Congress · 116th Congress
Shanahan’s confirmation as Defense secretary seems likely, if bumpy
Shanahan has served as acting secretary since Jan. 1, when James Mattis, the Defense Department’s former boss, quit.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
More GOP women want to run for the House. But why now?
Also watch: Here’s Carol Miller’s advice for GOP women thinking of running for office [jwp-video n=”1″] The House flipped Republicans are seeing more new faces because many of the old faces
Congress · 116th Congress
Mental health clinics wait on Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] In recent years, around one-third of adults with serious mental illness and half of all adults and teens with any mental illness did not receive any kind of treatment, according
Congress · 116th Congress
Klobuchar finds Attorney General Barr unaware of major election security legislation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Klobuchar then asked Barr for a commitment to work on the legislation.
Congress · 116th Congress
Schumer uses Kushner’s downplaying of Russian election interference to pitch sanctions
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Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats kick off wonky ‘Medicare for All’ debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Smartest hearing’ Pennsylvania Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon, who has not signed on to the bill, demonstrated the concerns that more moderate Democrats face.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
No letup in congressional fundraising after ‘green wave’ election
Watch: What race ratings really mean and how we create them [jwp-video n=”1″] And in most cases, rather than call it quits, Republicans placed on a “retirement watch list” by the Democratic
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Kendra Horn still worries about her student loans. She’s not the only one
Also watch: Markey spins the ‘Wheel of Giveaways’ in opposition to Bernhardt’s confirmation [jwp-video n=”1″]
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans are ‘determined not to lose women’ in 2020
Also watch: Here’s Carol Miller’s advice for GOP women thinking of running for office [jwp-video n=”1″] McConnell, who is sure to be among the GOP senators on the ballot in 2020 most targeted
Congress · 116th Congress
Violence Against Women Act clears House
According to a Congressional Budget Office report released tis week, the updated VAWA authorized approximately $1 billion annually over a renewal period through 2024.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats launch push on VAWA expansion
Flashback — Violence Against Women Act witness: Title IX is moot ‘because men can be women’ [jwp-video n=”1″] But several Democrats argued that passing their version, which they touted as
Congress · 116th Congress
In prelude to nuclear option, Senate rejects speeding up confirmation of nominees
Watch: Check out DC’s cherry blossoms in peak bloom [jwp-video n=”1″] So it begins The majority leader started the gears turning toward that possibility Monday afternoon, when he filed cloture
Congress · 116th Congress
A 25-cent gas tax hike has support, but is 5 cents a year enough?
A growing number of vehicles also use no gas because they run on electricity or hydrogen fuel cells, but they currently comprise about 1 percent of the total fleet.
Congress · 116th Congress
Spectrum auction could boot weather forecasting back to the 1970s, lawmakers warn
Why presidential budget requests are usually dead on arrival, explained [jwp-video n=”1″]
Congress · 116th Congress
Battle over Mueller report moving to House floor
Watch: Burgess: The only thing Trump did wrong was ‘Win an election [no one] expected him to win’ [jwp-video n=”1″] The nonbinding resolution, offered by House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold
Congress · 116th Congress
White House readies lean budget with fat nondefense cuts
Why presidential budget requests are usually dead on arrival, explained [jwp-video n=”1″] “I don’t think good growth policies have to obsess necessarily about the budget deficits,” National
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
The week on Capitol Hill in 10 Photos
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, and Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats show improved response to Republican messaging votes
That was the case Friday, as Republicans offered an MTR to Democrats’ HR 1 package overhauling voting, campaign finance and ethics laws.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pipelines vulnerable under TSA’s watch
Watch: Six experts tell Senate committee what’s what on data privacy [jwp-video n=”1″]
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate confirms former coal lobbyist to lead EPA
Watch: Protesters interrupt confirmation hearing on Trump’s EPA pick [jwp-video n=”1″] Carol Browner, who led the EPA in the Clinton administration, was confirmed by voice vote.