Congress · 116th Congress
Republican senator likely to push colleagues to curtail August recess again
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Congress · 116th Congress
Military bases unprepared for gathering climate change storm
[jwp-video n=”1″] Still, the Pentagon and Congress seem to be planning for and girding against climate change on an ad-hoc basis, rather than drafting broader and concerted strategies, and responding
Congress · 116th Congress
Lindsey Graham confronted with the ghosts of the ‘gang of 8’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Graham said his committee will mark up his asylum bill sometime next week, signaling that he is willing to compromise with Democrats to advance the measure.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP border aid package to largely track Trump request
Those figures largely match the White House request, initially submitted May 1, and the mix of funding set aside by Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C.
Congress · 116th Congress
After rebuke from Jon Stewart, panel approves 9/11 victim bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Bhattacharyya said earlier this year that from 2011 to 2016, 19,000 people sought compensation.
Congress · 116th Congress
Contractors would receive shutdown pay in next spending package
[jwp-video n=”1″] The measure would target the benefit to low-wage workers by capping it at $965 per week, or the equivalent of a $50,180 annual salary.
Congress · 116th Congress
Border spending package seeks aid for migrants, but no money for Trump’s wall
The decision marked the first sign of movement on a stand-alone border funding bill, which President Donald Trump first requested on May 1.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
These senators running for president made $7.1 million writing books
[jwp-video n=”1″] Bernie Sanders — $2,141,556 Sanders’ 2016 campaign book, “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In,” has earned just shy of $2 million since publishing.
Upcoming debates an important next stage in presidential campaign
[jwp-video n=”1″] In general, it’s risky for a candidate to wage an attack in a crowded race because there is no guarantee the attacker will benefit.
Congress · 116th Congress
On congressional pay raise, maximum political pain and no gain
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Every time we have done this, in terms of having the COLA before, it’s been done in a bipartisan way, and I expect that’s how it’s going to be this time,” Hoyer said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Border wall, nuclear weapons to spark partisan fight at defense bill debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The chairman feels strongly that the nuclear arsenal is too large, that we spend too much money on legacy weapons systems when we have emerging requirements like cyber, like
Policy · 116th Congress
Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘Huawei is not the answer’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Q: You’ve introduced legislation that would make it more difficult for companies to do business in China.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Prayers up for Big Papi
#EnoughisEnough #MA7 https://t.co/MvoO0xAdoF — Rep Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) June 10, 2019 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Wishing a speedy recovery to the legendary
Congress · 116th Congress
Nixon counsel John Dean will testify Trump’s actions are ‘strikingly like Watergate’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans have criticized calling on Dean to testify as political theatre.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: House tackles first spending package and NDAA endurance contest
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Democratic leaders want to pass all their spending measures by the end of June.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Armed Services strikes agreement on Trump’s Space Force
[jwp-video n=”1″] Smith, who supported Space Corps, said he wants lawmakers to look past the political baggage attached to the proposal, thanks in large part to Trump’s involvement.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump blasts Federal Reserve, U.S. Chamber over trade, interest rates
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Don’t forget, the head of the Fed of China is President Xi, the president of China, he is also the head of the Fed. He can do whatever he wants.
Congress · 116th Congress
Hyde amendment, other abortion riders in the spending limelight
Starting Wednesday, the House will take up a nearly $1 trillion spending package written by Democrats that would roll back Trump administration anti-abortion policies, including restrictions barring
Congress · 116th Congress
Who protects whom? Depends on presidential candidate, congressional status
[jwp-video n=”1″] CRS notes that three Secret Service Division agents were present when President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York, in 1901, but they reportedly weren’t
Congress · 116th Congress
Why Ken Cuccinelli is persona non grata in the Senate
Former USCIS Director Lee Cissna, who stepped down June 1 after leading the agency since October 2017, faced backlash during his time in office from pro-immigration groups and Democrats for the massive