Congress · 116th Congress
Kenosha police officer who tased Jacob Blake worked for the Capitol Police
A knife was found on the driver’s side floorboard of Blake’s car, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a press release on Sept. 1.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Dueling disclosures: Virginia candidate Freitas tells state one salary, Congress another
his boss, when filling out the Virginia disclosure, had sought guidance from the state’s ethics council and, based on that guidance, had included on his 2020 form income from his firm beginning Jan. 1,
Congress · 116th Congress
Pessimism creeps into revived coronavirus relief bill talks
But an eventual deal would likely end up closer to $2 trillion than the $1 trillion limit most Republicans prefer, according to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Policy · 116th Congress
Internal documents show drugmakers’ reliance on US price hikes
The hearings culminated from 18 months of investigations involving more than 1 million pages of company documents, the committee said.
Congress · 116th Congress
U.S. Agency for Global Media unrecognizable under Trump ally
The agency, with an annual budget just under $1 billion and a staff of 4,000 employees and 1,500 stringer reporters, is home to the U.S. government’s international broadcasting operations, including
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Debate fact-check: False claims amid disorderly fracas
Corrected, Oct. 1 6:45 p.m. | President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress looks to avert shutdown amid Supreme Court fight
[jwp-video n=”1″] The House floor schedule reserves time for voting on a relief package this week.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Fix Congress Committee’ launches framework for earmark revival
[jwp-video n=”1″] Graves emphasized that project proposals would not, under the guidance, be driven by members motivated to show voters how many federal dollars they can rake into their districts
Congress · 116th Congress
Exclusive: Capitol Police disciplinary reports show pattern of misconduct
[jwp-video n=”1″] Mocking the deaf, others From Jan. 23, 2015, to Feb. 23, 2016, several male officers, including commanders who rank higher than sergeant, sent around 18 photoshopped images
Congress · 116th Congress
For Democrats, infrastructure equals fighting climate change, creating jobs
Take the $494 billion surface transportation bill that House Democrats passed July 1. Republicans criticized it as an outgrowth of the Green New Deal.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP senators buff green credentials as Election Day nears
[jwp-video n=”1″] Alex Conant, a partner at Firehouse Strategies, said, “Republicans are talking about the environment more than they ever have before,” in part to reach independent and younger
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Supreme Court fight jolts battle for the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] One GOP official noted that the Supreme Court fight means there will be an even greater “uphill battle” for Republicans in Democratic-leaning states. Collins and Sen.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unions eye long term as pandemic weighs on members
I mean, on Feb. 1 we were celebrating organizing 22,000 new people. I said, ‘There is no limit to what we can do! There’s never been a better time!’ Six weeks later, everything shut down,” he said.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Why are people sending the Biden-Harris campaign $19.08?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cox says he’s also seen specific donation amounts from other black Greek organizations known as the “Divine 9.”
Congress · 116th Congress
House committee: FAA, Boeing cultures led to 737 Max disasters
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Hard lessons’ Boeing, in a statement, said it cooperated “fully and extensively” with the committee and is working to strengthen its safety culture.
Policy · 116th Congress
Report: Hackers aimed at manufacturing firms during pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] While technology, telecom and financial companies are routinely targeted, “the manufacturing industry has experienced a dramatic increase in interactive intrusion activity
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden budget policies would grow deficits by $2 trillion, study says
Deficits are hardly a top priority of voters now, as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters and Congress contemplates another $1 trillion or more in relief aid.
Congress · 116th Congress
Amtrak asks for $4.9 billion to stay afloat
chief of Amtrak told a House subcommittee Wednesday that his government-subsidized company will need an additional $4.9 billion from taxpayers to avoid sweeping service cuts and job losses after Oct. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump assertions of lower drug costs mask truth for many consumers
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Any changes that are observed over the last four years would be due to pressure at the state level, changes imposed by payers, or due to other evolutions of the marketplace
Policy · 116th Congress
Drug price spikes still unchecked, five years after controversy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Congress and, later, President Donald Trump used the public shock sparked by that incident to push to lower drug prices more broadly.