Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden on pace to buck history
The most recent, Aug. 1-23, Gallup survey had that rating at 44 percent.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sept. 1 that lawmakers would need to work on the bill, saying it doesn’t provide the same consumer protections as existing California law.
Congress · 117th Congress
White House $47B supplemental request seeks COVID, Ukraine funding
Congress reconvenes next week to start working on stopgap funding legislation on which President Joe Biden’s signature is required before Oct. 1 in order to avert a partial government shutdown.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon discloses a record rate of sexual assaults
Of all servicemembers, 8.4 percent of women (roughly 1 in 12) and 1.5 percent of men said they had been assaulted or that someone had tried to assault them.
Congress · 117th Congress
House prepping stopgap funding bill through mid-December
Anything that can’t get 60 votes in the evenly divided Senate will need to be dropped or risk being unable to pass a continuing resolution by Oct. 1, which would lead to a partial government shutdown
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration to refocus Afghan resettlement efforts in US
Starting Oct. 1., the administration will resettle Afghans who fall into one of three categories: family members of U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and Afghans already brought to the United
Campaigns · 117th Congress
CFTC examining whether to allow bets on party control of Congress
The event contracts will have a price of between 1 cent and 99 cents, with the amount determined by market interest.
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC advisers back use of updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters
In two separate 13-1 votes, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended both vaccines, sending the recommendations to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky for her endorsement.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Survey: Budget boost raised Hill pay, but disparities remain
The survey, conducted through Google and publicized through newsletters, social media and word of mouth, was open for responses from June 22 to July 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
States watch Texas to determine impact of abortion bans
The state implemented its ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Sept. 1, 2021 — one year ago today, and nine months before the court’s Dobbs v.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA greenlights new COVID-19 booster despite limited data
Both Australia and Switzerland authorized Moderna’s BA.1 shot this week.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senate ratings update: Battle for control is a toss-up
The new Inside Elections projection is Republicans +1 seat to Democrats +1 seat, including no net change, which would keep Democrats in control.
Policy · 117th Congress
Inflation slowed in July as effects linger, agency reports
Still, the effects of inflation and a cooling economy were being felt by consumers as income grew by just 0.2 percent in July and spending grew by only 0.1 percent, down from 0.7 percent and 1 percent,
Policy · 117th Congress
Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory
Nearly 1 in 5 respondents said they had received at least one dose of the monkeypox vaccine, with uptake highest among Hispanic or Latino men, at 27.1 percent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden rally blasts GOP, but real midterm effect will come on the road
won with more than 79 percent of the vote in 2020, included a rally at a Rockville high school and an earlier fundraising stop at a private residence in Bethesda that a DNC official said would raise $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls
The U.S. is on track for 1 foot in sea level rise by 2050 and 2 feet by 2100, according to NOAA and NASA.
Congress · 117th Congress
Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms
Republicans voted in March 2021 to allow conference members to request earmarks after Democrats announced they would be bringing the practice back with public disclosure of all requests and a cap at 1
Policy · 117th Congress
OMB: Deficits, growth lower in the near term, inflation up
when the Biden administration released its fiscal 2023 budget request, the Office of Management and Budget in a report issued Tuesday sees the deficit for the current fiscal year dropping to just over $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Panel urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit
The CDC says 88 million adults, more than 1 in 3, have pre-diabetes, and more than 8 in 10 of them don’t know they have it.