Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats drafting $2.4 trillion coronavirus relief bill
Democrats will need to trim about $1 trillion from the legislation the House passed in May that previously served as their starting point in the talks.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Trump wants new justice to be able to decide 2020 election
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republican Sen.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The cooling saucer and other Senate hooey
[jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has wielded the filibuster as a defensive measure while in the minority and pushed the rule change that lowered the filibuster threshold
Policy · 116th Congress
Mnuchin, Powell say Congress needs to pass more COVID-19 relief
narrowed the gap, but talks still seem stalled with a $700 billion gulf between Democrats’ $2.2 trillion demand and the Trump administration’s latest offer of $1.5 trillion — considerably more than the $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump to announce SCOTUS pick Saturday, with Senate GOP moving ahead with vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Romney’s decision — following similar announcements by other Republican senators, including Cory Gardner of Colorado — makes it harder to envision a scenario in which Trump
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats, the party of government, are torn over coronavirus relief
One thing that stands in the way of a deal, now, is Democratic leaders’ reluctance to so publicly fold on the broader demands they made in the May bill they call the HEROES Act, with its $1 trillion
Congress · 116th Congress
Partisan stopgap funding bill set for House vote Tuesday
’s general fund, so it wouldn’t “score” as a new budgetary cost, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Extend for a year the National Flood Insurance Program to avoid a lapse in authority Oct. 1,
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Ratings change: GOP chances drop in four House races, improve in two
[jwp-video n=”1″] Outrunning the top of the ticket is not easy.
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats prep fallback option on stopgap funding
signed off on the proposal, which comes after negotiators missed a self-imposed deadline at noon on Friday for releasing the stopgap bill needed to avert a partial government shutdown beginning Oct. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump contradicts CDC, pledging 100 million vaccines in 2020
State public health departments have received just a few million dollars for COVID-19 vaccine distribution — sometimes less than $1 million — while some states are still waiting on word from the
Policy · 116th Congress
Southern states lagging in census amid pandemic, hurricanes
[jwp-video n=”1″] Florida already stands to lose out on gaining a second congressional seat because of a shortened census deadline that may result in missing some residents, according to a study
Policy · 116th Congress
Unions eye long term as pandemic weighs on members
I mean, on Feb. 1 we were celebrating organizing 22,000 new people. I said, ‘There is no limit to what we can do! There’s never been a better time!’ Six weeks later, everything shut down,” he said.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Good riddance to the summer of 2020
In our latest Winning the Issues Survey (Sept. 5-7), we asked voters to rate themselves and a series of individuals on a 1-9 ideological scale, with 1 being most liberal, 5 being moderate, and 9 being
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Why are people sending the Biden-Harris campaign $19.08?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cox says he’s also seen specific donation amounts from other black Greek organizations known as the “Divine 9.”
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 hits Latino, Black and Native American wallets harder
The poll was conducted between July 1 and Aug. 3, covering a time before federal economic measures like the extra $600-a-week in unemployment benefits stopped supporting households at the end of
Congress · 116th Congress
White House shows flexibility on coronavirus aid; Pelosi holds firm
[jwp-video n=”1″] State budget officers have refuted the Treasury Department’s figures, arguing the estimates are outdated and don’t account for funds that have been committed.
Congress · 116th Congress
House will stay until coronavirus aid deal, Pelosi says
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I think the holdup, frankly, is we get into a fight over the overall price tag we can begin with instead of talking about programs one by one,” Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
Census deadlines dispute hangs up stopgap funding talks
Negotiations on government funding to avoid partial shutdown starting Oct. 1 have hit a rocky patch over a Democratic push to postpone 2020 census-related deadlines.
Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer: House eyeing vote on stopgap funding bill next week
That gives congressional leaders and the White House just a few days to wrap up negotiations on details of the continuing resolution, which is needed to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
US court allows Trump to phase out Temporary Protected Status
In a 2-1 decision Monday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the terminations of these designations were not reviewable by the court.