Congress · 117th Congress
Divide over scope of military’s extremism problem impedes culture, policy changes
“I don’t think we should have had 1 percent of the people storming the U.S. Capitol having served in the military.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Carper sets ‘aggressive’ timeline for marking up Senate highway bill
The GOP bill would also require the Transportation Department to establish a national VMT implementation pilot program for government-owned vehicles by Oct. 1, 2026.
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Democrats push tax hikes on wealthy over infrastructure ‘user fees’
Ron Kind, D-Wis., said his constituents weren’t troubled by Biden’s proposals to raise taxes on the top 1 percent of households and corporations, which would be an easier sell than increasing gasoline
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Cheney promises to fight on, while McCarthy covets the speakership
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rather, Cheney said she’d seek reelection in Wyoming next year and then, she implied, the presidency, if that’s what it would take to defeat Trump in 2024.
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Capitol Police faced equipment shortage during Jan. 6 attack
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ill-fitting helmets The four CDU hard squads, equipped with riot gear, had issues of their own.
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Elise Stefanik ascends to House GOP No. 3 after Cheney ouster
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Graham wants strings attached to debt limit bill
It would have kept lawmaker salaries on ice while the federal government was operating under a stopgap funding bill, in the absence of regular appropriations bills that are ordinarily due Oct. 1 each year
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Gillibrand military sexual assault bill gets supermajority status
[jwp-video n=”1″] What’s more, the measure now enjoys, for the first time, the support of a majority of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which has traditionally fought the proposal.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from No. 3 leadership post
[jwp-video n=”1″] [McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020] “I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office,” Cheney
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmark tally for highway bill: $14.8 billion
Garret Graves, R-La., asked for nearly $946 million for full federal funding for a connector project connecting LA 1 to LA 30 in his district.
Congress · 117th Congress
Texas duo top list of House appropriations earmark requests
Only a handful of members asked for less than $1 million. One is Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations ranking member Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., though he can probably rely on retiring Sen.
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Congress mulls $500 million in grants to help states upgrade cybersecurity
[jwp-video n=”1″] Even before Clarke’s bill makes its way through Congress, states may be able to spend a substantial amount of money on upgrading their computer systems, thanks to the $350
Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Before he began deflecting questions about it, McCarthy was among those Republicans who blamed Trump for the deadly Capitol riot of Jan. 6.
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Failure to communicate: The Capitol Police leadership gap on Jan. 6
The first officer, who made their way to the West Front stage, said they were outnumbered 50-to-1 as they created a police line. Rioters put on gas masks and gloves and began probing the line.
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Most of Pentagon billions moved to border wall not recoverable
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the first stream, $3.6 billion was moved from military construction projects at home and abroad, including many in Eastern European countries facing down threats from Russia
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Frontline, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan
Biden’s proposal would start taxing gains on inherited assets above $1 million, or $2.5 million per couple factoring in the current tax exclusion for up to $500,000 in gains on a primary residence
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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.
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Houston official: Federal disaster aid widens racial inequities
The administration says it would create 1 million rental units to make them resilient to climate change and energy efficient, as part of a plan to build and rehabilitate more than 2 million affordable
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Democrats’ constituents would bear the brunt of Biden’s taxes
[jwp-video n=”1″] The pain would be concentrated in Democratic strongholds.
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Democratic unity makes Biden’s ambition possible
Bill after bill On the party’s highest-priority bills — the elections, campaign finance and ethics measure known as HR 1 and a background check bill for gun purchases — Speaker Nancy Pelosi