‘Stop demonizing government,’ 20-year veteran Senate chaplain urges
He cited Romans 13:1-7, in particular the part about the need to honor those to whom honor is due. "That’s why we call them ’the honorable,’" Black said.
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How Marc Molinaro went from teenage mayor to key vote in Congress
He ran a targeted campaign, and he said some things that were entirely untrue, but in a district that’s basically 50-50, neither of us was going to win by more than 1 or 2 points, and I won by 2.
Manchin to speak at ‘No Labels’ town hall in New Hampshire
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 1.
FBI director defends surveillance tool at House Judiciary hearing
"And within that 3 percent — this is important now, it’s important that people understand this — the FBI ends up only accessing content in like 1 and a half percent of that," he said.
Explaining the sudden rush of 2024 candidate announcements
July 1, the beginning of the third quarter, fell on a Saturday, followed by the July 4 holiday on Tuesday.
Automatic spending cuts would threaten infrastructure funding
The Massie provision seeks to light a fire under lawmakers by putting a Jan. 1 deadline on the process.
Biden sets up health costs as campaign talking point
Biden said Friday that since the law was implemented in early 2022, 1 million Americans are protected from surprise bills each month.
Spectrum authority lapse impinges on broadband, 5G plans
Some of the pressure on that need may be relieved by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which allocates $1 billion for middle mile grants.
Spending bill targets Kerry’s office, global climate spending
The Biden administration said in April it intends to provide $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund to assist populations in developing countries and small island states threatened by climate change.
House GOP may move stopgap spending bill as soon as this month
if conservatives block them this month ahead of the August recess, putting a CR on the floor may be the only logical outcome to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks
While spending in those two bills would grow by close to 1 percent combined from what the Senate panel released initially last year, the new Senate Appropriations leadership this year would cut earmarked
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan cancellation program
The recent deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling, which Biden signed into law earlier this month, ends the pause by Sept. 1.
Alaska to receive most per-capita aid in broadband funding rollout
The Biden administration’s long-awaited allocation of high-speed internet funding will give 19 states at least $1 billion each in federal aid from a 2021 infrastructure law, with Alaska, West Virginia,
Vilsack touts Biden’s biofuel support as he details new aid
Vilsack said another $450 million in grants will be awarded in $90 million tranches each quarter, with application periods starting July 1, 2023, and going through Sept. 30, 2024.
Supreme Court backs state court power in federal election cases
Voter challengers argued that the map unfairly favored Republicans, who would likely win 10 or 11 of the state’s 14 congressional seats in a state former President Donald Trump won by 1 percentage point
Supreme Court revives Biden immigration enforcement policy
The high court ruled 8-1 that Texas and Louisiana do not have the legal right to challenge the enforcement guidelines, which instructed federal immigration agents to prioritize for arrest individuals who
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson to step down June 30
The first House clerk, John Beckley, was elected on April 1, 1798, the day the House of Representatives convened with its first quorum.Â
House panel releases transcripts from Hunter Biden investigation
In addition to the transcripts of interviews with Shapley on May 26 and an IRS criminal investigator whose name is redacted on June 1, the committee released a June 19 letter updating the criminal investigator
Advocates, Biden mark anniversary of gun law, look to future
The legislation provides $1 billion to increase training for school-based social workers, therapists and other mental health professionals and sets aside another $1 billion for school security, Cardona
In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel’s Democratic staffers look to unionize
Dina Titus of Nevada voted to unionize by a 7-1 vote. The umbrella group also noted that three member offices filed union election petitions with OCWR: Democratic Reps.