Campaigns · 117th Congress
Battleground Senate hopefuls tout early fundraising strength
The haul could reflect a bump after Trump endorsed Parnell on Sept. 1. Early strength? Pennsylvania Democratic Rep.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Time for Biden to get out of the Build Back Better bubble
An Oct. 1-4 Quinnipiac poll put his overall job approval rating among registered voters at 40 percent approve to 53 percent disapprove, and his approval among all adults was only 38 percent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger looks to put department on new trajectory
From Jan. 1 to March 11, there were 4,135 threats against lawmakers. Manger expects threats to exceed 9,000 by year’s end.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi: Budget decisions needed ‘in the next few days’ to hit deadline
But even with those limits, those two programs and the child tax credit extension through 2025 cost over $1 trillion.
Policy · 117th Congress
What keeps the White House COVID-19 task force chair up at night?
And now the death toll is more than 700,000, or 1 in 500 Americans.
Congress · 117th Congress
With GOP sidelined, Manchin steps up to defend fossil fuels
For the 2022 election cycle, Manchin is the No. 1 recipient among all lawmakers of campaign contributions from the coal mining, mining, natural gas transmission and distribution and oil and gas industries
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon civilian vaccine mandate is a massive logistical lift
Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the civilian mandate on Oct. 1, following a directive from President Joe Biden three weeks earlier requiring all federal employees to receive a vaccine.
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate hawks reject compromise in reconciliation
For the 2022 election cycle, Manchin is the No. 1 recipient among all lawmakers of campaign contributions from the coal mining, mining, natural gas transmission and distribution, and oil and gas
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan debt limit patch would raise borrowing cap by $480B
Those spending caps came off starting with the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Punting isn’t just for football
The court has until Nov. 1 to finalize the map — and several groups have promised legal challenges — but candidates are already starting to announce bids for the newly drawn 8th District, north of Denver
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin’s opioids tax plan faces pushback from lobbying groups
The 1-cent fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredient per dose would be footed by manufacturers, producers or importers, with some discounts or rebates given when prescribed to hospice and cancer
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Liberal-moderate rift not a factor in crowded Florida primary to succeed Alcee Hastings
That was $1 million more than seven other Democratic candidates combined had raised through June 30, according to the most recent disclosures, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Beating up on Manchin and Sinema won’t fix the Biden agenda
Those 13,471 votes represent 0.0084 percent of the 159,738,337 votes cast in last year’s election, or eight thousandths of 1 percent. That tiny margin eventually gave Democrats a 50-50 Senate.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden pitch meets resistance in Michigan GOP stronghold
just under 4 points in each of her two races; by contrast, Trump narrowly won the district, which stretches from the state capitol of Lansing east through Howell to northern Oakland County, by less than 1
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats, Republicans agree to short-term debt limit increase
benefits scheduled for Oct. 20 could be delayed by five days.Food stamp benefits due Oct. 25 would be delayed by a week.Federal employee salaries due to be paid Oct. 29 could be postponed by 11 days.Nov. 1
Congress · 117th Congress
China-wary lawmakers look to boost U.S. investment in Caribbean
“It would appear that over the past 15 or so years, China’s economic influence in the Caribbean area has gone from $1 billion to $8 billion.”
Policy · 117th Congress
White House says 2 million people got COVID-19 boosters this week
About 2 million people received Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots this week and another 1 million people are scheduled for one in the next couple of weeks, the White House announced Friday.
Policy · 117th Congress
Justice Department presses case to stop Texas abortion law
He used an example of a law that fined people $1 million for criticizing the president.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden headed to Capitol Hill to try to bridge Democratic divide
bill, which would reauthorize surface transportation programs and includes $550 billion in new funding for roads, bridges, broadband and other infrastructure projects, up for a vote by midnight Oct. 1,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Retiring GOP senators steer clear of primaries — for now
Of the states with retiring Republican senators, Trump lost Pennsylvania by 1 point while winning Alabama by 26 points, Missouri by 15 points, Ohio by 8 points and North Carolina by 1 point.