Opinion · 117th Congress
A corporate tax hike won’t help us build back better
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
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Opinion · 117th Congress
My uphill battle not to worry about our democracy
[jwp-video n=”1″] In December, 126 House Republicans, including leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, joined a federal lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden’s victory in four pivotal states
Campaigns · 117th Congress
While you were underground: A political update for cicadas
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White House · 117th Congress
Biden puts voting rights in Harris’ portfolio ahead of Senate debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] As Biden knows from his 36 years as Delaware senator and eight more as vice president, a majority can change Senate rules by using the “nuclear option” — in a 50-50 Senate,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrat Stansbury easily wins New Mexico House race
State data shows nearly 1 in 4 children in New Mexico live in homes without consistent access to adequate food, and the percentage of households dealing with food insecurity is consistently higher than
White House · 117th Congress
Maybe Biden is a moderate after all
The GOP backtracking on the Jan. 6 commission and the continuing, caustic debate over Democrats’ elections bill, known as HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate, have also distracted from this broader
Congress · 117th Congress
Capito and Biden to meet as ‘fish or cut bait’ moment nears
[jwp-video n=”1″] The two sides also disagree over how to pay for the measure, with Biden calling for undoing some of the 2017 tax cuts and the GOP calling for repurposing unspent COVID-19 relief
Congress · 117th Congress
Research and development ambitions will test bipartisanship
All but one of the 14 federal departments and agencies that research science and technology would see a boost in funding; the Defense Department would lose 1 percent of its funding.
Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about Biden’s budget for fiscal 2022
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The baboons are ready to disrupt Congress
He sacrificed the No. 3 House GOP leader to maintain fealty to the No. 1 man in the party who has the power to make or break him.
Policy · 117th Congress
Budget release starts a process that will run through summer
was “essential that Congress, on a bipartisan and bicameral basis, work with the president to negotiate budget toplines” to be able to start writing the spending bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Progressives push more clean energy infrastructure spending
A pair of progressive lawmakers is pushing to include legislation that would lock in more than $1 trillion in spending for U.S.
Congress · 117th Congress
Second time’s a charm? Senate confirms Wormuth, again, as Army secretary
“On June 1, [if] the soldier still doesn’t have his back pay, then I’m … then I’m going to be concerned,” he said at the confirmation hearing.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate advances science and tech bill
access to, U.S. research and development by requiring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, to review foreign contributions to U.S. colleges and universities over $1
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS orders pipeline firms to report cyberattacks to government
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under the new requirement, companies that fail to notify CISA would face financial penalties starting at about $7,000, one of the officials said, adding that DHS would determine
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden to meet Republicans about their new infrastructure pitch
[jwp-video n=”1″] White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the administration found it “encouraging” that the group had increased its funding levels, praising the proposals to add money on roads
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Decline in ticket-splitting reaches beyond Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] In addition, there are 52 more state legislative seats that voted for Trump or Biden and that split their ticket between nominees of the opposite party in at least one of the
Congress · 117th Congress
Capito, ‘a doer,’ embraces deal-maker role on infrastructure
Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said $1 trillion was a number Republicans could agree to. “We can do that,” he said.
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicaid expansion fight resurfaces in states
The report from the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health also suggests expansion would lead to the creation of 1 million jobs nationwide,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats try to counter attack ads over drug prices
[jwp-video n=”1″] The latest DCCC ads do not support 10 moderate Democrats who wrote a letter to Pelosi, the House speaker, earlier this month urging a bipartisan approach to drug pricing legislation