Campaigns · 116th Congress
Rep. Steve Watkins ousted in Kansas Republican primary
Watkins won the seat in 2018 by less than 1 point, after Trump had carried the district by 18 points two years earlier.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Sides cite ‘productive’ but slow-moving coronavirus aid talks
[jwp-video n=”1″] The goal of that exercise was to get a thorough understanding of each other’s positions and figure out how long funding could actually last as coronavirus cases continue spreading
Policy · 116th Congress
Fauci says speed on COVID-19 vaccine will not compromise safety
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I’m so disappointed that we’ve seen some on the other side of the aisle speculate aloud that the administration might rush an unsafe vaccine to the market before the election
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief talks stuck on scope of aid
Republicans did not offer a plan to address the expiring provision until Monday, when it was included in one part of eight coronavirus bills totaling roughly $1 trillion in aid.
Congress · 116th Congress
Should the Capitol start COVID-19 testing for staff and members?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Gohmert’s news caused a cascade of self-quarantines of people exposed to him, including Texas Republican Rep.
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
GAO: Higher nuke budgets won’t add much capability
sought $15.6 billion of that total just for nuclear weapons — as opposed to nonproliferation and other programs — but the House bill would allocate $13.7 billion for that purpose, still also more than $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Amid virus aid divide, parties find common ground on tax breaks
[jwp-video n=”1″] Retention credit Meanwhile, both chambers want to greatly expand employee retention tax credits to encourage employers to hire and retain workers during the pandemic.
Congress · 116th Congress
Kennedy’s ‘spending porn’ quip demonstrates lack of buy-in, input from key senators
[jwp-video n=”1″] The White House and GSA budgets budget fall within the jurisdiction of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump team’s case for new nuke cites risks in current arsenal
The decision on whether to design and build the W93 is part of a larger debate about a planned $1 trillion upgrade of the U.S. nuclear arsenal of aircraft, subs, missiles, bombs and warheads.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Republicans and Democrats battle over who has better voter data effort
[jwp-video n=”1″] While it’s impossible for any outsider to adjudicate which party has the better data operation, one indicator of how well each party is using its underlying data infrastructure
Policy · 116th Congress
Conflicts over workplace safety mount as more employers require COVID-19 liability waivers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Another reason they are considered unenforceable: Workers who get sick or injured on the job generally are compensated through state workers’ compensation systems rather than
White House · 116th Congress
Democrats reject ‘skinny’ virus plan while GOP struggles for unity
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pelosi also pointed to comments made earlier in the day by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who said the “current economic downturn is the most severe in our lifetimes
Congress · 116th Congress
Gohmert’s positive coronavirus test raises fresh safety questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Too many Republicans have continued to act extraordinarily irresponsibly, including Louie Gohmert,” House Majority Leader Steny H.
Congress · 116th Congress
Park Police head defends Lafayette Square tactics, admits missing files
Park Police defended the officers under his command for aggressively clearing a group of largely peaceful protesters away from the White House on June 1, telling a House committee Tuesday that the use
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate uses pandemic bill to fill accounts raided for Trump’s border wall
Billions of dollars included in Senate Republicans’ proposed $1 trillion installment of coronavirus emergency relief funding would restore money for military hardware that was redirected to pay for President
Congress · 116th Congress
Guard officer: Lafayette Square police tactics ‘disturbing’
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Interior Department’s inspector general is investigating the U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
What’s in the Senate GOP’s coronavirus relief proposal?
Senate Republican leaders unveiled their $1 trillion proposal for the next coronavirus relief package this week, but it faces scrutiny from Democrats in both chambers as well as from some Republicans.