Policy · 119th Congress
The whoppers of 2025
On Nov. 1, 2024, just before the election, the BLS report showed growth of just 12,000 jobs in October and downward revisions for the prior two months.↵↵Signalgate: Not "total exoneration."
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Congress · 119th Congress
Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales
The caps would increase to $500,000 and $1 million, respectively.↵↵The draft bill is also backed by Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; Adam B.
Congress · 119th Congress
FEMA to get new interim director ahead of agency review report
↵↵Interim chief David Richardson resigned and will leave the role on Dec. 1, and Karen Evans, formerly a top official at the Energy Department for cybersecurity and emergency response will take the helm
Congress · 119th Congress
‘Things happen’: Trump defends MBS on Khashoggi murder, slams ABC reporter
↵↵Trump smiled wide when Prince Mohammed, who is also known by his initials MBS, said he would "definitely" increase a planned $600 billion investment in the United States to $1 trillion.
Congress · 119th Congress
An anxiety-filled Veterans Day for victims of Camp Lejeune water
↵↵As many as 1 million Marines, family members and other military or civilian employees who spent at least 30 days at Camp Lejeune when the water was contaminated between 1953 and 1987 were eligible to
Policy · 118th Congress
Spending law presents challenges for environmental regulators
As whales migrate along the Eastern Seaboard, they may move through about 1 million vertical ropes, Kessler said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Aid bill for 9/11 families exposes rift with former Iran hostages
Annual fund deposits reached a peak of over $1 billion in fiscal 2019, capping years of steady growth.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula
In the latest proposal, $1 billion would be authorized for technical assistance to property owners through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Policy · 117th Congress
Immigrant investors on edge as EB-5 lapse enters eighth month
Investors may invest $500,000 in a project in an area of low employment, or $1 million elsewhere.
Policy · 117th Congress
Testing shortages reach nursing homes, home health agencies
The issue is raising questions about care for seniors nationwide and whether the administration’s effort to ship 1 billion tests directly to households is further undercutting supplies for providers
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.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes stopgap funding, debt ceiling suspension bill
The package advanced after a few hours of drama earlier in the day over an initial decision to grant Israel’s $1 billion request for air defense system funds.
Policy · 117th Congress
House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal descends into partisan mudslinging
The initial deadline for full withdrawal was May 1, but Biden extended it to Aug. 31. “We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan,” Blinken said.
Congress · 117th Congress
DeFazio looks to try again on his progressive transportation agenda
favor of a more modest measure, DeFazio was initially irate, vowing to vote against the infrastructure bill unless the Senate agreed to conference its version with his, which passed the House on July 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
After 30 years, DeFazio sees chance to realize infrastructure dream
[jwp-video n=”1″] This week’s markup may be the easy part: While the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a $312.4 billion highway bill on May 26, critics have blasted that
Policy · 117th Congress
10 things to know about Biden’s budget for fiscal 2022
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
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 · 116th Congress
The Google antitrust lawsuit: Five key takeaways
Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday’s action: 1.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrat seeks accounting of CDC’s ‘no-sail’ order for cruises
Virus vector The Sept. 30 no-sail order underlines the difficulty of containing the virus on cruise ships: From March 1 through Sept. 28, the CDC found 3,689 confirmed cases of COVID-19 or COVID-like
Policy · 116th Congress
Medicaid enrollment increase puts pressure on state budgets
The House passed a COVID-19 relief bill (HR 6800) in May that would increase the FMAP bump for states to 14 percent from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, then drop it back to the 6.2 percent bump until