Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s LGBT decision could shake up other laws and lawsuits
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Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic survey results suggest risk of ‘huge eviction surge’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Census data shows a similar spike in households that haven’t paid rent or don’t know whether they will, said Solomon Greene, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term
Delegates cast votes from their cars to avoid exposure to the coronavirus, but after the convention ended at 7 p.m., counting was done behind closed doors and results were not announced until after 1 a.m
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Photos of the week ending June 12, 2020
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Policy · 116th Congress
Administration puts ‘hold’ on green card requests from US
[jwp-video n=”1″] The USCIS, which is entirely funded by application fees, has sought $1.2 billion in emergency funding from Congress because of a shortfall it said was caused by a drop in applications
Policy · 116th Congress
Unrest over race dismays US allies, delights enemies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Particularly damaging, say historians and former diplomats, to the reputation of the United States as the Western world’s foremost defender of freedom of speech and rule of
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘How are we supposed to survive?’: Black-owned barbershops reopen, but it’s not the same
[jwp-video n=”1″] The sentiment explains the catch-22 many black people find themselves in.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate aides say there’s work to be done on staffer diversity, after Tim Scott airs criticism
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the final measure, which was wrapped into a larger package of spending bills for floor action, watered down the requirements on Senate compensation comparisons and stripped
White House · 116th Congress
Trump rejects renaming bases that honor Confederate generals
[jwp-video n=”1″] Among those most critical of Trump was his first Defense secretary, Jim Mattis, a retired four-star Marine general.
Congress · 116th Congress
Scott rebukes critics who say he’s being used by GOP on police legislation
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There are only two black Democratic Senators, stop pretending there’s some huge racial diversity gap in the Senate.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pelosi wants 11 Confederate statues removed from Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] Congress authorized the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1864 to allow each state to donate two statues of notable citizens “illustrious for their historic renown or for
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Armed Services on collision course with Trump over Confederate names
[jwp-video n=”1″] The amendment would require the Defense Department to set up a commission to develop a plan to implement the renaming, according to the source familiar with the text.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official’s approach to contracts faces scrutiny
[jwp-video n=”1″] Ethics experts say laws that forbid contracts from going to allies of federal officials are lax and unlikely to be enforced.
Policy · 116th Congress
HHS announces plan to send out COVID-19 Medicaid payments
In order to qualify for these funds, providers must not have already received funding from a prior allocation and must have billed the state Medicaid program or managed care plans between Jan. 1,
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘A really electric feeling’: Congressional staffers join protests against police brutality
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Policy · 116th Congress
Two plans for highway investments, zero plans to pay for them
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the most popular alternative to the gas tax — a mechanism that would charge people based on vehicle miles traveled, or VMT — is nowhere near ready for national deployment
Opinion · 116th Congress
Common Defense: Too many emergencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] Similarly, in April 2019, a bipartisan majority in both chambers of Congress passed a joint resolution that would have ended U.S. military involvement with the Saudi-led coalition
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ policing overhaul targets prosecution standards, data collection, training
[jwp-video n=”1″] One exception to that is the measure would ban all law enforcement agencies from racial profiling, allowing injured parties to file civil lawsuits in state or federal district
Congress · 116th Congress
Murkowski ‘struggling’ over Trump support; other GOP senators not swayed by Mattis
[jwp-video n=”1″] Utah Republican Mitt Romney, a frequent critic of the president, praised Mattis on Thursday.
Congress · 116th Congress
With no GOP input, stakeholders fear House highway bill may stall
DeFazio said he hopes the bill will be on the floor of the House the week of July 1. Del.