Policy · 116th Congress
Exclusive: Federal officials launch vaccine pilot program
A Senate GOP leadership bill included $26 billion for that purpose, including $6 billion for vaccine distribution, signaling some bipartisan agreement.
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Congress · 116th Congress
John Lewis, civil rights hero and ‘conscience of Congress,’ dies at 80
Johnson on Aug. 6, 1965. Lewis stands on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in between television interviews on Feb. 14, 2015.
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
Witnesses: No warnings from Park Police in clearing of square
[Invisible to most Americans, Park Police now in the spotlight] Both McDonald and Brace said police swiftly moved to break up the protesters at roughly 6:30 p.m., half an hour from the curfew
Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: Stimulus checks sent to dead people among coronavirus response problems
Corrected 6:30 p.m. | The Government Accountability Office criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts Thursday, including the issuing of more than $1
Opinion · 116th Congress
The very American Postal Service now a partisan pawn, with democracy at stake
Jefferson County, which includes Louisville, caused concern that the elderly, those with disabilities or those without transportation would be unduly inconvenienced; a judge ruled that voters inside at 6:
Policy · 116th Congress
After jobless cases soared, states seek to root out the fraud
In Maine, for example, the nearly 12,000 cases of rejected benefits reported last week represent a significant portion of a caseload of 65,600 as of June 6.
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC releases new safety guidance as states lift limits
The guidance recommends that people attending gatherings use proper hand hygiene, wear cloth facial coverings and maintain social distancing, or keeping a 6-foot distance from others, when possible
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell sets vote for Trump media agency pick, who has ties to Steve Bannon
Corrected, 6:20 p.m. | The Senate on Thursday will consider the nomination of conservative filmmaker Michael Pack, who has collaborated with former Breitbart News head Steve Bannon and is being actively
Congress · 116th Congress
Minority groups hit hard by crisis seek more congressional aid
More than 17 percent of Hispanic homeowners and 19 percent of African American homeowners had no or some confidence they could make their June mortgage payments, compared with about 6 percent of white
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers eye NDAA to limit military gear transfers to police
Over the past three decades, the Defense Department has transferred over $6 billion worth of equipment to various law enforcement departments across the country.
Congress · 116th Congress
Budget nominee looks set to clear at least one Senate hurdle
Given the 8-6 ratio of Republicans to Democrats on the panel, if Romney were to vote against the nomination and all Democrats on the panel also voted ‘no,’ there would be a tie and Vought’s nomination
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump’s budget chief pick prepares to run confirmation gantlet
Mitt Romney, R-Utah — who also happens to sit on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs panel, which has an 8-6 ratio of Republicans to Democrats.
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
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
Coronavirus wallops disaster agencies as storms, fires approach
Gavin Newsom has proposed canceling $6 billion in spending outlined in his original January budget plan, with another $14 billion in cuts on tap if Congress doesn’t come through with more state fiscal
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.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s World Health Organization funding cutoff: It’s complicated
The U.S. is the biggest single donor to the WHO, which has an annual budget of about $6 billion, according to its website.
Factbase · 115th Congress
History: Federal Government Funding Gaps
[Update: Added January 12, 2018] The longest shutdown: December 16, 1995 – January 6, 1996 under Bill Clinton. The shortest shutdown: February 9, 2018 for about nine hours, under Donald Trump.