Policy · 116th Congress
Shortened census schedule cuts data review time
It also may have missed between 1 and 2 percent of renters, Black and Hispanic residents.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Few false claims punctuated by Trump’s wrong tweet
But while the administration finalized such a rule in May 2016, and it was supposed to go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016, that didn’t happen.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Clinton misleads on unemployment; Biden shares credit for auto bailout
p> Fast-forward to March 30, 2009, when President Barack Obama rejected the companies’ viability plans, but then announced a bankruptcy plan for Chrysler on April 30 and a GM bankruptcy plan on June 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Scaled-back GOP aid package would write off $10 billion postal loan
A House relief package that passed in May would provide almost $1 trillion in state and local aid, several times the $150 billion figure that the White House has said it would support.
Congress · 116th Congress
House to take up $25B for Postal Service, other fixes amid election uproar
Maloney’s underlying bill would require postal services and operations that were in place on Jan. 1, 2020, to be restored and maintained through 2021 or the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Harris laid groundwork for VP nod with tough committee questions
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I’m not able to be rushed this fast,” Sessions replied at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing during Harris’ line of questioning on any Trump campaign contacts with Russia
Congress · 116th Congress
At Gettysburg, worry over preserving history without sugarcoating
[jwp-video n=”1″] After protesters near the White House tried to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson, a president who owned slaves, Trump signed an executive order in June that directed law enforcement
White House · 116th Congress
Social Security’s safe with us, Mnuchin says
Mnuchin, who oversees the IRS, to stop collecting the 6.2 percent workers’ share of the payroll tax that funds Social Security — limited to those earning less than about $104,000 annually — between Sept. 1
White House · 116th Congress
Self-employed won’t get to defer taxes under Trump’s payroll break
[jwp-video n=”1″] Watson noted that self-employed persons pay their taxes as part of after-the-fact estimates.
White House · 116th Congress
Why Trump’s unemployment boost may only be $300 a week for many
[jwp-video n=”1″] While that would deprive beneficiaries of the extra $100 they’d get if the state paid up, it’s a way for states to dispense with the hassle of finding the extra money to meet
White House · 116th Congress
Trump signs COVID-19 economic relief actions
. 1 through the end of 2020.
Policy · 116th Congress
Court extends legal fights over McGahn subpoena, border wall
That three-judge panel, in a 2-1 ruling, had found that federal courts had no role to play in such a clash between the political branches, and Congress can instead use “a series of political tools to bring
Congress · 116th Congress
Virus aid talks break down as White House weighs unilateral action
Democrats started with a $3.4 trillion bill the House passed in May and Republicans with a $1 trillion proposal released last week.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell won’t force senators to stick around until there’s a coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] McConnell mirrored the message Thursday, saying the chamber would remain in session “unless and until the Democrats demonstrate they will never let an agreement materialize
Congress · 116th Congress
Warren asks SEC about insider trading in Trump’s Kodak pharmaceuticals announcement
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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
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending July 31, 2020
Park Police, testifies Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee on the June 1 confrontation between officers and protesters at Lafayette Square near the White House.
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
No ‘skinny’ deal on coronavirus relief in late-night meeting
[jwp-video n=”1″] That would provide states with the choice of either providing a flat, federally backed $200 per-week increase in unemployment benefits or sufficient funds to replace two-thirds