Congress · 118th Congress
Sanctions waiver for Syria quake victims brings fears of abuse
The rebel-held northwestern part of Syria was hardest hit by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6.
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Congress · 118th Congress
CBO: Debt limit to hit as soon as July, budget picture worsens
But Wrightson ICAP said there remains “tail risk” that Congress would need to act by early June given “Treasury’s financial position will be at a low ebb from June 6 to June 14” after Treasury’s debt issuance
Policy · 118th Congress
As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil
“We have blasts that shake the village every day at 6 o’clock,” she said.
Opinion · 118th Congress
Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?
The speech only reaffirmed the growing suspicion that Joe Biden lives in his own reality, a bubble where losing the House is a win and so are 6 percent inflation, rising gas prices, falling home prices
Congress · 118th Congress
House foreign aid cardinal sanguine on fiscal 2024 funding
In the fiscal 2023 bipartisan omnibus spending deal, Congress provided $59.7 billion in enduring funding for foreign aid and diplomacy programs, a $3.6 billion boost or roughly 6 percent increase
Policy · 118th Congress
‘Amtrak Joe’ touts transit funding for Northeast Corridor
The Transportation Department has yet to make any allocations for the project, although the Biden administration said it could receive up to $4.7 billion of its $6 billion total from the 2021 infrastructure
Policy · 118th Congress
With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say ‘no’ to China
China sold 6 million to 7 million electric vehicles last year, an uptick from 2021, and at least a quarter of EV sales worldwide are in China, Nakano said.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Citizens, disunited
Michael Guest — one of the few Republicans who voted for an independent committee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters — will chair the House Ethics Committee.
Opinion · 118th Congress
House Freedom Caucus goes full ‘swamp’
Matt Gaetz of Florida, boasted during a Jan. 6 Fox News appearance that he had run out of things to demand McCarthy give up in return for cooperation to secure the speakership.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Cooking with gas
Josh Hawley on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The symbolism was intentional.
Opinion · 118th Congress
Meet 2023’s politics, even more dramatic than 2022’s
Many of McCarthy’s detractors are Trump loyalists, which should not be glossed over on this second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, and they want to push harder to enact his “Make America
Opinion · 117th Congress
The year that the last congressional week has been
After all, the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot did not change most GOP minds about former President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again Movement.” They are an entrenched lot.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Disarray OK?
The count: 35 percent That’s how many adults nationally said “woke” was the word or phrase “you find most annoying in conversation,” according to a Marist Poll of 1,312 adults surveyed Dec. 6-8.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Virginia is for voters
overhaul the Electoral Count Act, which governs the role Congress has in certifying presidential elections and was misused by then-President Donald Trump’s advisers to fire up supporters who rioted on Jan. 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
No one reads congressional committee reports. But will they watch a documentary?
The event was heralded as the first time a congressional committee waxed videographical, although that’s not true in the strictest sense — this fall, the select committee investigating the Jan. 6,
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans have a very strange idea of self-interest
As some might recall, there was a bit of a contretemps on Jan. 6, 2021, over Vice President Mike Pence’s purported power to reject duly cast electoral votes.
Policy · 117th Congress
Earned income credit backers aim to keep expansion on the radar
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that has lobbied in favor of the expanded credit, estimated that with the expansion’s end, almost 6 million working adults without children
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished
Evans served a three-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to a count of civil disorder after livestreaming his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Pushback greets effort to give South Carolina first ’24 primary
Under the proposal, New Hampshire and Nevada would go next on Feb. 6, followed by Georgia on Feb. 13 and Michigan on Feb. 27.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Let’s talk turkey: Trump fever could be breaking in time for a Thanksgiving feast
That’s what some Trump-supporting rioters were yelling as they ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in search of congressional Democratic leaders and then-Vice President Mike Pence.