Congress · 117th Congress
Omnibus text delayed over FBI headquarters issue
Shelby, R-Ala., domestic and foreign aid accounts excluding veterans health care would see a roughly 6 percent boost over the prior fiscal year.
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Congress · 117th Congress
2022 Feature Photos of the Year
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) SEPT. 6: Libby, a beagle and spaniel mix, plays in a puddle along Third Street Northwest in Washington.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin’s permit overhaul falls short again
Attempts to insert it into the defense authorization also were unsuccessful, and it was left out of a version of the bill released by negotiators on Dec. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Camp Lejeune amendment backers relent on NDAA vote
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and eight other co-sponsors, introduced legislation on Dec. 6 that would cap legal fees for Lejeune cases at 25 percent.
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,
Opinion · 117th Congress
Sinema aligns with independents. Smart!
Biden doesn’t do much better with independents in his favorable/unfavorable nationally, going from +6 in 2020 (51 percent/45 percent) to -23 points this year (37 percent/60 percent).
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.
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.
Congress · 117th Congress
VA health care funds, military vaccine rule gum up omnibus talks
Take out veterans health care, which eats up a big chunk at $119 billion — 22 percent more than last year — and the remainder of nondefense spending would rise just 6 percent, barely keeping pace
Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
But only 6 percent received treatment. Of those who didn’t receive treatment, 38 percent cited financial barriers.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
A week out, Walker and Warnock seek to get out the vote
Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker seek to rally their supporters to get to the polls one more time for the Dec. 6 runoff.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s time for a Christmas truce in the COVID wars
Can you grasp how small $9.25 billion is as part of a nearly $6 trillion federal budget? Or against the backdrop of the $31 trillion national debt?
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What the data shows about angry parents rocking the 2022 election
Moms voted for Biden by 17 points, 58-41 percent, in 2020 and for McAuliffe by 6 points in 2021, 53-47 percent.
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.
Policy · 117th Congress
Justice Department names special counsel for Trump criminal probes
Garland appointed a special counsel Friday to oversee criminal investigations of Donald Trump related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and mishandling of classified information.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border
Exit polling showed that 6 out of 10 Latinos nationally supported Democratic congressional candidates, down slightly from 7 out of 10 in 2018.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
How New York became friendly turf for Trump-aligned candidates
He was in Washington for the “Stop the Steal” rally in 2021 when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, though he later called Jan. 6 “a sad and dark day in our history.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Which party has a game plan for the future? We’re about to find out
The definition of a nanosecond is the time it took for the House minority leader to segue from condemning Trump’s complicity in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol to a humiliating pilgrimage
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans secure House majority, but it will be a narrow one
The call that Republicans had won a 218th seat came from The Associated Press at 6:32 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday when GOP Rep.