Policy · 117th Congress
DHS to bring migrants sent to wait in Mexico back to US
Customs and Border Protection reported a 6 percent increase in arrests at the border between December and January, in data released Wednesday.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities
The latest CDC data shows the national vaccine distribution at about 60 percent white, 11 percent Hispanic or Latino, 5 percent Black and 6 percent Asian.
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Environment panel advances Regan nomination for EPA
The bipartisan 14-6 vote bodes well for the nomination as it heads to the full Senate. Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R.
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Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as first Latino Homeland Security secretary
Mayorkas also will take over the department as the nation continues to recover from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other domestic terror and cybersecurity threats.
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Congressional mandates unfulfilled by Trump’s Interior Department
[Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before] Bill Lee, of The Trust for Public Land, was blunt about the transfer of the urban parks funding.
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Cardenas previews COVID-19 package to address racial inequities
“Sometimes, if, if an organization is trying to serve someone, and that’s someone who’s an adult, and that someone doesn’t speak very much English, you might be talking to a 6-year-old child, and
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Klobuchar, incoming antitrust chair, eager to take on Big Tech
Market dominance in the technology industry has harmed consumers, she said, and even helped lead to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
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Advocates urge Biden, Congress to leave Section 230 intact
Calls by Democrats to overhaul the 1996 law, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, have intensified since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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Raimondo hearing may examine Biden recovery plan
According to her Office of Government Ethics paperwork, she’s resigned from several board positions and has a minimum of $6 million in assets.
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Health groups’ push to end donations may lack political punch
Corrected 6:10 p.m. | Big-name health care corporations and lobbying groups made a show of cutting off lawmakers from political donations following the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
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Study: Parler users were more likely veterans or in military
Capitol on Jan. 6 had a greater share of users who are either veterans or in the U.S. military compared with other social media platforms.Â
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Senators to grill Austin on domestic threats, civilian control of Defense
China Austin will also face questions on extremism within the military, which has resurfaced in the national dialogue following the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol in which some former
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Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before
The probe comes in the wake of a turbulent week for law enforcement agencies as they recover from the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, which led to the deaths of at least five people, and prepare
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Alejandro Mayorkas could face his past in latest Senate hearing
According to his prepared remarks, obtained by CQ Roll Call, Mayorkas was expected to tell lawmakers he would focus his efforts on preventing another deadly attack like the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Census Bureau director: ‘Stand down’ on tracking immigrants
On Monday, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge that the agency could not finish the work before March 6.
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Rental property owners get late assist in year-end spending law
The Dec. 6, 2019 letter, a day after the bills were introduced, was led by the National Multifamily Housing Council and signed by industry powerhouses including the National Association of Home Builders
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More federal action sought on Trump-supporting flight disruptors
and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Rick Larsen, D-Wash., late Monday asked FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to impose the maximum $35,000 fine on disruptive air travelers in the aftermath of the Jan. 6
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Flights delayed as FAA controllers test positive for COVID-19
Temporary closures Also Monday, the FAA temporarily closed the air traffic control facility in Jacksonville, Fla., from 4:20 p.m. to 6 p.m. for deep cleaning after a worker there tested positive