Congress · 117th Congress
Garland confirmation hearing previews policy battles ahead
Durbin told reporters that Democrats want to set a committee vote on Garland’s nomination March 1, with a final confirmation vote later next week.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
Census delays could squeeze courts’ review of House maps
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Congress · 117th Congress
Nominee says SBA will do outreach to overlooked, underserved
However, an Oct. 1 report by the Government Accountability Office found a high risk for fraud in the program because of few safeguards as the SBA hurried to get the funds disbursed.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau: Apportionment data not expected until April
Last year, Census staff identified problems with close to 1 million records that could result in the over- or undercounting of thousands of people.
Video · 117th Congress
Austin stresses importance of civilian control of military
[jwp-video n=”1″] Austin’s nomination has raised objections from lawmakers who said confirming the former four-star Army general who retired in 2016 would effectively give military officers
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats fume at tech companies, but legislation may be elusive
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Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats aim to move health care agenda despite slim majorities
[jwp-video n=”1″] [Democrats begin laying groundwork for big budget plans] Democratic leaders will have to navigate differences between factions of their own party and the narrowest of
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic unity on budget rules masks schism under the surface
For example, the CBO has said the effects of climate change, if left unaddressed, could knock 1 percent off the inflation-adjusted size of the U.S. economy by 2050.
Congress · 116th Congress
Toomey Fed demand rocks coronavirus relief bill talks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak, Niels Lesniewski , Lindsey McPherson and Jennifer Shutt contributed to this report.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Lawmakers pitch in money for Georgia Senate runoffs
Lindsey Graham led the pack, sending $1 million to the National Republican Senatorial Committee after Election Day. “Republican control of the U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers line up showdown with Trump over Confederate base names
[jwp-video n=”1″] Veto threats Trump had threatened to veto the bill if it required name changes at military installations that honor Confederates, such as Fort Benning in Georgia, where two
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Cringeworthy Christmas: Netflix turns BRAC into a Hill staffer’s tropical romance
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jeremiah “J.J.” Gertler, who was a senior analyst for the 1995 BRAC round, said Erica’s playful Santa hat toward the end of the film doesn’t look familiar.
Policy · 116th Congress
OK to change Section 230, Facebook and Twitter CEOs say, but how remains elusive
[jwp-video n=”1″] But Republicans continued to level accusations that the companies use Section 230 protections to shield censorship of Trump and other conservatives.
Congress · 116th Congress
Justice Alito speech leads to rare court-Congress dialogue
[jwp-video n=”1″] Alito’s point Alito’s main point Thursday centered on what he saw as bullying the court into deciding cases based not on the law, but on threats from lawmakers of what might
Congress · 116th Congress
Record number of House GOP women just one of many ‘firsts’ for 117th Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] She said seeing women be successful in getting elected, but not sharing the same philosophies or policy positions, led GOP women to say, “Maybe I should try.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Officials clarify military role in coronavirus vaccination amid wariness
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I know what the president means because [Operation Warp Speed leader Gen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Puerto Rico inches closer to statehood, but without key GOP support
[jwp-video n=”1″] “When people say that Puerto Rico is going to become a Democratic state, they don’t look at their statistics locally,” she said in an earlier interview with CQ Roll Call, explaining
Policy · 116th Congress
Facebook endorses Section 230 changes ahead of Senate hearing
[jwp-video n=”1″] Zuckerberg said Facebook supports “the ideas around transparency and industry collaboration that are being discussed in some of the current bipartisan proposals” and urged
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators criticize social media executives, and each other
[jwp-video n=”1″] Occasionally, personal gripes took center stage, like when Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., asked Pichai whether Google still employs an engineer who criticized her online.