Congress · 117th Congress
Capitol Police committed unfair labor practice, decision finds
Following the Jan. 6 insurrection, Papathanasiou called for a complete overhaul of department leadership, including Pittman and Assistant Chief Chad Thomas.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats set the bar high for COVID-19 relief law’s success
Brian Higgins of Buffalo, N.Y., said it would boost economic growth by 6 percent, a rate, he acknowledged, “not seen in many, many decades.”
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
A COVID year in 5 photos
From the initial hand sanitizer frenzy to Black Lives Matter to wall-to-wall troops on the Hill after the Jan. 6 attack, it’s been a year that no one in the nation or world will forget.
Congress · 117th Congress
Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway
Any predictions became more complex on Jan. 6, when the Capitol was overrun by mobs of pro-Trump insurrectionists.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Garland as attorney general
Merrick Garland takes over the Justice Department determined to curb the rise of white supremacist violence after the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol, and the sprawling investigation of that attack
Congress · 117th Congress
House sends massive coronavirus relief bill to Biden
But they extended the length of the program by about a week, from Aug. 29 to Sept. 6, and made the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits exempt from federal taxes for those earning up to $150,000.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP support for Biden’s deputy budget director pick falters
The Homeland panel voted 7-6 along party lines to report Young’s nomination to the floor.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democrats target Johnson, Rubio for votes against COVID-19 relief package
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) March 6, 2021 While Rubio voted against the package, one of his amendments was adopted as part of a 24-hour marathon of amendment votes.
Congress · 117th Congress
Variety of last-minute changes made to Senate aid package
The flurry of activity on Friday and Saturday that resulted in trimming added unemployment benefits from $400 to $300 per week, coupled with a one-week extension to Sept. 6, also probably freed up
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans have nothing to fear — but everything
Why would a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — to avoid a repeat by the same forces who believed an election fraud lie — be a bad idea?
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Democratic group eyes $50 million effort to elect STEM candidates to House, Senate
Morrow said the group’s grassroots network, which directs donations to endorsed candidates, has grown from 400,000 members at the end of the 2018 election cycle to nearly 6 million today.
White House · 117th Congress
After Tanden withdrawal, Biden nominees slowly roll on toward confirmation
Many of the delays in the confirmation process can be attributed to the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the subsequent Trump impeachment and trial.
Congress · 117th Congress
Mental health concerns overshadowed by Capitol Police Board questions
The opaque inner workings of the Capitol Police Board and what steps were taken on and before Jan. 6 overtook the intended focus of a Wednesday House hearing that was supposed to examine the mental health
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Will Josh Mandel ever stop running?
Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown ended up winning the general election by 6 points, 51 percent to 45 percent — about double President Barack Obama’s margin over Mitt Romney in the Buckeye State that
Congress · 117th Congress
Garland confirmation hearing previews policy battles ahead
Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, asked whether Garland planned to pursue investigations into those who funded or directed the Jan. 6 insurrection — a hint that some investigations might implicate Trump
Policy · 117th Congress
Winter weather delays vaccine shipments to all 50 states
Winter storms have led to a nationwide backlog in the delivery of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, setting the time-sensitive vaccination effort back days in communities across the country, the White
Congress · 117th Congress
House Dems renew call for hate crime law after anti-Asian attacks
“The former president showed that words can kill and his already have,” Lieu said, referring to Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 deadly attack on the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
More House staff are seeking counseling, but they can’t get video sessions with OEA
Since the attack on Jan. 6, the OEA has had a total of 1,150 individual interactions with employees and managers, Tewksbury said during Thursday’s meeting of the House Legislative Branch Appropriations
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Rep. Madeleine Dean’s profile rises amid Senate buzz
Along with being part of the team trying to persuade the Senate to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the rioters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, a book she and her son Harry Cunnane wrote
Policy · 117th Congress
Trump’s energy plan was vacated and Obama’s is outdated. What’s next?
The Environment and Public Works Committee advanced his nomination to the full Senate by a 14-6 vote on Feb. 9. At the same hearing he told Sen.