White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon brings military experience and political savvy to his new job
[jwp-video n=”1″] Reaction from current senators was generally positive, but a bit reserved.
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White House · 116th Congress
New legislative affairs chief Ueland has his work cut out for him
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We were making some progress, but then they kind of backed away from it,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week.
Congress · 116th Congress
Buffeted by trade winds, soybean farmers seek tax credit renewal
Protected on one side by the EPA’s renewable fuels mandate and by steep import tariffs on the other, some biodiesel producers were able to post profits last year despite the lapse of the industry’s coveted $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Rep. Hartzler to host $500-per-person event for defense executives on eve of defense markup
[jwp-video n=”1″] Brandon Winfrey, an organizer of the event, said it had nothing to do with the defense authorization markup and was not specific to any industry, including defense.
Policy · 116th Congress
Artificial intelligence is coming. Will Congress be ready?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Lawmakers and regulators still grappling with the downsides of the internet and social media era, such as loss of privacy, criminal hacking and data breaches, are now trying
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Think Kirsten Gillibrand has no chance? She’s heard that before — and won anyway
[jwp-video n=”1″] That was during her first House campaign in 2006, when she defeated Republican Rep. John E. Sweeney by 6 points.
Congress · 116th Congress
HR 1 provides freshman House Democrats a McConnell 101 lesson
The latest reality check came on Wednesday when a substantial portion of first-year House Democrats — 62 members — urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to act on HR 1, a sweeping House-passed
Congress · 116th Congress
Longtime U.S. Chamber of Commerce chief Tom Donohue easing out of job
The chamber’s political operation spent more than $7 million in outside expenditures during the 2017-2018 election cycle, with $6 million supporting Republican candidates, $1 million spent to defeat
Congress · 116th Congress
A nice chunk of change: Commemorative coins benefit all involved
The fundraising organization figures it will take home at least $1 million from the sale of the coins to benefit the museum. The sponsor of the bill, Democratic Rep.
White House · 116th Congress
A Trump administration review of mining bans has green groups worried
[jwp-video n=”1″] Zinke’s stance After the department determined uranium was a critical mineral, former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faced pressure to pledge the department would not
Congress · 116th Congress
News Media Alliance pushes for new Senate antitrust bill
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Congress · 116th Congress
Freshman lashes out after House ethics rules bar promoting bone marrow drive
Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) May 23, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; DKMS is holding events around the country Friday focused on South Asian populations, including at Islamic centers and mosques around
Congress · 116th Congress
Sharing info on potential sponsors of unaccompanied children stalled border funding
[jwp-video n=”1″] That provision, which expires Sept. 30 unless renewed, generally prohibits Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining or removing sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
How to dine like a boss on a tight budget in D.C.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Before Trump meeting, Hungary hired a powerhouse K Street firm
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Congress · 116th Congress
Americans may vote in 2020 using old, unsecured machines
Overhauling the nation’s election systems would mean injecting as much as $1 billion in federal grants that would then be supplemented by states, but top Senate Republicans have said they are unlikely
Opinion · 116th Congress
What Justin Amash can teach Nancy Pelosi
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Remember that the 72-year-old Romney occupies perhaps the safest Senate GOP perch from which to defy Trump.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats seek details of Trump ethics waivers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Some waivers did include officials’ names, such as one in 2017 for Lance Leggitt, a former lobbyist with Baker Donelson, to work at the Health and Human Services Department.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ocasio-Cortez grills CEO of pharma company making billions on government-patented HIV drug
[jwp-video n=”1″] O’Day’s testimony Thursday was contradicted by Robert Grant, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, whom government watchdog group Public Citizen
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior head: ‘I Haven’t Lost Any Sleep’ over record carbon levels
Asked how he’d rate his personal concern about those reports on a scale of 1 to 10, he stated plainly: “I haven’t lost any sleep over it.” Rep.