Fact-checking Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention
In 2018, numerous Democrats repeated the talking point that 83 percent of the tax cuts in the TCJA went to the wealthiest 1 percent.
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White House went from braggadocious to silent on Middle East intel — in four days
Netanyahu’s April 1 order to take out a top Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander led to the counterstrikes. And helped him flip the script on Biden.
Biden signs foreign aid bill, says weapons to be sent to allies within hours
The U.S. has always "made sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself against Iran and the terrorists it supports," Biden said, touting $1 billion the measure will provide for "food, medical supplies
Rep. Tom Cole seeks to limit earmark-driven political headaches
A self-proclaimed "defense hawk," Cole said he believes military spending should increase more than the 1 percent allowed under last year’s debt limit law.
Senate sends spending package to Biden, wrapping up fiscal 2024
He went after projects like $1 million for Martha’s Vineyard hospital — "in one of the richest ZIP codes in the United States," Paul said — and $2 million for a kelp and shellfish nursery at the University
Menendez to colleagues: They could come for you next
Rob Menendez, also faces a primary challenge from Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, who, according to published reports, has raised nearly $1 million since he launched his campaign last month.
House sends final NDAA to Biden’s desk
biggest in two decades, as well as an increase in troops’ basic allowance for housing payments.The bill would add $1.2 billion more than the White House requested for defense procurement and nearly $1
EV tax credit rules would clarify restrictions on foreign-made batteries
The first deadline for automakers begins on Jan. 1, when vehicles containing any battery components that are manufactured by a foreign entity of concern will not receive the tax credit.
Cardin to take Foreign Relations gavel after Menendez charges
"Not only did Cardin have to step up in leadership in an unprecedented situation… he had to step up in the midst of this extremely high-stakes diplomacy that we had going on within the P5+1 and with Iran
McCarthy says Iraq AUMFs will first go to House committee
It was rejected in a 1-20 vote.
Gap in data complicates legislation to keep China off US farms
Despite such well-publicized purchases, Chinese buyers, with 383,935 acres, hold less than 1 percent of foreign-owned U.S. farm, forest, pasture and nonagricultural land, the Farm Service Agency said in
Jewish Omar staffer targeted over boss’s comments decries religion-based hatred
I now have a 1-year-old. So that takes up almost all my time outside of work. Q: What has been going through your mind over the last few weeks that you would want to share with Roll Call readers?
Policy · 118th Congress
Little-noticed US funding for China tech sector now draws scrutiny
Corrected 1:18 p.m. | Even as Washington takes a hard line on keeping U.S. technology and data beyond China’s reach, the federal government has thus far been slow to close another channel of technology
Congress · 118th Congress
House passes bill limiting oil reserve sales to China
Republicans, who also had broader criticisms of the move, raised objections to the sale of nearly 1 million barrels of oil to Unipec America, a Houston-based subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned firm
Policy · 117th Congress
DOD strategy reports show rising nuclear tensions
To be sure, the administration would like to see few weapons programs terminated, namely the sea-launched cruise missile and the B83-1 gravity bomb. But those positions were known.
Congress · 117th Congress
Aid bill for 9/11 families exposes rift with former Iran hostages
Annual fund deposits reached a peak of over $1 billion in fiscal 2019, capping years of steady growth.
Congress · 117th Congress
The Senate’s treaty oversight has atrophied just as it’s needed most
Kaine’s measure, which the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced in late March by a 21-1 vote, would require a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate or an act of Congress before any president
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles
“Russia is the No. 1 ransomware actor in the world, so they clearly have the capacity to use cryptocurrencies outside the legal system,” Warren said in an interview.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP decries cost of Pentagon anti-extremism and diversity training
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, indicating that the armed forces dedicated nearly 6 million hours and about $1 million in additional expenses to training sessions focused on these
Congress · 117th Congress
Foreign aid for Afghanistan in flux after Taliban takeover
“We need Congress and the White House to be working with us right now on what happens Sept. 1 and forward,” said Rita Sharma, vice president of U.S. programs and policy advocacy at CARE, a major