Congress · 116th Congress
Republicans look to virus relief to avert economic and electoral disaster
The food stamp rolls have grown by 17 percent, or by 6 million people, since the coronavirus and state lockdowns crippled the economy in March.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Congress rushing on coronavirus relief but pausing to honor John Lewis
On Thursday, as Lewis is laid to rest in Atlanta, the House will not vote before 6:30 p.m. to accommodate members traveling to Georgia for the funeral.
Congress · 116th Congress
Rep. Steve Watkins not giving up committee posts amid felony charges on voter fraud
Clarified, 6 p.m. | Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins is not planning to resign from his committee assignments after being charged Tuesday with felony voter fraud.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump administration rescinds rule for international students with only online courses
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that oversees the international student and exchange visitor program, would rescind the July 6 guidance “on a nationwide basis.”
Congress · 116th Congress
For Congress, rancor and politics overshadow consequential coronavirus relief
ANALYSIS — Even as the House Appropriations Committee returned to routine business during the week of July 6 — considering bills to fund the government for the coming fiscal year — the pandemic hung over
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC to revise school reopening guidance
That guidance suggests students and teachers wear masks, students stay 6 feet apart from each other, have plenty of cleaning supplies and protective gear on hand and not have students sharing objects.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump notifies World Health Organization of US intent to leave
The Trump administration on Tuesday confirmed it notified the World Health Organization of its intent to formally withdraw as a member effective July 6, 2021, setting in motion the actual process.
Policy · 116th Congress
Back-to-school looms for kids without Wi-Fi — and Congress
Even if schools do reopen, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that desks be 6 feet apart, which may result in kids attending on a part-time basis.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate spending bills face delay over amendment fight
The House Appropriations Committee is on track to begin its markups the week of July 6.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court’s LGBT decision could shake up other laws and lawsuits
The high court decided, 6-3, that firing someone merely for being gay or transgender is discrimination based on “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Congress · 116th Congress
Busy summer ahead for appropriators after pandemic delays
The House will follow the week of July 6 — the latest start for that chamber since at least 1985, according to legislative records.
Congress · 116th Congress
Firefighters seek rough parity with police in virus aid efforts
used for law enforcement purposes and not diverted to other agencies with non-law enforcement missions,” said Steven Casstevens, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, in a May 6
Policy · 116th Congress
Victims’ lives turn on coming military sexual assault debate
The abuse had happened in the summer of 2016, at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, when her twin girls had just turned 6 and an older daughter was 10.
Policy · 116th Congress
AFL-CIO, Labor Department spar over workplace safety amid COVID-19
The AFL-CIO also petitioned OSHA on March 6 to issue such a standard, as did a nurse’s union. But the Labor Department never responded.
Policy · 116th Congress
Census Bureau nears goal for 2020 count, but crucial areas lag
The majority-Hispanic Presidio County in southwest Texas has a 6 percent response rate. On the Navajo Nation reservation, less than 1 percent of the households have responded to the census.
Congress · 116th Congress
Second round of emergency medical provider funds delayed
HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan previously told DeLauro and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ranking member Patty Murray, D-Wash., on April 6 that the department was aiming to calculate
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
John Thune, sporting quarantine beard, goes full-on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’
Especially in the smaller schools, sometimes it’ll be K-12, sometimes 6 through 12. HOH: Do you have any thoughts about the state of civics education in this country?
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
addition, the Democrats’ bill would offer significant expansions of earned income tax credits for childless adults, and refundable child tax credits up to $2,000, with an extra $1,600 per child under age 6.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate delays vote as rifts deepen on coronavirus aid
Deepening rifts over a massive economic stimulus package forced Senate leaders to delay a planned procedural vote by three hours, until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Congress · 116th Congress
No deal yet on stimulus as stock market teeters on the edge
But by 6 p.m., supporters mustered only 47 votes of the 60 required to take up the relief package. Plans by Senate GOP leaders for a speedy vote on passage Monday appeared in greater jeopardy.