Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Jan. 15, 2021
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Congress · 117th Congress
Troops are sleeping in the Capitol. It’s been a rare sight since the Civil War
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Capitol’s Rotunda was turned into a field hospital, and the building itself became a staging area for troops fighting nearby battles and somewhat of a barracks for healthy
Congress · 117th Congress
National Guard troops deployed as pro-Trump mob swarms Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] The D.C. National Guard was widely deployed across Washington during protests in June 2020.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump must decide before Christmas whether to sign or veto massive defense bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the event of a veto override vote, though, it remains to be seen how many Republicans would switch their positions and decline to override a veto.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs short-term spending bill, preventing shutdown
The new stopgap law gives lawmakers an extra week to negotiate an omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Current funding had been set to expire at midnight Friday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate objections threaten to delay stopgap funding vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul said he wanted to remove language in the defense measure restricting the president’s ability to withdraw or reduce troops overseas, which would affect U.S. personnel in
Policy · 116th Congress
A Trump veto of defense bill could cut lawmakers’ holiday break short
The pay and benefits changes, which include special compensation items like hazard pay, would take effect Jan. 1.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump: Defense secretary has been ‘terminated’
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., called Esper’s firing “destabilizing” and said it is “imperative that the Pentagon remain under stable, experienced leadership
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Capitol Hill’s stalwart ‘Jesus Lady’ dies at 92
Rita Warren, a committed faith activist more commonly known on Capitol Hill as Jesus Lady, died Sept. 1 at the age of 92.
Congress · 116th Congress
House votes to end military ban on transgender troops
[jwp-video n=”1″] Among the amendments adopted is another by Speier that would allocate $1 million to ensure surveillance systems are operational at certain Army facilities.
Congress · 116th Congress
House would overturn Trump’s transgender ban in military
[jwp-video n=”1″] Peter Perkowski, the group’s legal and policy director, acknowledged in an interview that convincing the Senate to overturn the ban could prove difficult.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
House GOP candidates join Trump in preaching hysteria
[jwp-video n=”1″] And while there are a handful of self-described socialists in the House, they don’t set the Democratic Party’s agenda.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Politicians are the worst (but most important) political analysts
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Congress · 116th Congress
Mother pushes Congress for change after son’s ‘preventable’ death in military accident
A July 1 report released by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found that between 2006 and 2018, 32 percent of active-duty military deaths were the result of training accidents.
Policy · 116th Congress
Amid pandemic, Pentagon would cut ‘chem-bio’ protections
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the Trump administration, spending on the chem-bio program has lagged behind the rate of surge in the wider defense budget.