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Congress · 116th Congress

Rosa DeLauro wins panel vote for Appropriations gavel

[jwp-video n=”1″] Wasserman Schultz released a set of proposals to overhaul the panel’s operations that have won plaudits, including on setting aside funds for minority and underserved communities

Congress · 116th Congress

Trump-era court battles weaken congressional power

[jwp-video n=”1″] How bad depends to some extent on what future presidents choose to do, Somin said, as well as the outcome of related challenges to Trump actions in lower courts centered on

Congress · 116th Congress

Opening of 117th Congress will be different due to pandemic

[jwp-video n=”1″] Counting electoral votes Because the 117th Congress follows a presidential election, the House and Senate by law are supposed to hold a joint session to count the Electoral

Policy · 116th Congress

Biden’s infrastructure challenge: Finding common ground

He has an easy enough vehicle to start with: Congress in October punted on a new highway bill, opting instead to extend the 2015 surface transportation law by a year, to Oct. 1, 2021. 

Congress · 116th Congress

Spat over veterans health care emergency funds stalls spending deal

Overall nondefense accounts would see increases greater than 2 percent on average for the budget year that began Oct. 1, as opposed to a less than 0.5 percent boost without the veterans health care carve-out

Congress · 116th Congress

Hoyer: Earmarks are likely coming back next year

[jwp-video n=”1″] Hoyer said he’s optimistic that both Republicans and Democrats will participate in the process if earmarks come back into the picture.

Campaigns · 116th Congress

Latino voters swayed by sustained effort, groups say

Activists in Arizona knocked on tens of thousands of doors and made more than 1 million phone calls, said Tomas Robles of Living United for Change in Arizona, or LUCHA.

Campaigns · 116th Congress

For progressives, the House is as big a problem as the Senate

[jwp-video n=”1″] The irony is that Pelosi avoided these issues during 2019 and 2020, but moderates are fearful that the party’s Progressive Caucus will push harder next year, especially if

Congress · 116th Congress

New House member orientation features significant shifts

[jwp-video n=”1″] A new program available to members-elect aims to facilitate the transition and compensate a staffer who takes the lead on standing up operations for their newly elected boss

Congress · 116th Congress

Senate GOP lays out priorities in fiscal 2021 spending showdown

[jwp-video n=”1″] The Homeland Security bill was scheduled to go to the floor in a package with five other bills but was pulled at the last minute after progressive and moderate Democrats expressed

White House · 116th Congress

Trump: Defense secretary has been ‘terminated’

[jwp-video n=”1″] House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., called Esper’s firing “destabilizing” and said it is “imperative that the Pentagon remain under stable, experienced leadership