Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy needs to rout Cheney to move past 2020
[jwp-video n=”1″] Before he began deflecting questions about it, McCarthy was among those Republicans who blamed Trump for the deadly Capitol riot of Jan. 6.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Failure to communicate: The Capitol Police leadership gap on Jan. 6
The first officer, who made their way to the West Front stage, said they were outnumbered 50-to-1 as they created a police line. Rioters put on gas masks and gloves and began probing the line.
Congress · 117th Congress
Most of Pentagon billions moved to border wall not recoverable
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the first stream, $3.6 billion was moved from military construction projects at home and abroad, including many in Eastern European countries facing down threats from Russia
Congress · 117th Congress
Frontline, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan
Biden’s proposal would start taxing gains on inherited assets above $1 million, or $2.5 million per couple factoring in the current tax exclusion for up to $500,000 in gains on a primary residence
Policy · 117th Congress
Huge Treasury cash pile might delay debt limit ‘drop dead’ date
On Thursday, the BPC released an updated forecast saying the “x date” is now more realistically sometime after Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers push for action to reduce maternal deaths
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Right now, we simply don’t have the tools to collect the data we need to inform good policy,” Maloney said.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: It’s (still) Trump’s party
NM-01: Mark Moores, the GOP nominee in the June 1 special election for New Mexico’s 1st District, attacked Democratic opponent Melanie Stansbury as a “radical” for her support for a criminal justice
Policy · 117th Congress
Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban, but opens door to his return
[jwp-video n=”1″] The board found that two of Trump’s Facebook posts on Jan. 6, in which he called the rioters “very special” and “great patriots” and told them to “remember this day forever
Opinion · 117th Congress
Animal testing is cruel and often unnecessary. But the FDA forces drugmakers to do it
As White Coat Waste Project has documented, in some of the standard tests the FDA compels companies to conduct, puppies as young as 1 week old are forced to ingest massive doses of experimental drugs,
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans should disband if they don’t win back the House in 2022
More recently, David Brody of Real America’s Voice asked McCarthy how confident he was, on a scale of 1 to 10, that Republicans would be in the majority in the next Congress.
Congress · 117th Congress
Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban
[jwp-video n=”1″] Predictably, Republicans were outraged by the decision. They called it censorship by Big Tech. Washington Rep.
Policy · 117th Congress
Tech companies join calls for disclosure mandate to meet US emissions goals
Salesforce said in an April 20 statement on its website that companies should have to report audited Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions alongside reduction goals.
Congress · 117th Congress
Houston official: Federal disaster aid widens racial inequities
The administration says it would create 1 million rental units to make them resilient to climate change and energy efficient, as part of a plan to build and rehabilitate more than 2 million affordable
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden urges at least 70 percent of US adults to get first shot by July 4
It also comes as the Federal Emergency Management Agency faces historic staffing shortages ahead of the beginning of hurricane season on June 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccinating kids for COVID-19 poses additional challenges for officials
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Vaccinating kids is going to look very different from vaccinating adults.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ constituents would bear the brunt of Biden’s taxes
[jwp-video n=”1″] The pain would be concentrated in Democratic strongholds.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democratic unity makes Biden’s ambition possible
Bill after bill On the party’s highest-priority bills — the elections, campaign finance and ethics measure known as HR 1 and a background check bill for gun purchases — Speaker Nancy Pelosi
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s border wall funding freeze under review
As soon as next month, the Government Accountability Office will issue an opinion on the legality of Biden’s decision to hold up more than $1 billion in construction funding for a southern border
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 30, 2021
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White House · 117th Congress
Biden walks political tightrope in drug pricing dispute
[jwp-video n=”1″] Both Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Charles E.