Congress · 119th Congress
Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
That measure far outshone the rest, with just under $6 billion in project funding across 3,212 individual projects.
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Lawmakers mull a pricey air traffic control ‘wish list’
National Air Traffic Controllers Association, an air traffic controller union, said in congressional testimony earlier this year that $4 billion for the account is the minimum, but the FAA really needs $6
Mammoth budget bill heads to Trump’s desk in time for July Fourth
After more than an hour of speaking, a little after 6 a.m., Jeffries announced to applause from his Democratic colleagues that he was "going to take my sweet time."
Long-term stopgap measure sets up partisan clash
Meanwhile, defense would see a roughly $6 billion boost over levels appropriated for last year, GOP aides said, including for shipbuilding costs and military pay increases.
The nation’s report card hits crisis level
Overall, from 2017 to 2024, fourth-grade and eighth-grade reading proficiency declined by 6 points (going from 37 percent at/above proficient to 31 percent for fourth grade, and from 36 percent to 30 percent
Crash sheds light on strained workforce controlling the skies
That action comes on top of a hiring freeze and an offer of buyouts to federal employees who leave their jobs voluntarily by Feb. 6, in a dramatic attempt to quickly shrink the federal workforce.
Peach and Blossom are freed as Biden pardons turkeys for last time
"According to the American Farm Bureau, the average price of the typical Thanksgiving dinner fell 5 percent, with turkey prices down 6 percent."
Airlines must report fees, issue prompt refunds, new rules say
The refunds would apply to flights that are canceled or "significantly changed" — defined as instances in which a flight is delayed more than 3 hours domestically and 6 hours internationally.
Lawmakers question FAA’s resolve amid Boeing investigations
Michael Whitaker, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Feb. 6.
Shutdown averted as Biden signs seven-week spending bill
clear the House-passed, 48-day funding patch, which generally mirrors the Senate version except for one major omission: There’s no military or economic aid for Ukraine, unlike the Senate bill, which had $6
Stopgap funding bills hung up in both chambers
After senators spent the previous couple of days trying to hammer out a deal to add up to $6 billion in border security measures and potentially some other policy restrictions, those talks appeared to
Bipartisan stopgap funds bill unveiled in Senate
"There is no way that a clean CR plus $6 billion of funding for Ukraine gets anywhere past the House."
Europe’s approach to regulate AI seen as too hasty for US
now a senior policy adviser at the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, noted that attendance at caucus meetings dropped off "pretty significantly" after the COVID-19 pandemic and the Jan. 6,
Democrats tout fight over ‘junk fees’ in events across the country
It’s an issue the first-term Democrat, who won his seat with 53 percent of the vote in a district Biden won by less than 6 points in 2020, says should be a focal point of Democrats’ effort to take control
Scope of COVID-19 funding cuts emerges as debt limit flashpoint
Almost $6 billion would come out of unspent Transportation Department funds for highway, aviation and transit agencies.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Six-term Rep. Mo Brooks loses Senate bid in Alabama
During a controversial speech at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally near the White House before a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol, Brooks told the crowd to “start taking down names and kicking ass.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police, Secret Service and Park Police were unaware of flyover at Nats Park
and get blocks away for their safety, raises questions about communication shortfalls among partner agencies in the region as the issue of Capitol security is still being analyzed following the Jan. 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Republicans blast Air Force nominee’s proposal to surveil troops
The GOP senators focused their questioning on the Air Force veteran’s July 2021 op-ed in Foreign Policy News reflecting on how the military should respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol
Policy · 117th Congress
AT&T and Verizon delay 5G deployment near some airports
Airlines successfully delayed a scheduled Jan. 6 deployment in order to give the FAA time to determine how best to proceed.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
Most will run around $6-$7 per coin, not counting design fees, and really complex or large coins can easily cost double that.