Campaigns · 116th Congress
Trips to ski slopes, beaches and golf courses popular with House leadership PACs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Yet one study found some lawmakers spend so much raising money, there’s not always much left to give away.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Campus Notebook: Gaetz, Omar attract attention over spending
Tina Smith’s husband, Archie, sold stock in diabetes management companies worth between $500,000 and $1 million on March 17.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
House Democrats widen massive fundraising edge
Seven other targeted Democrats raised more than $1 million. On average, their GOP challengers raised nearly $158,000.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congressional task force to advise White House on post-pandemic economy has wide swath of party rosters
[jwp-video n=”1″] One top Democrat who did make the task force, Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner, said in a statement that his highest priority would be “to ensure the federal government
Policy · 116th Congress
Obama small-business chief says Democrats should act now on loan funds
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Democrats blocked an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last week to add $251 billion to the PPP by unanimous consent, demanding the measure include $150
Congress · 116th Congress
Small-business loan fund runs out as aid talks drag on
Trump won all three states in 2016 by less than 1 percentage point.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fund managers maneuver to get federal aid on payrolls
The Fed’s Main Street Lending Program, announced last week, will offer four-year loans to mid-sized companies starting at $1 million at interest rates around 2.5 to 4 percent.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rebukes of Trump assertion of unlimited power coming from across GOP spectrum
[jwp-video n=”1″] Similar sentiment was espoused Monday evening by Cheney, a Wyoming Republican and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who asserted broad executive authority in his
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Electoral outlook: Once again, Trump’s path to victory is narrow
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Congress · 116th Congress
Cities back Democrats’ virus aid formula amid small-business stalemate
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Democratic measure would distribute $53.55 billion of the money directly to localities using the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block
Policy · 116th Congress
Fishing fleets say NOAA observers are too risky amid pandemic
[jwp-video n="1"] Gibbons-Fly said he was skeptical the absence of observers would lead to crews breaking rules on what they keep, adding that a lot of the scientific data can be gathered dockside
Congress · 116th Congress
The national stockpile is out of supplies to give to the states
[jwp-video n=”1″] The stockpile did not distribute supplies according to urgent need initially, as the virus began to spread in the United States, according to an internal spreadsheet made public
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Voting advocates say Wisconsin election should be a warning
As of last week, the Wisconsin Elections Commission had issued more than 1 million absentee ballots, four times the number issued in the 2016 spring elections.
Congress · 116th Congress
Conflicting priorities threaten quick coronavirus aid passage
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Policy · 116th Congress
Opening day for SBA loans brings big obstacles, calls for fixes
Complaints from banks over the program’s setup led the SBA to double interest rates from 0.50 percent to 1 percent in its interim final rule.
Congress · 116th Congress
These National Guard members also serve in Congress. Now they’re fighting COVID-19
[jwp-video n=”1″] Other members of Congress are signaling readiness. When Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard dropped her presidential bid on March 19, she highlighted her role as a major in the guard.
Policy · 116th Congress
Immigration policies may delay help from foreign medical grads
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pinksy’s commission is the sole organization sponsoring foreign medical graduate students who have J-1 non-immigrant visas, which are granted for work- and study-based exchange
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Then and now: Washington becomes a ghost town amid coronavirus pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] We know this won’t last forever. We will see our friends, our elected officials, our familiar again.
Policy · 116th Congress
Sixth ICE detainee tests positive for COVID-19 as hunger strikes begin
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sud-Devaraj said attorneys are still allowed visitation at Eloy’s La Palma Correctional Center, as long as they wear personal protective gear.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
After angering Trump, is Thomas Massie really in trouble?
[jwp-video n=”1″] A new spotlight The attention on Massie has also cast a spotlight on McMurtry, who represented the Covington Catholic student who settled a defamation lawsuit against CNN over