Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Congress must act now to help states with vote-by-mail in November, experts say
[jwp-video n=”1″] In March, Congress provided states with $400 million as part of a roughly $2 trillion economic relief package (PL 116-136) to help them prepare for elections affected by the
Policy · 116th Congress
Census trying to fix history of undercounting minorities
Meanwhile, a little less than 1 percent of white residents got counted twice.
Congress · 116th Congress
Science to drive vaccine efforts, not politics, nominee pledges
officer for Operation Warp Speed, told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that he thinks it is possible that the government will be able to produce 300 million doses of a vaccine by Jan. 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 panel questions Fed effort to help small businesses
[jwp-video n=”1″] For their credit needs, smaller companies rely more on direct loans from banks or other financiers.
Congress · 116th Congress
Face masks required in House committee hearings, congressional physician says
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Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Seersucker rules the Senate. This year, not so much
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Susan Collins loved it,” Cassidy said of the senator from Maine.
Congress · 116th Congress
Conservation groups cheer passage of lands bill in Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] The legislation sponsored by Sen.
Opinion · 116th Congress
America shows its resilience
As I write this, the stock market is surging on the news that the Trump administration is considering a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, adding to what has been a remarkable rebound on Wall Street
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux wins primary for open seat in Georgia suburbs
Bourdeaux was the 2018 Democratic nominee and unexpectedly came within 1 percentage point of beating GOP Rep. Rob Woodall.
Congress · 116th Congress
CIA suffered historic data loss from lax cybersecurity, report says
[jwp-video n=”1″] Wyden also asked Ratcliffe to answer in an unclassified report questions on how the intelligence agencies are addressing cybersecurity risks, including steps they have taken
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Kentucky Democrats face a choice in deciding who is best suited to beat McConnell
[jwp-video n=”1″] Kentucky political observers on all sides sensed a momentum shift after the police shot and killed Breonna Taylor and David McAtee in Booker’s hometown of Louisville, especially
Policy · 116th Congress
Fintechs try old bank charters as ‘everything old is new again’
[jwp-video n=”1″] A limited freeze in the rule-making caused by the virus is unlikely to slow the rapidly growing trend of fintech firms looking to use this century-old method to become a bank
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s LGBT decision could shake up other laws and lawsuits
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Former pro wrestler wins Nevada primary to take on Rep. Susie Lee
[jwp-video n=”1″] Rodimer also had support from conservative groups, including the NRA and the National Right to Life.
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC releases new safety guidance as states lift limits
[jwp-video n=”1″] When asked about the Trump campaign’s planned rallies, Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director of infectious diseases and COVID-19 response incident manager, said the guidance
Congress · 116th Congress
House aims to vote on public lands legislation by July 4
[jwp-video n=”1″] In December 2018, Lee helped blow up at the last minute a public lands bill that would have reauthorized the Land and Water Conservation Fund, months after Congress had let
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
Congress · 116th Congress
Smith unsatisfied with Pentagon answers on protest response
Esper and Milley were specifically asked about the military’s involvement in the clearing of largely peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square on the evening of June 1.