Policy · 117th Congress
More air rage incidents spur calls for criminal enforcement
The FAA has fined disruptive passengers more than $1 million since instituting a “zero-tolerance” policy in January.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Civility in Congress has turned into a joke. This panel is taking it seriously
“We’ve been working on this particular subject really for 2 1/2 years, we have 15 months left and I think it’s the hardest area,” he said. “I think it’s extremely important.
Congress · 117th Congress
Many lingering questions despite ‘framework’ for reconciliation offsets
Biden wanted to start taxing gains on inherited assets above $1 million, or $2.5 million per couple factoring in the current tax exclusion for up to $500,000 in gains on a primary residence.
Policy · 117th Congress
Ethiopia violence stokes alarm in Washington about civil war
Some 1 million people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray area are experiencing famine-like conditions, and an estimated 5.2 million of the region’s 6 million people need some form of humanitarian aid,
Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP has to make 2022 about policy, not personality
Gavin Newsom in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans almost 2-to-1, where Donald Trump got trounced in both 2016 and 2020 and where no Republican has been elected statewide since 2006 was a long
Congress · 117th Congress
House defense policy debate underway
progressives, would limit the department’s funding to only what the Pentagon requested, thereby negating an additional $25 billion added by the House Armed Service Committee during its markup on Sept. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Potential fallback for debt ceiling fraught with complications
In the Senate, if the Budget Committee has not reported a budget resolution by April 1, the deadline in budget law, one or more budget resolutions can be introduced after that date and automatically
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes stopgap funding, debt ceiling suspension bill
The package advanced after a few hours of drama earlier in the day over an initial decision to grant Israel’s $1 billion request for air defense system funds.
Congress · 117th Congress
Moderate Democrats not monolithic about their budget concerns
“It would have to be way under $1 trillion for me to get remotely interested,” he said. Hawaii Rep.
Policy · 117th Congress
House prepares for abortion fight
The Supreme Court also announced it will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in Dobbs v.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA advisers reject third shots for all, back them for vulnerable
The FDA calculated that is equivalent to a 1 to 5 percent difference in vaccine effectiveness.
Policy · 117th Congress
Retirement plan advisers expect Labor Department rules to boost ESG options
“If ESG portfolios are the No. 1 portfolio that is attracting assets for the wealth side, then maybe we should market it a little bit differently, like having a one-stop solution for these participants
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s dug a hole for himself, but he keeps digging
and “How’m I doin’ on the No. 1 issue to most voters?” — currently and usually, the economy. Biden’s numbers aren’t good on either.
Policy · 117th Congress
In response to Western drought, a flood of legislation
It also would provide $1 billion for near-term drought relief programs and another $150 million specifically to help Native American tribes mitigate drought impacts.
Congress · 117th Congress
Theories of Afghan withdrawal failures emerge as Blinken defends chaotic exit
The Biden administration made a calculated risk that delaying the completion of a withdrawal from May 1 to Aug. 30 was necessary in order to ensure the drawdown of U.S. forces “in a safe and orderly
Policy · 117th Congress
House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal descends into partisan mudslinging
The initial deadline for full withdrawal was May 1, but Biden extended it to Aug. 31. “We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan,” Blinken said.
Congress · 117th Congress
A top general calls for restraining the defense budget
The second is Congress’s now habitual failure to pass spending bills by the Oct. 1 start of each fiscal year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Explaining reconciliation and the social issues at stake, with Mary C. Curtis
[jwp-video n=”1″] Curtis: Yeah, well, let’s talk about that. Progressives, particularly, want the infrastructure and reconciliation bills linked. Can you explain why?
Policy · 117th Congress
Air Force takes hard look at racial disparities
Additionally, 1 in 3 women in the service experienced sexual harassment during their Air Force careers, either as victim or observer.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen: Treasury could hit debt ceiling in October without congressional action
One option could be to attach a temporary suspension of the debt limit to the stopgap government funding bill that Congress must approve to avoid a shutdown before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.