make every single medical good in the United States,” he said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines get break from service requirements
[jwp-video n=”1″] Seasonal flights The DOT largely granted requests by Delta to delay plans to begin seasonal flights to seven vacation destinations, including Juneau, Alaska; Martha’s Vineyard
Policy · 116th Congress
States take new steps to track contacts of people with COVID-19
Another $1 billion will fund federal testing and contact tracing efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Congress · 116th Congress
Partisan split over remote work leaves House in legislative limbo
[jwp-video n=”1″] But for some remote work supporters, the working group feels like a dead end to weeks of slow progress.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trips to ski slopes, beaches and golf courses popular with House leadership PACs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Yet one study found some lawmakers spend so much raising money, there’s not always much left to give away.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congressional task force to advise White House on post-pandemic economy has wide swath of party rosters
[jwp-video n=”1″] One top Democrat who did make the task force, Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner, said in a statement that his highest priority would be “to ensure the federal government
Congress · 116th Congress
Second round of emergency medical provider funds delayed
[jwp-video n=”1″] The money is part of a $100 billion emergency fund appropriated for medical providers in the $1.8 trillion economic aid package enacted last month.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senators scrutinize FTC powers to curb COVID-19 price gouging
[jwp-video n=”1″] That could become a vehicle for related provisions such as price gouging language, according to Chicago attorney Nikhil Mehta.
Policy · 116th Congress
Technology to track COVID-19 raises fears of mass surveillance
[jwp-video n=”1″] By Tuesday, more than 125,000 people had died from the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, as known infections exceeded 1.8 million.
Policy · 116th Congress
Calls grow for Trump to relax humanitarian sanctions on Iran
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There are lots of young people in Iran who are no fans of this regime, who, in fact, reach out for a connection to America,” Murphy said.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House preparedness for pandemic threat has faltered across four presidencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] For years while he was a professor and department chair at the National War College, Larsen argued for expanding the curriculum beyond the core subjects that make up the “DIME