Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP election strategy more Jim Crow than John Lewis
HR 1, the For the People Act, and HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, have been presented as protections for the rights that too many are eager to claw back.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden, Harris travel to Georgia with 2022 battle ahead
Kelly Loeffler by 2 points and Ossoff unseat Republican David Perdue by 1 point. Those closely watched races witnessed record amounts of spending and smashed runoff turnout records.
Policy · 117th Congress
Mayorkas stands against policies to deter migration at hearing
Later, Mayorkas said he did not recall his past statement, made during a March 1 press briefing at the White House, that migrants shouldn’t come to the country “now.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers in both parties push to add judges to overworked federal courts
That includes concerns about which president would pick those judges, the $1 million annual cost each new judgeship would bring and whether any measure
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 12, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
‘I still don’t feel safe’: House lawmakers adjust to metal detectors, new normal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans who once made a scene, shouting at Capitol Police or dodging the screenings, are now complying as quietly as they would at the airport.
Congress · 117th Congress
One-tenth of Congress had COVID-19, but cases halted soon after vaccinations
Roughly 1 in 10 members of Congress contracted COVID-19 in the past year since the pandemic significantly changed daily life in the United States and on Capitol Hill.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
A COVID year in 5 photos
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Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer puts gun control on Senate agenda
Lawmakers provided $1 billion over 10 years in federal grant funding for school design and teacher training to bolster student safety — the only federal law to address mass shootings at schools.
Congress · 117th Congress
House fast-track process for bipartisan bills threatened
A House rule exception that allowed leaders to bring bills to the floor without committee hearings and markups expires April 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Early voting starts Saturday for two House races in Louisiana
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Florida man returns
What’s in HR 1? The House approved its sweeping political money, elections, influence and ethics measure late last night, 220-210.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Agriculture gets second spending cardinal as member
The reconciliation package before the Senate would provide an estimated $4 billion for debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers and $1 billion to expand a network of nonprofits, educational
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court ponders limits of Voting Rights Act enforcement
[jwp-video n=”1″] There was no clear indication from the Supreme Court on where exactly they might draw that line, but it was clear from arguments that the justices were concerned about future
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Bold or bluster? Both parties predict 2022 wins in both chambers
[jwp-video n=”1″] That’s a contrast to projected victories Scott rattled off for 2022 in four states that Joe Biden carried in the 2020 presidential election.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
House Democrats name 32 members to Frontline program for reelection help
Cartwright (PA-08)Conor Lamb (PA-17)Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07)Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)Colin Allred (TX-32)Elaine Luria (VA-02)Abigail Spanberger (VA-07)Kim Schrier (WA-08)Ron Kind (WI-03) [jwp-video n=”1″
Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi’s virus relief win shows she can keep her majority together
After party moderates pressured Pelosi to narrow that measure and she brought up a $2.2 trillion version on Oct. 1, 18 Democrats still joined Republicans in opposition.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
House set to move on elections overhaul as outside advocates focus on Senate
It’s a reality that has some advocates for the bill, which is dubbed HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate, pushing to roll back the filibuster, at least in some fashion.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Georgia Republicans draw lessons from Senate losses ahead of 2022
[jwp-video n=”1″] Undoing Trump’s damage Greater Georgia’s focus on election processes is a nod to a significant problem experienced by Peach State Republicans during the runoffs: Some of their