Congress · 116th Congress
To constrain a presidency, House Democrats seek Republican support
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans next year might still control the Senate, where McConnell has not voiced support for any such measures.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Business lobbies prod Congress on COVID relief
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Eight months later, as the pandemic rages on, we see small business after small business once again shuttering operations with no lifeline to hold on to until the vaccine
White House · 116th Congress
Vilsack on course for encore as Agriculture secretary
He has been at the export council since Feb. 1, 2017. Several publications reported Biden’s likely choice.
Congress · 116th Congress
As recovery bills languish, transit systems cut service
The agency’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, released in the aftermath of a projected $500 million budget shortfall, was the latest cry for help from a transportation mode that is
Policy · 116th Congress
Familiar holdups threaten omnibus; tax extenders also at risk
Funding for veterans medical care and border security remain holdups in the drive to reach agreement on a 12-bill spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch
[jwp-video n=”1″] Project with caution The long history of losses by the president’s party during midterm elections is a reason for Republicans and conservatives to start out hopeful about 2022
Policy · 116th Congress
GM exits Trump fuel efficiency fight, backs electric future
Biden has made the auto industry a centerpiece of his “Build Back Better” campaign plan, vowing to create 1 million new jobs in the U.S. auto industry, including in the supply chains and for auto
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden’s infrastructure challenge: Finding common ground
He has an easy enough vehicle to start with: Congress in October punted on a new highway bill, opting instead to extend the 2015 surface transportation law by a year, to Oct. 1, 2021.
Congress · 116th Congress
Neal eyes massive coronavirus relief, climate and infrastructure package
Instead of a carbon tax or big-spending Green New Deal proposals, for instance, Neal included a roughly $150 billion package of clean energy tax incentives in the infrastructure bill the House passed July 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Crapo poised for starring role in economic, health care policy
[jwp-video n=”1″] Debt and taxes Long after Simpson-Bowles and the “gang of six,” Crapo still has a national debt clock streaming at the top of his website, even as that issue has faded in recent
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden at bat: ‘There is no joy in Mudville’
But for 1 in 4 voters, the candidates’ personalities were more important to their decision than policies. Biden won those voters 64 percent to 31 percent.
Congress · 116th Congress
With two Republicans in quarantine, Senate lacks votes to advance Fed nominee
[jwp-video n=”1″] More than 100 economists, including seven Nobel laureates, signed a letter to senators urging them to vote no.
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 tracking apps may get a boost from Biden’s task force
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two weeks after the U.S. presidential election, new COVID-19 cases, daily death counts and hospitalizations all have reached record highs.
Congress · 116th Congress
Short-term punt seen likely for spending bills, coronavirus aid
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s a roll of the dice” on where Trump will come down on spending bills and COVID-19 aid, according to a House Republican lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity to
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP lays out priorities in fiscal 2021 spending showdown
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Homeland Security bill was scheduled to go to the floor in a package with five other bills but was pulled at the last minute after progressive and moderate Democrats expressed
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ dream election scenario is still alive
[jwp-video n=”1″] If the parties can’t agree during a lame-duck session over the next several weeks, Democrats will need to pass a bill in January, and the $2.4 trillion measure, or perhaps
Congress · 116th Congress
Voters send centrist message to Washington
McConnell made clear back in July that $1 trillion was his ceiling, and they’ll likely end up closer to that instead of the $2 trillion-plus Pelosi wants.
White House · 116th Congress
Biden’s transition moving ahead at full speed
[jwp-video n=”1″] Getting cooperation could prove difficult, however, at least until more members of the Senate Republican Conference reach the same conclusion as The Associated Press and major
Congress · 116th Congress
Dueling coronavirus relief bill visions cloud lame-duck outlook
Most Republicans want a smaller bill somewhere in the $500 billion to $1 trillion range. Whether Trump will negotiate if he loses his reelection bid is a critical unknown factor.
Policy · 116th Congress
OCC payments charter proposal raises questions about what is a bank
[jwp-video n=”1″] But a lot of fintech companies, like PayPal Holdings Inc., act a lot like banks.