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.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police prepare for Sept. 18 rally, lawmakers invited
After January 6, we made Department-wide changes to the way we gather and share intelligence internally and externally,” Manger said in a Sept. 1 statement.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden defends decision to end war in Afghanistan
My predecessor had made a deal with the Taliban, and when I came into office, we faced a deadline May 1,” Biden said, referring to the agreement the Trump administration struck last year not with the Afghan
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC advisers weigh more phased COVID-19 booster plan than White House
The CDC recorded a rate of five cases per 1 million administered doses. Benefits averted outweigh the risks, CDC data found.
Congress · 117th Congress
Hurricane Ida highlights infrastructure priorities
Cassidy, who advocated for including coastal resiliency funding in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate by a 69-30 margin on Aug. 10, said Monday that he was among the more than 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Treasury pushes global crypto data-sharing rules in budget bill
Rettig has estimated the “tax gap” — the difference between taxes owed and paid to the federal government — stands at $1 trillion each year, with a portion coming from unpaid taxes on cryptocurrency trades
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden, Manchin singled out as voting rights rally demands end to filibuster
A companion measure called the For the People Act, or HR 1, that would overhaul voting, ethics and campaign finance laws, stalled in the chamber in June after a procedural vote to begin debate did not
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.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP will use defense bill to highlight Afghanistan chaos
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up the annual Pentagon policy bill on Sept. 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
Nine Democrats hold firm on opposing budget without infrastructure vote first
“We must pass the $1 trillion Senate physical infrastructure package immediately and send it to the President without changing it and without linking it to the $3.5 trillion social infrastructure
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators urge FTC to investigate Tesla ‘Autopilot’ marketing
A five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill passed by the House on July 1 would require the Department of Transportation to conduct a rule-making related to autonomous driving technology
Congress · 117th Congress
Afghanistan collapse won’t dramatically alter defense spending
House Armed Services subcommittees marked up their portions of the House bill in July, with the full committee scheduled to hold its marathon markup session of the massive defense policy bill on Sept. 1.
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.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Startups should not be collateral damage in addressing Big Tech
For the past decade, the average ratio for acquisitions to IPO was 14-to-1. Today, that figure has dropped to 13-to-1.
White House · 117th Congress
Tens of thousands of Afghans at risk as US slowly considers visas
Last month, lawmakers authorized an additional 8,000 visa slots in a law to improve Capitol security, as well as more than $1 billion to fund the evacuation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Veteran lawmakers cast wide blame for Afghanistan collapse
A Capitol security spending supplemental spending bill that was cleared for President Joe Biden on July 29 will authorize 8,000 additional visas and provide over $1 billion in funds for the relocation
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.”
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Census data release will start House redistricting scramble
Colorado started its redistricting process earlier this summer, since it faces an Oct. 1 deadline to draw its new congressional and legislative boundaries.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate approves budget resolution after ‘vote-a-rama’
The instructions are also flexible for those panels, giving them a mandate only to reduce deficits by a total of $1 billion.