Congress · 116th Congress
‘My way or the highway’: An approach to the NDAA debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘My way or the highway’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on June 13 filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the NDAA.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Is the census ready for its online debut?
[jwp-video n=”1″] Internal risks Whether or not an outside attacker tries to topple the census, experts said the bureau is still working to make sure it first stands on its own.
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior held back FOIA’d documents after political screenings
[jwp-video n=”1″] The department, spokeswoman Molly Block said Monday, “does not have an affirmative response requirement from political officials, and has not had such a policy in this administration
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court decisions could affect makeup of Congress for years
[jwp-video n=”1″] In one case, the Supreme Court will decide whether judges can rein in politicians who draw congressional maps to entrench a partisan advantage.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road Ahead: Border supplemental talks could overshadow regular appropriations
[jwp-video n=”1″] Committee action Senate committee business will be relatively light this week, though a Tuesday morning Finance panel hearing is sure to be an exception. U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Justice Department sides with Treasury in blocking Trump tax returns
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Congress · 116th Congress
One-year spending cap option, warts and all, gains momentum
Without any deal, discretionary programs for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 would have to be cut by about 10 percent, or $125 billion, from this year’s enacted level.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump — not lawmakers — set to be biggest challenge for new legislative affairs chief Ueland
[jwp-video n=”1″] The White House touted Ueland’s “more than two decades of experience serving on Capitol Hill,” with one official echoing experts in calling him “respected” by members and aides
Congress · 116th Congress
More men with babies are running for president, but few face questions about parenting
[What voters say about when moms should run for Congress] [jwp-video n=”1″] Among the 2020 hopefuls, California Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘Sex-starved males’ comment sets off House floor kerfuffle
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Congress · 116th Congress
Republican senator likely to push colleagues to curtail August recess again
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Congress · 116th Congress
Lindsey Graham confronted with the ghosts of the ‘gang of 8’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Graham said his committee will mark up his asylum bill sometime next week, signaling that he is willing to compromise with Democrats to advance the measure.
Congress · 116th Congress
House floor shenanigans punctuate start of spending season
[jwp-video n=”1″] The procedural move was made to protest Democrats’ inaction on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 billion supplemental funding request for the Department of Homeland Security.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP border aid package to largely track Trump request
Those figures largely match the White House request, initially submitted May 1, and the mix of funding set aside by Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C.
Congress · 116th Congress
Contractors would receive shutdown pay in next spending package
[jwp-video n=”1″] The measure would target the benefit to low-wage workers by capping it at $965 per week, or the equivalent of a $50,180 annual salary.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rep. King’s ‘Diamond and Silk Act’ gets ripped by conservative pundits
[jwp-video n=”1″] King was stripped of his House committee assignments in January for questioning in a New York Times interview how the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” became
Congress · 116th Congress
Repeal of abortion funding ban won’t be part of spending debate, sponsor says
An amendment to repeal a 42-year-old prohibition on using federal public health funds for abortions won’t be part of the debate on a nearly $1 trillion appropriations bill covering the Department of Health
Congress · 116th Congress
Border spending package seeks aid for migrants, but no money for Trump’s wall
The decision marked the first sign of movement on a stand-alone border funding bill, which President Donald Trump first requested on May 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
On congressional pay raise, maximum political pain and no gain
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Every time we have done this, in terms of having the COLA before, it’s been done in a bipartisan way, and I expect that’s how it’s going to be this time,” Hoyer said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: House tackles first spending package and NDAA endurance contest
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Democratic leaders want to pass all their spending measures by the end of June.