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Senators stake out their positions as Amy Coney Barrett hearings get underway
[jwp-video n=”1″] They also reiterated the health care positions of Republican members of the panel facing reelection next month, such as Sens.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Feds say it’s time for former Rep. Collins to report to prison
Lawyers for the New York Republican argued, in an Oct. 1 emergency motion, to delay his report date because the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.
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Why is Pelosi suddenly talking about the 25th Amendment?
[jwp-video n=”1″] A variety of theories have been floated as to why Pelosi would push this bill at this time, but let’s start with the California Democrat’s own answer.
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Pelosi: No airline aid bill without broader coronavirus relief package
The support expired Sept. 30, and on Oct. 1, airlines began furloughing tens of thousands of workers.
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Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two Senate Judiciary Committee members, Republicans Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, are expected to appear remotely as they self-isolate because they tested
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COVID-19 cases keep rising in Capitol complex
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two high-profile former legislative aides, Kendra Barkoff Lamy and Doug Heye, lent their support to such a testing regime as well, writing in a recent Washington Post op-ed
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Trump calls off coronavirus relief package talks until after elections
[jwp-video n=”1″] The speaker and Mnuchin continued with their scheduled 3:30 p.m. phone call, where Mnuchin confirmed that Trump “walked away from COVID talks,” according to Pelosi spokesman
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Kenosha police officer who tased Jacob Blake worked for the Capitol Police
A knife was found on the driver’s side floorboard of Blake’s car, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a press release on Sept. 1.
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How a Democratic sweep on Nov. 3 could restore Congress’ power
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McConnell: Senate will be in Monday despite positive COVID-19 tests
[jwp-video n=”1″] Lee, as a Senate Judiciary member, would cast a vote on whether to recommend Barrett’s nomination out of committee, and with no Democratic support expected, his vote could
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Capitol physician expands testing, but remains selective
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt has been pushing for widespread testing at the Capitol for months, but hasn’t seen a system like ones the White House or
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Pelosi open to stand-alone airline aid bill to prevent layoffs
Amid news of furloughs on Oct. 1, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the administration was willing to look at “clean legislation to protect those airline workers.”
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House passes $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill amid faltering talks
But the divide between the two plans jumps to roughly $1 trillion once offsets are backed out of the equation, including what Speaker Nancy Pelosi said amounts to $265 billion in tax increases on well-off
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Pessimism creeps into revived coronavirus relief bill talks
But an eventual deal would likely end up closer to $2 trillion than the $1 trillion limit most Republicans prefer, according to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
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Supreme Court starts quiet term that could turn tumultuous
[jwp-video n=”1″] That last term was by far the most consequential in recent memory when considering the sheer number of blockbuster cases and “more cases with surprise endings than any term
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Exclusive: Mnuchin coronavirus relief plan includes more state, local funds
On unemployment insurance, Mnuchin proposed a $400 per week federal benefit, retroactive to Sept. 12 and lasting through Jan. 1, 2021, according to the source, who described the package on condition
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Trump signs stopgap funding bill, averting government shutdown
There wasn’t a lapse in appropriations even though he didn’t sign it quite in time for the start of the fiscal year on Oct. 1.
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House delays vote on partisan virus aid bill amid last-ditch talks
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., echoed that view, saying anything exceeding a roughly $1 trillion series of bills offered by Republicans in July risks an erosion of GOP support.
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U.S. Agency for Global Media unrecognizable under Trump ally
The agency, with an annual budget just under $1 billion and a staff of 4,000 employees and 1,500 stringer reporters, is home to the U.S. government’s international broadcasting operations, including
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Democrats propose billions for airlines, transit in virus relief bill
House Democrats are making a last-ditch effort to help the flailing airline industry avert tens of thousands of layoffs on Oct. 1, tucking into their latest COVID-19 aid bill $25 billion to extend payroll