Congress · 116th Congress
Spending deal by Dec. 11 hinges on Thanksgiving allocation pact
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Senate’s draft fiscal 2021 Homeland Security bill would provide the requested $2 billion.
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Policy · 116th Congress
GM exits Trump fuel efficiency fight, backs electric future
Biden has made the auto industry a centerpiece of his “Build Back Better” campaign plan, vowing to create 1 million new jobs in the U.S. auto industry, including in the supply chains and for auto
Congress · 116th Congress
Opening of 117th Congress will be different due to pandemic
[jwp-video n=”1″] Counting electoral votes Because the 117th Congress follows a presidential election, the House and Senate by law are supposed to hold a joint session to count the Electoral
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending Nov. 20, 2020
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Congress · 116th Congress
Pressure for ‘targeted’ coronavirus relief bill grows as time dwindles
Negotiators, however, may be making better progress on an omnibus spending package for the current fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Current stopgap funding is set to run dry on Dec. 11.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats elect Aguilar, Allred in contested leadership elections
[jwp-video n=”1″] With Kelly and Lawrence both losing their races, the caucus yet again opted not to elect a Black woman to leadership.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Threat of Democratic control drives GOP in Georgia Senate runoffs
[jwp-video n=”1″] Perdue, meanwhile, largely ignored the partisan infighting surrounding Loeffler’s campaign in his contest against Ossoff, which was always considered a one-on-one race even
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden at bat: ‘There is no joy in Mudville’
But for 1 in 4 voters, the candidates’ personalities were more important to their decision than policies. Biden won those voters 64 percent to 31 percent.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Speaker’s Lobby stripped of seating to keep members on the move
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Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi reaffirms that next term as speaker will be her last
[jwp-video n=”1″] Some members had wanted Pelosi to affirm her commitment to the term limit, and doing so probably helps her heading into a January floor vote in which she can’t afford more
Congress · 116th Congress
White House signals acceptance of omnibus spending package
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak, David Lerman and Lindsey McPherson contributed to this report.
Congress · 116th Congress
Katherine Clark wins assistant speaker race against David Cicilline
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
K Street moves to counter ‘purity’ test for Biden administration
[jwp-video n=”1″] Biden-Harris transition team spokespeople did not comment on the matter, but there is some indication the incoming administration may be looking at crafting a lobbying ban
Congress · 116th Congress
With two Republicans in quarantine, Senate lacks votes to advance Fed nominee
[jwp-video n=”1″] More than 100 economists, including seven Nobel laureates, signed a letter to senators urging them to vote no.
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan talks on ‘targeted’ coronavirus relief bill underway, Portman says
Pelosi’s public position, and that of President-elect Joe Biden, has been that negotiators should agree to the roughly $2.4 trillion package the House passed Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
5 things to watch in House Democrats’ leadership elections
[jwp-video n=”1″] Kelly, if elected, would be the first Black woman in a top leadership post since Shirley Chisholm was elected caucus secretary in 1977.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Pelosi, Democrats renew push to overhaul election, campaign finance laws
House Democrats passed their signature overhaul measure in March 2019 and dubbed it HR 1, indicating its priority. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked it in his chamber, however.
Congress · 116th Congress
Short-term punt seen likely for spending bills, coronavirus aid
[jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s a roll of the dice” on where Trump will come down on spending bills and COVID-19 aid, according to a House Republican lawmaker who spoke on condition of anonymity to
Opinion · 116th Congress
A country in a whole lot of trouble
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Next America Many have offered explanations, but I’m sticking with what Paul Taylor wrote in his revised (2016) paperback edition of “The Next America: Boomers, Millennials
Campaigns · 116th Congress
For progressives, the House is as big a problem as the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] The irony is that Pelosi avoided these issues during 2019 and 2020, but moderates are fearful that the party’s Progressive Caucus will push harder next year, especially if