Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Who staffs the most diverse Congress ever? Sandra Alcala, for one
[jwp-video n=”1″] Alcala, the member services director, joined the team after two years as policy director for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Power of New York, Texas hinges on immigrant count
[jwp-video n=”1″] That’s where the burgeoning statewide effort to prepare for the census comes in, according to Jim Malatras, co-chairman of the New York State Complete Count Commission, an advisory
Congress · 116th Congress
Live in the ‘here and now,’ even in traffic court, says Rep. Ben Cline
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Congress · 116th Congress
Trump energy plan faces legal blitz over weaker emissions standards
[jwp-video n=”1″] Public health advocates said the EPA’s new plan is inadequate and would do little to address the rising economic costs and other risks associated with rising earth temperatures
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi against censuring Trump: ‘If the goods are there, you must impeach’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pelosi also reiterated the importance of public sentiment and getting more of the American people on board with the idea of impeaching Trump before Democrats consider going
Congress · 116th Congress
Debate on e-cigarettes lights up 10 years after FDA tobacco law
[jwp-video n=”1″] FDA’s approach Mitch Zeller, who has led the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products since 2013, said the agency made strides in carrying out the law by creating public education
Congress · 116th Congress
Public to get rare look inside the Congressional Research Service, with attrition, morale points of contention
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Running for re-election the Trump way — with half the country against you
[jwp-video n=”1″] For all the pyrotechnics about immigration, Trump’s re-election campaign is based on a strong economy and a soaring stock market.
Congress · 116th Congress
Is the census ready for its online debut?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Internal risks Whether or not an outside attacker tries to topple the census, experts said the bureau is still working to make sure it first stands on its own.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road Ahead: Border supplemental talks could overshadow regular appropriations
[jwp-video n=”1″] Committee action Senate committee business will be relatively light this week, though a Tuesday morning Finance panel hearing is sure to be an exception. U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Steven A. Sund named US Capitol Police chief
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Congress · 116th Congress
More men with babies are running for president, but few face questions about parenting
[What voters say about when moms should run for Congress] [jwp-video n=”1″] Among the 2020 hopefuls, California Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Social media should be accountable for ‘deepfake content,’ intelligence experts say
[jwp-video n=”1″] Having unwittingly enabled fake accounts on their platforms in 2016, social media companies once again face scrutiny in how they handle misleading videos.
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
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.
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
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers put funding ban on human embryo gene editing research in Ag. bill
The discretionary level is $1 billion more than the enacted level for fiscal 2019.
Policy · 116th Congress
Safe climate a constitutional right, young plaintiffs tell court
Not quite [jwp-video n=”1″] Question of authority There’s also a question of whether the executive branch agencies have the existing authority from Congress to act on such a plan.
White House · 116th Congress
Dems pounce on GOP tariffs civil war and other takeaways from Trump‘s UK visit
criticism for Bette Midler, Meryl Streep, and Nordstrom than he has for Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/Bqr8d8gt6Z — Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) June 5, 2019 var rcrdTwitter = 1;