Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats support probe into border altercation with Haitians
In all of fiscal 2021, CBP has recorded more than 1 million unique encounters with migrants, compared to just over 850,000 during the same period in fiscal 2019.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police chief: ‘We’ll be ready’ for Sept. 18 rally
National Guard troops would be available if the rally — expected to end around 1:15 p.m. in Union Square, on the west side of the Capitol — goes longer than anticipated.
Congress · 117th Congress
Theories of Afghan withdrawal failures emerge as Blinken defends chaotic exit
The Biden administration made a calculated risk that delaying the completion of a withdrawal from May 1 to Aug. 30 was necessary in order to ensure the drawdown of U.S. forces “in a safe and orderly
Policy · 117th Congress
House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal descends into partisan mudslinging
The initial deadline for full withdrawal was May 1, but Biden extended it to Aug. 31. “We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan,” Blinken said.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The brief, shining moment of national unity after 9/11
Six months after the vaccines became widely available, America is recording roughly 1 million new coronavirus cases each week.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
RIP, rally ’round the flag
Corrected Sept. 1 | ANALYSIS — Less than 12 hours after Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, close to 150 members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats,
Congress · 117th Congress
Taliban sanctions complicate dire Afghanistan humanitarian picture
“Can we please start the conversation about Sept. 1 — and beyond?”
White House · 117th Congress
Afghan refugee arrivals will test US resettlement system
Airbnb has already offered to house 20,000 refugees worldwide for free, and Walmart Inc. has promised $1 million to groups that help refugees.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats mull disapproval process to break debt limit stalemate
could come in October or November, according to the Congressional Budget Office, though Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned Congress must act sooner because of large benefit payments due Oct. 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Standoff by moderates highlights Democratic rift, but will it affect 2022?
He won the primary by 33 points and then beat Republican Frank Pallotta by nearly 8 points, besting Biden’s 5-point winning margin in the district, which Trump had carried by 1 point in 2016.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats will try to ‘deem’ $3.5T budget blueprint
Pelosi, D-Calif., also committed to a floor vote on the infrastructure bill before Oct. 1, when current surface transportation program authorizations lapse.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
As population grows, so does debate on how to reach Latino voters in ’22 midterms
Valenzela’s narrow loss, by just 1 point, to Republican Beth Van Duyne last fall — at the same time the district’s voters backed Joe Biden over President Donald Trump by 5 points — was one of many
Congress · 117th Congress
Experts: Lawmakers’ fixation on countering China risks overkill, isolation
Both Democrats and Republicans are united in viewing China as the United States’ No. 1 long-term strategic threat.
White House · 117th Congress
Defiant Biden defends Afghan withdrawal, says country’s military ‘refused to fight’
“This is the bitter fruit of 1) US unwillingness to acknowledge reality, 2) our unwillingness to tell the truth, and 3) corrupt AFG ldrs in gov & mil.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Plenty of budget room seen to accommodate House, Senate earmarks
House earmarks totaled $3.7 billion, or about 0.25 percent of the 1 percent cap Democratic leaders placed on “congressionally directed spending” for the upcoming fiscal year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Portman’s 2011 ‘supercommittee’ try informed infrastructure work
Now, 10 years later, Portman is serving on another high-risk, high-profile panel that brokered a deal on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill set to be voted on by the Senate as soon
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmarks in House bills favor Democrats, but GOP not shy either
funds equal less than 0.25 percent of the more than $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending for federal agencies next year, coming in well shy of House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro’s mandated cap of 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Conservatives take aim at infrastructure bill in Senate
Though up to 17 GOP lawmakers have signaled tentative support for the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure measure being debated in the Senate, conservatives urged on by former President Donald Trump are
Campaigns · 117th Congress
GOP’s Van Duyne tries to write her own headline after winning district Biden won too
She won by just over 1 point.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Shontel Brown tops progressive favorite Nina Turner in Ohio’s 11th District primary
Brown was buoyed by outside groups, especially one focused on supporting Israel, that compensated for her being out-fundraised by Turner by an almost 2-to-1 margin.