Policy · 117th Congress
DHS to bring migrants sent to wait in Mexico back to US
Customs and Border Protection reported a 6 percent increase in arrests at the border between December and January, in data released Wednesday.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities
The latest CDC data shows the national vaccine distribution at about 60 percent white, 11 percent Hispanic or Latino, 5 percent Black and 6 percent Asian.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Since when has racial equity been a controversial goal? Sadly, forever
That military and law enforcement veterans played an outsize role in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot at the Capitol should be a bipartisan cause for concern.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
These 47 House Democrats are on the GOP’s target list for 2022
Those efforts are likely to increase in the coming weeks as images from the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol are replayed during Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and as Democrats in both chambers
Policy · 117th Congress
Environment panel advances Regan nomination for EPA
The bipartisan 14-6 vote bodes well for the nomination as it heads to the full Senate. Environment and Public Works Chairman Thomas R.
Congress · 117th Congress
Trump lawyers indignant in brief on eve of impeachment trial
defense team strung together harsh descriptions of House Democrats in a brief filed Monday, setting a politically combative tone for a Senate trial set to start Tuesday on a charge that he incited the Jan. 6
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Court clears way for GOP’s Claudia Tenney to recapture seat from Democrat Anthony Brindisi
In Iowa’s 2nd District, another swing district, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks was seated in January after winning her race by just 6 votes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Republicans, if this isn’t impeachable, what is?
On Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:24 p.m., an angry Donald Trump tweeted: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution …” At that very moment
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress risks losing ‘bridle’ on the executive in Trump impeachment trial
Such a conclusion would allow Republicans to avoid casting judgment on Trump, who remains popular among their party’s voters, for actions between the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection,
Policy · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as first Latino Homeland Security secretary
Mayorkas also will take over the department as the nation continues to recover from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as other domestic terror and cybersecurity threats.
Policy · 117th Congress
Congressional mandates unfulfilled by Trump’s Interior Department
[Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before] Bill Lee, of The Trust for Public Land, was blunt about the transfer of the urban parks funding.
Opinion · 117th Congress
How the Republican Party can move forward after Trump
It won’t be easy, but here are four ways to begin: First, the Republican Party must strongly affirm that Joe Biden is our duly elected president and that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is against
Congress · 117th Congress
Brain drain to Biden administration comes at time of crisis for Capitol Hill
The disparities of the Capitol as a workplace were thrown into sharp relief on Jan. 6, when supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the building, some sporting racist symbols or waving
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocates urge Biden, Congress to leave Section 230 intact
Calls by Democrats to overhaul the 1996 law, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, have intensified since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats launch probe into alleged Trump plot to undo election results
The House impeached Trump a second time after a Trump-inspired mob stormed the halls of Congress in an attempt to stop the Jan. 6 counting of Electoral College votes.
Congress · 117th Congress
Inauguration like no other: What health and security concerns have changed
The violent mob that overwhelmed Capitol Police on Jan. 6 has transformed the inauguration from a traditionally high-security event to a national security crisis.
Congress · 117th Congress
DNI nominee Haines: Spy agencies will speak ‘truth to power’ under Biden
To address domestic terrorism threats, most notably from white extremist groups that were involved in the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, spy agencies would have an “important role
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Where do Republicans go from here?
The Jan. 6 mob attack provided key visuals of the Trump coalition that will be played on loop for months to come.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Securing the Capitol shouldn’t mean it becomes a fortress
It will be important to closely examine how things got out of hand on Jan. 6 and how the security failed. Those responsible — both internally and externally — should be held accountable.
Congress · 117th Congress
34 House Democrats call for investigation into Jan. 5 tours by fellow members ahead of attack
The New Jersey Democrat alleged Tuesday night that members of Congress led guests on what she described as “reconnaissance” ahead of the insurrection on Jan. 6.