Policy · 117th Congress
Afghanistan’s fall was inevitable once U.S. left, watchdog finds
The bill provides $4 million for oversight activity by the State Department inspector general, with an additional $1 million for the U.S.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger
President Joe Biden’s next supplemental spending request for Ukraine will include money to deal with a spiraling global food crisis, the United States’ No. 1 diplomat said in testimony before a Senate
White House · 117th Congress
VA adds nine respiratory cancers to toxic exposure benefits list
This bill would cost less — roughly $1 billion over a decade. The House hasn’t taken up the Senate-passed bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Inflation may shrink Biden’s big defense plan
It is not known whether the Ukraine war and inflation will still be raging during the time the fiscal 2023 bill would presumably be in effect, if it were enacted on time — that is, from Oct. 1, 2022
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress cuts humanitarian spending despite billions for Ukraine
supplemental humanitarian funding for Ukraine is excluded, the baseline fiscal 2022 spending level for humanitarian accounts covered by the State-Foreign Operations title comes in at $6.8 billion — a $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits
The State Department announced March 1 that Ukrainian green card cases will instead be processed at the consular post in Frankfurt, Germany.
Policy · 117th Congress
US protected status to encompass more than 75,000 Ukrainians
Thursday TPS designation that aims to protect Ukrainian nationals from deportation to a country in the throes of a Russian invasion, which has claimed hundreds of civilian lives and forced more than 1
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill designed to help veterans exposed to toxins during service
It would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping new veterans benefits bill readied for House vote
Republicans said it was a relatively inexpensive — $1 billion over a decade — way to deliver aid to veterans that could be signed into law immediately, in what could be billed as a bipartisan win
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Texas primary puts Cuellar and Taylor in runoffs
Taylor led the field of five candidates with 48.7 percent, followed by retired Army Officer Keith Self with 26.5 percent, when The Associated Press called there would be a runoff at 1:16 a.m.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s a dummymander? Illinois may tell us
14th District (Lauren Underwood, D) Underwood won reelection by just more than 1 point in 2020 in a closer-than-expected race against Republican Jim Oberweis.
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates urge protections for Ukrainians in US
De Peña also suggested a Special Student Relief designation for Ukraine, which would give Ukrainian students in the U.S. on F-1 visas more flexibility in their studies due to “emergent circumstances
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden always behind the curve
In this week’s new Gallup Poll, taken Feb. 1-17, Biden’s job approval came in at 41 percent approve to 55 percent disapprove.
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
Opinion · 117th Congress
Is time the Democrats’ friend or enemy?
His decision to roll back U.S. energy production, starting with his halting of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, has seen gas prices at least $1 a gallon higher than just a year ago.Â
Opinion · 117th Congress
The sad but true limits of American power
In a sense, the chilling uncertainty is reminiscent of the days leading up to the Nazi invasion of Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. Everyone knew that war was coming — the only question was when.
Congress · 117th Congress
House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals
During the Trump administration, the United States accumulated over $1 billion in arrears from unpaid dues for U.N. peacekeeping efforts. Â
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
Congress · 117th Congress
Acknowledging hurdles, Biden ready to split up budget package
In a rare press conference, Biden said top priorities including expanded child tax credits that lapsed on Jan. 1 may have to wait for a subsequent legislative push.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
21 photos that defined 2021 on Capitol Hill
As the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2021, the world celebrated that 2020 was over and that things would finally get back to normal. 2021 proved much more challenging than most expected.