Congress · 116th Congress
Violence Against Women Act clears House
According to a Congressional Budget Office report released tis week, the updated VAWA authorized approximately $1 billion annually over a renewal period through 2024.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Sen. Michael Bennet discloses cancer diagnosis, still wants to run for president
Gwen Moore announces cancer diagnosis and remission, praises ACA [jwp-video n=”1″] Bennet was among the most vocal on the Senate floor Wednesday ahead of the “nuclear option” votes, and he had
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats launch push on VAWA expansion
Flashback — Violence Against Women Act witness: Title IX is moot ‘because men can be women’ [jwp-video n=”1″] But several Democrats argued that passing their version, which they touted as
Opinion · 116th Congress
2020 Democrats go silent after Senate’s Green New Deal debacle
Watch: Myths of the Green New Deal debunked [jwp-video n=”1″] But there’s more. The Green New Deal goes far beyond a “chicken in every pot.”
White House · 116th Congress
Trump slams Puerto Rican officials, calls Nadler a hypocrite
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; ….The best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico is President Donald J. Trump.
Congress · 116th Congress
Ways and Means considers major changes to retirement savings incentives
Those include allowing contributions to an Individual Retirement Account to be made after the current maximum of age 70 1/2; a decrease from 1,000 hours to 500 hours of the minimum a long-term employee
Congress · 116th Congress
In prelude to nuclear option, Senate rejects speeding up confirmation of nominees
Watch: Check out DC’s cherry blossoms in peak bloom [jwp-video n=”1″] So it begins The majority leader started the gears turning toward that possibility Monday afternoon, when he filed cloture
Campaigns · 116th Congress
How an Indiana and a Minnesota district explain the 2020 House battlefield
Also read: What race ratings really mean and how we create them [jwp-video n=”1″] Hoosier hopefulness?
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Klobuchar declares trillion-dollar infrastructure plan is her top 2020 policy priority
Watch: Amy Klobuchar is running for president: Here are some congressional basics [jwp-video n=”1″] “The Infrastructure Financing Authority will help states and localities better leverage
Campaigns · 116th Congress
O’Rourke is rising, and a majority say they don’t want a second Trump term, poll shows
Beto O’Rourke is running for president, here are some congressional basics [jwp-video n=”1″] Polling numbers this far in advance of the Iowa caucuses tend to be highly volatile, though since
Campaigns · 116th Congress
To win in 2020, Elizabeth Warren channels a message from … 1896?
Elizabeth Warren is running for president: Here are some congressional basics [jwp-video n=”1″] Warren’s campaign made the announcement ahead of a presidential campaign swing through Iowa
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress set aside $1 billion after Parkland.
Communities across the country are starting to spend the first of nearly $1 billion over 10 years that Congress designated a year ago to improve school safety after the deaths of 17 people at a Parkland
Congress · 116th Congress
Karen Handel wants a 2020 rematch for the Georgia 6th seat
Lucy McBath defeated Handel by 1 point last fall to flip the longtime Republican-held seat, which Democrats had spent millions of dollars trying to do in the 2017 special election.
Congress · 116th Congress
New Orleans congressman calls Steve King a ‘white supremacist’ after Katrina comments
— Rep Cedric Richmond (@RepRichmond) March 22, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Richmond’s tweet referred to comments King made at a town hall in Charter Oak, Iowa, on Thursday contrasting the people
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Beto O’Rourke breaks presidential fundraising record with $6.1 million haul
Amy Klobuchar 48 hours to hit the $1 million mark after her Minnesota announcement in February. It’s unclear how the fundraising numbers of other senators in the race stack up. Sens.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
O’Rourke gets early backing from former colleagues in Congress
— Kathleen Rice (@KathleenRice) March 14, 2019 var rcrdTwitter = 1; He picked up a second endorsement from a New Yorker, Thursday when Democratic Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate rejects Trump’s emergency declaration on border
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Sen. Rand Paul, who voted against the president, said Trump wasn’t angry.
Congress · 116th Congress
Meet the 12 GOP senators who voted to terminate Trump’s national emergency
Also watch: First 2020 Senate race ratings are here [jwp-video n=”1″] A handful of other senators with potentially competitive races voted against the resolution, including John Cornyn of
Campaigns · 116th Congress
No caucus, no problem? Some freshman Democrats avoid ideological groups
Also watch: Reactions to Senate GOP 2020 hype video — ‘I’m ready for the cycle’ [jwp-video n=”1″] The ‘no caucus’ caucus For some of these members, stressing their independence is critical
Race ratings: Wisconsin among 3 initial presidential toss-ups
Also watch: Reactions to Senate GOP 2020 hype video — ‘I’m ready for the cycle’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Overall, the Democratic nominee should start the general election with a narrow advantage