Policy · 115th Congress
Congress’ Focus on Opioids Misses Larger Crisis
Lawmakers ultimately approved some modest policies aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse and provided $1 billion to support state efforts.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Uses Flags, Military Troops to Make a Political Point
Watch: What the President Wants to Talk About [jwp-video n=”1″] “I want to take this opportunity to explain why young Americans stand for our national anthem,” he said.
Politics · 115th Congress
With Eye on Policy, and Politics, McConnell Scraps August Recess
Watch: McConnell Cancels Recess, Schumer Says Democrats “Welcome” Extended Schedule [jwp-video n=”1″] Republican senators were aware of the direction that McConnell seemed to be headed before
Politics · 115th Congress
A Sleepy Senate Primary Heats Up in Montana
Watch: Six Months Out — The Most Vulnerable House and Senate Incumbents [jwp-video n=”1″] Beauty pageant Without major policy differences among the four Republicans in the Senate contest
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Energy and Commerce Honored in Historical Society Tradition
Watch: Klobuchar, Blunt Push for Senate to Pass Anti-Harassment Bill [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough on House Appropriations
Watch: Klobuchar, Blunt Push for Senate to Pass Anti-Harassment Bill [jwp-video n=”1″] Power play On the Senate side of the Capitol, women’s inclusion in spending decisions and the chamber
Politics · 115th Congress
Voters Challenge Ohio Congressional Map as Partisan Gerrymander
Watch: The Many Ways to Draw a Gerrymander [jwp-video n=”1″] In the lawsuit, Ohio voters argue that the state’s congressional map, drawn by Republicans after the 2010 census, locked in a
Policy · 115th Congress
Zombie Zumwalt: The Ship Program That Never Dies
Trump Praises Haspel at Swearing In [jwp-video n=”1″] The Navy now projects that designing, developing and building the three ships ultimately will have cost at least $23.5 billion — or nearly
Politics · 115th Congress
Freedom Caucus Seeks to Leverage Farm Bill Support for Immigration Vote
: What You Need to Know [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Green Peeved at Pelosi for ‘Trivializing’ Democrats’ Impeachment Pleas
Watch: Ryan Talks DACA, Pelosi Says Iran Deal Withdrawal ‘Dangerous’ [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Six Months Out: The 10 Most Vulnerable Senators in 2018
Watch: Iowa’s Blum Now Most Vulnerable House Member, Nelson Moves Up List for Senate [jwp-video n=”1″] The biggest change is Florida Sen.
Politics · 115th Congress
Fiercest Fight of the Midterms May Be the One for Maps
Watch: What You Need to Know About Voter Registration and Turnout This Midterm Season [jwp-video n=”1″] The group spent money in two Minnesota special statehouse elections in February.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Says Pompeo Secures Release of 3 American Detainees From North Korea
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 9, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; Secretary Pompeo and his “guests” will be landing at Andrews Air Force Base at 2:00 A.M. in the morning.
Politics · 115th Congress
Bishop Wants Answers on USDA Program That Kills Kittens
Watch: The Congressional War on Flowers— A Brief History [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
West Virginia House Matchups Set for November
Watch: Democrats Have At Least 20 House Takeover Opportunities in These 4 States [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Few Retiring Lawmakers Disclose Plans to Lobby
Watch: Expect a Full-Throated Push to Confirm Haspel as Next CIA Chief [jwp-video n=”1″] Constituents and reporters alike are left in the dark.
Politics · 115th Congress
McCain, in His Own Words, Is Prepared for What’s Ahead
McCain’s Message to the Senate: Ignore the Pundits, Do Good Work [jwp-video n=”1″] “We need each other. We need friends in the world, and they need us.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: We Just Can’t Shake That Old-Time Religion
Watch: Booing, Interruptions On the House Floor After Chaplain Resignation [jwp-video n=”1″] In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Catholic, educated by Jesuits, the order of outgoing
Policy · 115th Congress
Sluggish Supreme Court Poised to Deliver Big Decisions
What to Watch as Supreme Court Prepares Major Decisions [jwp-video n=”1″] Speculation is rampant about what’s going on behind closed doors on some of the big cases — such as one about arbitration
Politics · 115th Congress
100 Years of Past Chaplains and Their Denominations
William Henry Milburn, Methodist Watch: Booing, Interruptions On the House Floor After Chaplain Resignation [jwp-video n=”1″] Lindsey McPherson contributed reporting.