Opinion · 117th Congress
SNAP recipients deserve access to healthy foods
More than 6 in 10 SNAP recipients say cost is a barrier to accessing healthy foods.
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Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Take Five: Jake Auchincloss
His ancestors fill history books, and his second child, a daughter, was born only a few days after this interview, on Aug. 6.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Rep. Ron Kind ‘out of gas,’ won’t seek a 14th term in Wisconsin
Even though WI is evenly divided, Rs could easily win 6/8 seats in 2022 b/c Dem voters are so clustered in Madison & Milwaukee.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
GOP’s Van Duyne tries to write her own headline after winning district Biden won too
They came back within minutes with the pair, Jacob Cobb and 6-year-old son Jeff. Van Duyne ushered Cobb to the booths of the two employers he said he wanted to meet. She made introductions.
Congress · 117th Congress
Aid bill for Capitol security, Afghan refugees headed to Biden’s desk
Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a $2.1 billion spending bill meant to shore up their own safety in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, reimburse the National Guard for a monthslong
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP ‘holds’ threaten quick action on supplemental spending bill
The package would provide $521 million to reimburse the National Guard for the cost of activating troops from throughout the country to protect the Capitol for months following the Jan. 6 attack.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden bid for federal workers to get COVID-19 shots prompts debate
About 10 percent of people in a KFF poll of vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans said they wanted to wait before getting a vaccine, 14 percent said they definitely would not get it, and 6 percent
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on $2.1B Capitol security supplemental
Shelby, R-Ala., would end months of stalemate between the parties about how to pay for costs stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by pro-Trump rioters and other emergency spending matters.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats are poised for big wins in Congress. So why the doom and gloom?
If the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is now conveniently remembered in GOP circles as a fun-loving tourist escapade, then Kevin McCarthy feels empowered to try to scuttle a serious House investigation
Congress · 117th Congress
Spending package headed for House debate
considers a package of appropriations bills and the Senate tries to nail down a deal on infrastructure legislation, with a potentially fraught first hearing of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6
Opinion · 117th Congress
Statues come down, while barriers to truth are erected
There is no more absurd example than in Tennessee, where parents from “Moms for Liberty” don’t want children to learn about what 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured when she integrated her New Orleans
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Library of Congress is open for visitors, but make sure to bring a mask
Because of both pandemic-related health and post-Jan. 6 security concerns, it may be a while longer.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
Our July 6-8 Winning the Issues survey saw Biden’s job approval underwater, with 40 percent of independents approving the job he is doing and 47 percent disapproving.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moderates want details of $3.5 trillion budget bill before committing
The overall reconciliation target is well shy of the $6 trillion Sanders initially sought. But he explained Wednesday that he’s aware of political realities and vote-counting.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats begin push-pull process on budget
House plan uncertain Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., initially proposed spending $6 trillion but agreed to $3.5 trillion in a compromise with his colleagues.
Congress · 117th Congress
Appeals court finds age-based handgun purchase ban unconstitutional
The Supreme Court, with a newly expanded 6-3 conservative majority, has teed up a major case about state concealed carry laws for the term that starts in October that will be a test of how far the
Congress · 117th Congress
Budget blueprint for massive spending package starts to take shape
They declined to say whether they’ve moved off the $6 trillion, 10-year spending target Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., previously floated, or narrowed the gap between that and a lower ceiling centrists
Congress · 117th Congress
Remaining Capitol fencing will come down as early as Friday
The remaining temporary fencing installed around the Capitol in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection will likely be dismantled starting Friday, House Sergeant-at-Arms William J.
Policy · 117th Congress
Whistleblowers detail poor hygiene for migrant kids at Texas site
They also said the contractors “seemed to view their job more as crowd control than youth care,” describing instances in which contractors woke children up at 6 a.m. with a bullhorn.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court sidesteps controversy in term punctuated by politics and pandemic
The Supreme Court on Thursday ended a term where the justices avoided most major moves that would intensify political scrutiny on the newly expanded 6-3 conservative majority — but also set up potential