Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
How lawmakers are spending their coronavirus self-quarantines
[jwp-video n=”1″] Gaetz was taken to Walter Reed Hospital and tested.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
The Senate wasn’t their first choice. Will that matter for Bullock and Hickenlooper?
[jwp-video n=”1″] While running for president, Hickenlooper repeatedly said he did not want to run for Senate, even going so far as saying he was “not cut out” for the job.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus stimulus deal ‘close,’ House to vote Friday, Pelosi says
[jwp-video n=”1″] In a letter to House Democrats late Thursday, Pelosi wrote that the measure being negotiated would provide 14 days of paid emergency leave and up to three months of paid family
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Wash your hands after reading this
He also outraised Hyde-Smith, a former state agriculture commissioner, in the final reporting period before the primary, with $215,000 raised between Jan. 1 and Feb. 19 compared to Hyde-Smith’s $171,000
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrats boost national fundraising for state legislatures
Dylan Watts, political director for the North Carolina Senate Republicans, said that because he expects outside money to favor Democrats, he wants his candidates to have a better than 2-to-1 cash
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Coronavirus upends This Town’s spring rituals as cancellations mount
Consequently, the Washington Nationals are postponing their March 23 gala that, last year, raised more than $1 million for the team’s Dream Foundation.
Congress · 116th Congress
Outside influences force Congress’ hand on coronavirus protocols
[jwp-video n=”1″] Some lawmakers feared that closing the Capitol would send a damaging message about the resilience of American democracy.
Congress · 116th Congress
FISA deal passes House, but some conservatives want Trump to veto it
[jwp-video n=”1″] There are still procedural hurdles that could imperil Senate passage before the deadline, however.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate staffer tests positive for COVID-19, first coronavirus case on Hill
[jwp-video n=”1″] The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic Wednesday, as top U.S. public health officials warned lawmakers the virus’ spread will worsen in the coming weeks
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump announces coronavirus actions as Democrats prep stimulus
Provide $1 billion this year to help states process and pay unemployment insurance benefits.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus spread will likely get worse, ‘serious mitigation’ is necessary, health officials say
[jwp-video n=”1″] Oversight and Reform members pressed the five federal health officials testifying about the administration’s response, lobbing questions about testing for the virus and whether
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court could leave consumer protection mess for Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Department of Justice and the CFPB itself — under President Donald Trump’s appointed director, Kathy Kraninger — want a similar outcome.
Congress · 116th Congress
House suit seeking McGahn testimony tossed by appeals court
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, declined to rule on whether McGahn had to honor a committee subpoena or if the close presidential adviser enjoys “absolute immunity
Campaigns · 116th Congress
He wrote jokes for Hollywood comedians. Now he wants to write Jim Jordan out of Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] Funny business It was no surprise to Tim Doyle, who gave Larsen his first job in Hollywood, that Larsen’s skills would be valuable in a congressional office.
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior official: Border wall helps environment, sacred sites
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Policy · 116th Congress
Stronger cigarette warnings likely to renew legal challenges
[jwp-video n=”1″] Industry objections The tobacco industry is already signaling that its likely legal arguments after the rule is finalized will mirror its approach in 2011, according to extensive
Congress · 116th Congress
Surveillance standoff ahead as attorney general seeks ‘clean’ reauthorization
[jwp-video n=”1″] “My sense is that the president is supportive of the reforms that the attorney general is offering up,” Cramer said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Appeals court rules in favor of Trump family planning rule
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Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: House tackles lynching and flavored tobacco, while Senate considers anti-abortion bills
The Senate agreed to invoke cloture on the nomination on an 88-1 vote.
Policy · 116th Congress
Not on the candidates’ radar: The ‘sixth great extinction’
Hard to find A U.N. report last year concluded that humans have pushed 1 million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction, and those species may vanish in decades.