Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Cracking the midterms
Loyalty test: The leading candidates in the March 1 primary to replace retiring GOP Rep.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
GOP primary in Texas tests how far Trump loyalty should extend
The March 1 contest in a Republican stronghold north of Houston is the first major test during the 2022 primary season of how far Republicans are willing to go to adopt Trump’s personal grievances
Policy · 117th Congress
Immigrant investors on edge as EB-5 lapse enters eighth month
Investors may invest $500,000 in a project in an area of low employment, or $1 million elsewhere.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Political diss-course
Some of the AFT PAC’s biggest expenditures included $1 million each to two major Democratic super PACs, House Majority PAC and Senate Majority PAC.
Policy · 117th Congress
USDA draws on critics for equity accountability panels directed by Congress
A pandemic relief bill (PL 117-2) signed into law in early March 2021 included a requirement for one or more equity panels to be created as part of a section appropriating $1 billion for several
Congress · 117th Congress
Appropriators reach ‘framework’ deal on fiscal 2022 spending
House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders said Wednesday they have a deal on a “framework” that will allow them to start writing compromise spending bills for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Politics · 117th Congress
‘Harsh’ exchanges: Dismissive Biden press strategy undermines lofty campaign vows
U.S. government" https://t.co/IuY6t2DQNQ— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 3, 2022 The underlying message from the Biden administration during both exchanges was a mixed — and troubling — one: 1)
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Amid ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ rhetoric, some GOP candidates of color thrive
Wesley Hunt, who is running for the GOP nomination in Texas’ 38th District, hauled in more than $1 million in the most recent fundraising quarter and holds $1.5 million in the bank.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: SCOTUS focus
representation: Even as Democrats attack Republicans with “Jim Crow 2.0” rhetoric for opposition to voting rights legislation, some of the GOP’s rising-star fundraisers, such as Texan Wesley Hunt, who hauled in $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Groups seek to shape final rule to ease hearing aid accessibility
President Joe Biden on Monday touted the proposal as a way of lowering prices for American families, noting that currently only 1 in 5 people who could benefit from a hearing aid uses one.
Opinion · 117th Congress
New Democratic strategy: Repackage the BBB and expect a different result
And on the economy, which survey participants ranked as their overall No. 1 issue, it was 38 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove.
Congress · 117th Congress
Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows
About 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a living wage, according to a new analysis of payroll data.
Congress · 117th Congress
Amid hunger crisis, Biden urged to release frozen Afghan funds
The United Nations has warned that 1 million Afghan children are at risk of starving this winter and the U.N World Food Programme has warned that 95 percent of Afghan households do not currently
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Build back bite-sized
Cuellar, a Democrat who is facing a rematch from progressive Jessica Cisneros in the March 1 primary and a raft of potential Republican opponents, said he would “fully cooperate in any investigation.”
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Rise in violent rhetoric’: Lawmakers in both parties report spike in death threats
A House Democratic leadership aide said in an email: “There is enhanced security for members in the wake of 1/6.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
A recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that about 1 in 3 Americans believed violence against the government could at times be justified.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
Biden will give his State of the Union address on March 1, the latest date for any president in history.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress is back, testing lines are long, but omicron feels all too familiar
The latest memo, sent last Monday, said “dozens” were testing positive daily as the positivity rate jumped from 1 percent to 13 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: A year later …
Big money: The GOP outside group One Nation, an affiliate of the Senate Leadership Fund super PAC, launched a $1 million TV, radio and digital ad campaign in West Virginia this week targeting, you
Campaigns · 117th Congress
New map scrambles Michigan House delegation
The new 7th District would have voted for Biden by 1 point in 2020.