Policy · 117th Congress
Lengthy processing times keep Indian green card seekers waiting
If Donepudi, 47, were to get his work permit back, he noted the hospital where he works isn’t easily accessible by public transportation.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting shutdown
The Senate voted 53-47 for an amendment from Indiana’s Mike Braun that would have prevented lawmakers from getting their paychecks if Congress doesn’t adopt a budget resolution and clear all 12 appropriations
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley will run for eighth term
“After 47 years in Washington, D.C., Chuck Grassley has changed from an Iowa farmer to just another coastal elite,” she said.
Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP has to make 2022 about policy, not personality
Given the huge Democratic edge in party registration — 47 percent Democrat, 24 percent Republican and 29 percent independent — any California Republican looking to win statewide has to not only do well
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s dug a hole for himself, but he keeps digging
Biden has gone from 55 percent to 35 percent approve/disapprove seven months ago to 45 percent to 47 percent today.
Congress · 117th Congress
Experts: Lawmakers’ fixation on countering China risks overkill, isolation
A March survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found deep divisions over U.S. policy toward China, with 51 percent of those surveyed supporting a more containment-focused approach and 47
Congress · 117th Congress
How the Senate ‘vote-a-rama’ spelled out GOP’s midterm script
Senate Republicans laid bare their political playbook for next year’s midterms during a lengthy “vote-a-rama” session on the fiscal 2022 budget resolution in which they offered 39 of the 47 amendments
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate approves budget resolution after ‘vote-a-rama’
But a letter circulated by Johnson on Tuesday opposing any legislation to raise the debt ceiling garnered 47 signatures, putting lawmakers potentially on a course for the type of fiscal brinksmanship
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump-backed lobbyist Mike Carey wins primary in Ohio’s 15th District
She had 84 percent of the vote when the AP called the race at 8:47 p.m. Carey will be the heavy favorite against Russo in a district that backed Trump by 14 points and Stivers by 27 points last fall.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Shontel Brown tops progressive favorite Nina Turner in Ohio’s 11th District primary
Gore had 76 percent of the vote when the AP called the race at 8:47 p.m. The 11th District Democratic primary split the party’s establishment and progressive wings.
Congress · 117th Congress
Navy, Air Force defend plans to retire planes and ships
The Air Force is seeking to divest $1.37 billion worth of equipment in fiscal 2022, including 42 A-10s, 48 F-15C/D and 47 F-16C/D model fighters as well as 14 KC-10 and 18 KC-135 tankers and 13 C
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Why Rubio remains the favorite for reelection against Demings
Florida’s 2012 presidential exit poll found Obama squeezing out a 49 percent to 47 percent win over Romney among those respondents who identified as Cuban.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: DC, where TX Dems summer
What we’re reading When the Beatles were ‘more popular than Jesus’: It’s true that just like 1966, when Democrats lost 47 House seats, the 2022 midterms could be affected by a spike in crime and
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
Our July 6-8 Winning the Issues survey saw Biden’s job approval underwater, with 40 percent of independents approving the job he is doing and 47 percent disapproving.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Why comparing the 2022 midterm dynamics to 1966 is risky
ANALYSIS — Democrats lost 47 House seats in the 1966 midterm elections, and that result still “haunts” them, wrote Washington Post columnist Charles Lane recently. But should it?
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Hot mule sweat summer
Pew found that those new voters were almost evenly divided between Biden and Donald Trump: 49 percent backed Biden, while 47 percent supported Trump.
White House · 117th Congress
Infrastructure deal reached, now comes the hard part
It includes $21 billion for environmental remediation; $73 billion for power infrastructure, including grid authority, $5 billion for western water storage and $47 billion to rebuild infrastructure in
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Washington eulogizes John Warner and the ideals he represented
Aside from his 1978 campaign, Warner’s only close race was against Democrat Mark Warner (no relation) in 1996, where he prevailed 52-47 percent.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Democrats go hard left, Hispanics head to the center
A poll done last fall found that while liberal Democrats, who currently define their party, supported socialism over capitalism, 44 percent to 36 percent, Hispanics disagreed, supporting capitalism 47
Congress · 117th Congress
Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, as Biden signs bill
In the years since, Juneteenth grew from a folk jubilee celebrating the de facto end of slavery into a holiday recognized in 47 states and the District of Columbia.