Congress · 117th Congress
House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals
During the Trump administration, the United States accumulated over $1 billion in arrears from unpaid dues for U.N. peacekeeping efforts. Â
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Congress · 117th Congress
How Rep. Sean Casten went from ‘Licensed to Ill’ to climate policy pragmatist
Q: Climate change is obviously your No. 1 issue. But you catch a lot of flak from the left because you oppose things like the Green New Deal or a ban on fracking.Â
Congress · 117th Congress
Amid hunger crisis, Biden urged to release frozen Afghan funds
The United Nations has warned that 1 million Afghan children are at risk of starving this winter and the U.N World Food Programme has warned that 95 percent of Afghan households do not currently
Congress · 117th Congress
Ivanka Trump asked to interview in Capitol riot inquiry
The committee retells that a riot was officially declared on Capitol Hill at 1:49 p.m. by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, and that at 2:24 p.m., Trump sent out a tweet about Pence’s refusal
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senate ratings show three Democrats in toss-up races
That doesn’t bode well for the party this year when Biden’s victory in five of the battleground states was by less than 2.5 points, including three by less than 1 point.Â
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push for surprise billing changes as law takes effect
Corrected Jan. 6 | All Americans are protected as of Jan. 1 from unexpected out-of-network medical bills, thanks to the implementation of legislation to ban surprise medical billing, but many lawmakers
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate budget bill would boost energy credits, trim tax increases
The tax applies to corporations with income of more than $1 billion on average over three years, or $100 million for U.S. corporations with foreign parent companies.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate parliamentarian rejects ‘Plan C’ immigration plan
Democrats and Republicans presented their opposing arguments to MacDonough at a formal meeting Dec. 1 to go over the immigration provisions.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Under new Nevada map, a GOP wave could swamp all three Democrats
Democrats currently have a 3-to-1 advantage in the House delegation but came within 5 points of losing two of those seats in 2020.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats push to help hungry troops, as Pentagon offers limited aid
It would give about 500 families an average of $200 a month, at a cost to the government of $1 million a year, according to Congressional Budget Office figures.Â
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ ‘SALT’ headache hangs over budget reconciliation bill
The TPC analysis shows the benefit of the $80,000 cap for those cut off from relief under the Sanders-Menendez proposal: Households earning between $500,000 and $1 million next year would receive
Congress · 117th Congress
Top areas of House budget package that could see changes
That parole period, applicable to individuals who entered the U.S. prior to Jan. 1, 2011, can be extended but not beyond Sept. 30, 2031.
Congress · 117th Congress
House sends infrastructure bill to Biden without budget vote
Malinowski, who had originally backed a more sweeping infrastructure bill that passed the House July 1, said while the bill “may not give us everything we wanted, it does give us everything we need
Congress · 117th Congress
Armed with tax estimate, House moves toward vote on budget bill
p> Taxes on corporations are estimated at roughly $814 billion, down about $150 billion from the September package, while high-income individuals would face $640 billion in tax increases, down from $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Tax changes keep coming as Democrats seek budget bill votes
Now the bill includes a one-year expansion and almost $4 billion available through 2026 for the IRS, along with another $1 billion for the Treasury Department to support enrollment and administration
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senate candidates able to tap their own wealth aim for an edge in primaries
Godlewski has contributed and loaned her campaign a combined $1 million, which accounts for a majority of the nearly $1.9 million her campaign has raised so far, while Battino loaned her campaign $125,000
Opinion · 117th Congress
Kamala Harris is right: Virginia result will resonate in 2022, 2024 and beyond
For those who said the economy/jobs was their No. 1 issue, Youngkin outperformed McAuliffe by 11 points.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
11 thoughts after Republicans’ big night in Virginia and New Jersey
Youngkin led by about 1 point (47.9 percent to 47 percent) in the final FiveThirtyEight polling average and by about 2 points (48.5 percent to 46.8 percent) in the final RealClearPolitics average.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sanders opposes plan to scrap ‘SALT’ cap, then restore it
Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said the proposal could cut taxes by $475 billion over five years, including lowering taxes for the richest 1 percent of households to below where they
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats eye Medicare Advantage as potential reconciliation offset
Altogether, the health care costs may approach $1 trillion over a decade.