Policy · 117th Congress
Tribal groups want to boost traditional diets in federal food aid
The group sold $3.5 billion in agriculture goods in 2017, just under 1 percent of all U.S farm goods.
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Congress · 117th Congress
How Rep. Sean Casten went from ‘Licensed to Ill’ to climate policy pragmatist
Q: Climate change is obviously your No. 1 issue. But you catch a lot of flak from the left because you oppose things like the Green New Deal or a ban on fracking.
Congress · 117th Congress
OMB nominee says new Biden budget coming in March
President Joe Biden is likely to submit his fiscal 2023 budget request shortly after the March 1 State of the Union address, his acting White House budget chief told senators Tuesday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Some Democrats hope climate consensus can save budget bill
Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., suggested the Senate should act in time for President Joe Biden’s March 1 State of the Union address, a timeline she said was not the result of any naivete or idealism on her
Policy · 117th Congress
Pharmacies, governors say Biden test program is depleting supply
The Biden administration’s program to make 1 billion COVID-19 rapid tests available to Americans across the country appears to be exacerbating pharmacy supply shortages and making it more difficult for
Congress · 117th Congress
After a true infrastructure year, focus turns to implementation
The equity provision, meanwhile, received just $1 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees
The initial lawsuit asking for the injunction says there are more than 1 million federal employees who would have to “either submit to forced vaccination pursuant to illegal mandates, or forfeit
Congress · 117th Congress
Splitting up budget package carries procedural risks
That’s different from an original budget resolution, which can be automatically discharged from committee and brought to the floor after April 1 each year if the panel hasn’t acted yet.
Congress · 117th Congress
Amid hunger crisis, Biden urged to release frozen Afghan funds
The United Nations has warned that 1 million Afghan children are at risk of starving this winter and the U.N World Food Programme has warned that 95 percent of Afghan households do not currently
Congress · 117th Congress
Ivanka Trump asked to interview in Capitol riot inquiry
The committee retells that a riot was officially declared on Capitol Hill at 1:49 p.m. by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, and that at 2:24 p.m., Trump sent out a tweet about Pence’s refusal
Congress · 117th Congress
Acknowledging hurdles, Biden ready to split up budget package
In a rare press conference, Biden said top priorities including expanded child tax credits that lapsed on Jan. 1 may have to wait for a subsequent legislative push.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s in the new voting bill the Senate is trying to take up
new package comes mainly from two bills, including the Freedom to Vote Act, which was itself a compromise offered by Manchin in response to a broader House bill known as the For the People Act, or HR 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
Biden will give his State of the Union address on March 1, the latest date for any president in history.
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump’s son’s advisers, aide who helped write rally speech
Schwartz is asked to testify Jan. 31, and Surabian on Feb. 1. Pierson, a former Trump campaign official, and Wren, a “VIP Advisor” for the Jan. 6 rally, have already received subpoenas.
Policy · 117th Congress
Hoyer: White House to ask for more pandemic relief funds
The current temporary funding law expires in less than six weeks, but Democrats and Republicans have yet to agree on how much to spend for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1, let alone how to divvy
Policy · 117th Congress
IRS: Tax filing season to start Jan. 24
While the IRS typically enters tax season with a backlog of about 1 million unprocessed returns, that number is several times larger this year, according to Treasury officials, who couldn’t give
White House · 117th Congress
Biden budget release likely delayed until March: Sources
staff have been told to expect release sometime in March at the earliest, following Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, which Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has invited him to give on March 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Higher interest rates likely to factor into fiscal policymaking
That’s nearly $1 trillion in additional debt that investors other than the Fed would need to buy compared with last year, when the comparable supply was $582 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden extends student loan repayment pause
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday a 90-day extension of the pause on repayments for federal student loans to May 1, even as congressional Democrats seek further action.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden to mobilize military to hospitals for omicron winter surge
New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data suggest omicron grew from about 1 percent of cases in early December to 73 percent of cases in the U.S. two weeks later.