Campaigns · 117th Congress
What to take (and leave) from recent Senate race polling
[jwp-video n=”1″] New Hampshire A recent poll in New Hampshire laid out the initial contours for what could be the marquee Senate race of the cycle.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Justices split with Congress on interpretation of landmark drug sentencing law
“While the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and First Step Act of 2018 brought us a long way toward eradicating the vestiges of the 100-to-1 crack-to-powder disparity, some people have been left behind
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending May 28, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ backroom clashes over military justice erupt onto Senate floor
[jwp-video n=”1″] On May 23, Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed issued a statement saying he plans to include in the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill a provision moving to independent
Congress · 117th Congress
Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban
[jwp-video n=”1″] Predictably, Republicans were outraged by the decision. They called it censorship by Big Tech. Washington Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Bronaugh looks set to advance as USDA’s second-in-command
Warnock asked Bronaugh if she would commit to implementing provisions in the March COVID-19 relief law for debt forgiveness for farmers of color and the $1 billion in expanding the network of organizations
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes temporary extension for regulating fentanyl as Schedule 1 drug
Currently, fentanyl is listed as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has a high potential to be abused and does not have a medical use.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
state’s first Black senator in a January special election runoff, testified before the committee Tuesday and called for the Senate to act urgently on Leahy’s bill and a broader House-passed measure, HR 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate GOP to decide April 21 on internal earmark ban
The total amount of earmarked spending won’t be able to exceed 1 percent of discretionary spending, and the Government Accountability Office will audit the process annually.
Congress · 117th Congress
Young confirmed as OMB deputy director
Young will begin her tenure as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, while Biden decides whom he’ll nominate for the No. 1 position on a permanent basis.
Congress · 117th Congress
House throws financial lifeline to victims fund, appropriators
Derene said in fiscal 2020 the Treasury Department collected almost $5 billion in such fines and penalties, and in the first six months of this fiscal year has collected almost $1 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats want fast repeal of 2002 Iraq War authorization
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Todd Young, R-Ind., have a similar measure that would repeal both the 2002 AUMF as well as the 1991 military authorization for the Gulf War.
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
Photos of the week ending Feb. 26, 2021
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Policy · 117th Congress
Abortion emerges as key division in Becerra’s Finance hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Both Attorney General Becerra and I throughout our careers have too often been the only Latino in the room,” Padilla said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Tanden nomination seemingly at dead end after votes scrapped
Confirming Young as deputy, which under Senate rules could occur after just two hours of debate versus up to 30 hours for the No. 1 position at OMB, would position her to at minimum take the role
Policy · 117th Congress
Klobuchar, incoming antitrust chair, eager to take on Big Tech
[jwp-video n=”1″] That means new tools and increased funding for the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, the agencies tasked with enforcing antitrust laws.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen could win swift confirmation as first female Treasury secretary
Joint Committee on Taxation has found that 94 percent of the tax benefits from a repeal would flow to households earning more than $200,000 a year and more than half would go to those making more than $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol during Electoral College certification, causing lockdown
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Capitol Police at 2:03 p.m. urged all occupants of the Cannon House Office Building to move to Rayburn and Longworth, which are accessible from Cannon through underground