Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers’ concerns grow about Americans left stranded in Mideast
Kim said up to 1 million Americans may potentially be in harm's way.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Parties play chicken on omnibus as shutdown deadline approaches
“The flaw in this reasoning is that this spending was to meet an unprecedented crisis that killed more than 1 million Americans and threatened to collapse the global economy,” Leahy said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Mental health becomes focal point of Senate gun framework
than perpetrators While about 8 percent of people who perpetrate mass shootings have a history of lifetime psychotic symptoms, according to a 2021 study, deaths from such shootings make up less than 1
Policy · 117th Congress
Most Americans have COVID-19 antibodies as case numbers rise
The original omicron variant, BA.1, now only makes up 3 percent of sequenced cases, and the more transmissible BA.2 makes up 68 percent of circulating cases.
Congress · 117th Congress
Defense appropriations likely to exceed fiscal 2022 NDAA levels
Defense spending appeared set for a larger-than-authorized increase in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 as part of a “framework” appropriators agreed to Wednesday, though the pact’s contents remained
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress weighs import ban on goods from China’s Uyghur region
Estimates of the number of people forced into the camps range from 1 million to 1.8 million, according to a June issue brief from the Congressional Research Service.
Congress · 117th Congress
Optimism waning in Senate about budget reconciliation vote this month
Menendez has said he won’t agree to a revenue-raising SALT plan and favors exemptions for individuals making up to $550,000 and married couples making close to but not above $1 million.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation
The legislation also would raise revenues by increasing royalty rates and fees on oil and gas operations on federal lands and establish a new hard rock mining royalty projected to raise as much as $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Theories of Afghan withdrawal failures emerge as Blinken defends chaotic exit
The Biden administration made a calculated risk that delaying the completion of a withdrawal from May 1 to Aug. 30 was necessary in order to ensure the drawdown of U.S. forces “in a safe and orderly
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court cracks NCAA defense of athlete compensation rules
[jwp-video n=”1″] Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., closed that panel by saying, “My colleagues are ready to dig in.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Biden would largely discard Trump’s foreign policies on Day 1
Democrats, particularly the party’s left flank, also want to push for the reallocation of national security spending, including a $1 trillion initiative to modernize the nuclear arsenal.
Policy · 116th Congress
Chance for Congress to fix public health gaps could close fast
[jwp-video n=”1″] “I just think we have to be realistic about our capacity to make every single medical good in the United States,” he said.
Policy · 116th Congress
Calls grow for Trump to relax humanitarian sanctions on Iran
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There are lots of young people in Iran who are no fans of this regime, who, in fact, reach out for a connection to America,” Murphy said.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House preparedness for pandemic threat has faltered across four presidencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] For years while he was a professor and department chair at the National War College, Larsen argued for expanding the curriculum beyond the core subjects that make up the “DIME
Policy · 116th Congress
Asked about gas tax, Chao says ‘nothing is off the table’
Mike Lee makes fun of the Green New Deal using Reagan riding a dinosaur, Star Wars tauntauns and Sharknado [jwp-video n=”1″]
Policy · 115th Congress
Lawmakers Seek Quick Action on Consensus School Safety Measures
WATCH: Ryan Wants Omnibus Done ‘As Fast as Possible’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats backed those steps but warned they weren’t enough to end school shootings. Sen.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senators Will Vote on Pulling Troops Out of Yemen, But When
Watch — The Veep: A Heartbeat Away From a Tie-Breaking Vote [jwp-video n=”1″]
Policy · 115th Congress
Republicans Irate, Democrats Press After Trump Gun Control Meeting
Trump to Lawmakers: “I’ll Love You” If Action is Taken on Gun Legislation [jwp-video n=”1″] Some GOP lawmakers defended the president as a newcomer to the national debate on gun control and