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.
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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
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Climate groups launch $1M ad campaign aimed at six battleground Republicans
Two groups pushing for action against climate change are launching a nearly $1 million ad campaign Tuesday that tries to use wildfires and extreme weather to persuade moderate voters to reject a handful
Congress · 117th Congress
Taliban sanctions complicate dire Afghanistan humanitarian picture
“Can we please start the conversation about Sept. 1 — and beyond?”
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
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.
Policy · 117th Congress
COVID-19 vaccinations required for most green card applicants
Immigrants in the U.S. applying for legal permanent residence must show proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new policy beginning Oct. 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration will continue challenging ‘Remain in Mexico’
The administration formally ended the policy on June 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.
Congress · 117th Congress
Fixes to target date language for infrastructure vote teed up
target date holds, it would mean a vote on the infrastructure bill days before current surface transportation program authorizations are set to expire, as well as government-wide agency funding, on 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 to meet on budget as moderate holdouts face pressure
DeFazio followed up in a Monday letter to colleagues committing to pass the Senate’s infrastructure bill by Oct. 1, when current surface transportation authorizations expire.
Congress · 117th Congress
DeFazio looks to try again on his progressive transportation agenda
favor of a more modest measure, DeFazio was initially irate, vowing to vote against the infrastructure bill unless the Senate agreed to conference its version with his, which passed the House on July 1.
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
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden plots vaccine booster shots
Pfizer submitted phase 1 data on a third booster shot earlier this week.
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
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.