White House · 116th Congress
White House sweetens pandemic aid, but gaps remain with Democrats
Senate Republicans so far have been reluctant to back more than $1 trillion in new aid.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Despite debate talk, Biden virus approach differs from Trump’s
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The administration has divested the responsibility to states for testing, for contact tracing, for securing adequate supplies,” she said.
Congress · 116th Congress
COVID-19 cases keep rising in Capitol complex
[jwp-video n=”1″] Two high-profile former legislative aides, Kendra Barkoff Lamy and Doug Heye, lent their support to such a testing regime as well, writing in a recent Washington Post op-ed
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump calls off coronavirus relief package talks until after elections
[jwp-video n=”1″] The speaker and Mnuchin continued with their scheduled 3:30 p.m. phone call, where Mnuchin confirmed that Trump “walked away from COVID talks,” according to Pelosi spokesman
Policy · 116th Congress
FDA releases high coronavirus vaccine standards despite White House resistance
At the presidential debate in Cleveland last week, Trump said it’s possible there would be results before Nov. 1 and that “we’re going to deliver it right away.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Can Trump push a reset button after COVID-19?
The Sept. 30-Oct. 1 NBC News/Wall Street Journal post-debate poll found 50 percent of respondents “strongly” disapproved of Trump job performance, and only 2 percent said they were unsure about whether
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill amid faltering talks
But the divide between the two plans jumps to roughly $1 trillion once offsets are backed out of the equation, including what Speaker Nancy Pelosi said amounts to $265 billion in tax increases on well-off
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court starts quiet term that could turn tumultuous
[jwp-video n=”1″] That last term was by far the most consequential in recent memory when considering the sheer number of blockbuster cases and “more cases with surprise endings than any term
Congress · 116th Congress
House delays vote on partisan virus aid bill amid last-ditch talks
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., echoed that view, saying anything exceeding a roughly $1 trillion series of bills offered by Republicans in July risks an erosion of GOP support.
Policy · 116th Congress
Startup finds fintech can be held back by old suspicions
The strain of creating a remittance business, on a scale of 1 to 10, is “an 11,” Alexander said in an interview with CQ Roll Call.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats propose billions for airlines, transit in virus relief bill
House Democrats are making a last-ditch effort to help the flailing airline industry avert tens of thousands of layoffs on Oct. 1, tucking into their latest COVID-19 aid bill $25 billion to extend payroll
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Georgia voters to pick short-term successor to the late Rep. John Lewis
If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a Dec.1 runoff would be held for the top two finishers.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Survey: Capitol Hill aides see a job well done fighting the coronavirus
The 200,000th American died of COVID-19 this past week, but the death rate — at the moment — is on a downward trajectory and now seems unlikely to reach the 1 million-plus projections some epidemiologists
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week: As RBG is honored, Congress plods on
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
She was selling RBG greeting cards. Then she heard from RBG
[jwp-video n=”1″] Designed by artists and admirers, more RBG-inspired products keep emerging in every corner of the internet, including a baby bib from clothing and printing company Raygun made
Congress · 116th Congress
Air Force, SpaceX mum about sky-high rocket costs
And ULA won in 2018 nearly $1 billion from the Air Force to develop its Vulcan rocket. SpaceX, too, had competed for such backing but lost.
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
Policy · 116th Congress
Uncertainty reigns for insurers as industry adopts AI standards
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This will be the starting point for the next steps of AI regulation,” added Godfread, who is commissioner of the North Dakota Insurance Department.
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