Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats’ early panic over gerrymandering could prove costly in November
Certainly, Republican intransigence and the GOP’s indefensible and willful amnesia about Jan. 6, 2021, play a major role.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Boon for ‘dynamic glass’ offers window into budget bill lobbying
Consumers would get a 6 percent credit to defray costs as long as installation begins before 2027, rising to 30 percent if thresholds are met for using U.S.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate inches toward rules showdown over voting rights legislation
Senate Democrats are focused on protecting voting rights ahead of Thursday’s one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but the caucus is a long way from sorting out the procedural mechanics
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Schumer: Senate to take up filibuster changes by MLK Day if voting rights bill is blocked
Schumer said that the Senate Democratic caucus planned to use this week’s anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to help further the case for advancing new voting rights legislation, citing
Congress · 117th Congress
Electoral realities may trump ‘Build Back Better’ cost concerns
averting them: 2022 The most expensive policy that Democrats want to continue is the enhanced child tax credit that sent monthly advanced payments of $250 per child, or $300 per child under age 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Medicare cuts scare helps put debt limit bill on fast track
Murkowski is already in political hot water with the Republican base after voting to convict former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Congress · 117th Congress
House ‘democracy’ bill would cap executive power, expand disclosure
Vice President Kamala Harris, in remarks to the summit Thursday, expressed “urgent concern that democracy is presently under threat,” citing the emboldening of autocracies around the world and the Jan. 6
Campaigns · 117th Congress
High court appears poised to hand Trump another 2024 attack line with Roe on ropes
Most observers predicted that the 6-3 rightward tilt of the court once Barrett was confirmed by the Senate would likely deliver just what Trump floated on his one-time favorite cable news show.
Opinion · 117th Congress
In game of congressional limbo, how low can the GOP go?
Even if the nation staggers through December with its credit unsullied and its diplomatic corps replenished, there is the sad-eyed Jan. 6 anniversary to worry about.
Congress · 117th Congress
Why Marc Morial is ‘damn worried’ about the state of American democracy
What we saw on Jan. 6 was an effort at a totalitarian coup. What we saw on Jan. 6 is not anything I could have ever imagined occurring in this country. It was outrageous. It was pernicious.
Policy · 117th Congress
Lengthy processing times keep Indian green card seekers waiting
Clarified Oct. 6 | Ramesh Donepudi, a pulmonologist and critical care doctor, has spent the past year and a half helping patients in COVID-19 intensive care units across the country.
Congress · 117th Congress
After August recess, Congress faces legislative deluge
contentious issues that will require time and attention, including oversight of Biden’s withdrawal from the Afghanistan War and increased action with the House select committee that is looking into the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Centrist Democrats push stronger child tax credit expansion
Under the temporary expansion, the maximum value of the benefit rose from $2,000 to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 for older children.
Policy · 117th Congress
Groups mobilize as Texas abortion ban takes effect
Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice, a group that backs the push to expand the number of Supreme Court justices to change its 6-3 conservative tilt, said other remedies such as
Campaigns · 117th Congress
5 things to know about the voting rights bill named for John Lewis
The bill’s Section 6 would set out several practices, including changes to voter identification needed to vote and maintenance of voter rolls, that could be subject to preclearance.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden, Manchin singled out as voting rights rally demands end to filibuster
Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., said democracy was “in crisis” and cited the insurrection on Jan. 6, and Senate Republicans’ refusal to support a bipartisan investigation of it.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Standoff by moderates highlights Democratic rift, but will it affect 2022?
She defeated Republican Rich McCormick by 3 points in November to flip the district, which went from backing Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in 2016 by 6 points to supporting Biden over Trump by 6 points
Congress · 117th Congress
House adopts budget, greenlights reconciliation process
Ways and Means will begin marking up its portion of the package the week of Sept. 6, likely starting on Sept. 9 and spilling into the following week.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Most extreme example’: Cruz further slows administration’s sluggish ambassador pace
On Jan. 6, Cruz led a group of GOP senators in voting against certifying the results of President Joe Biden’s legitimate electoral win, an action that has had far-reaching and ongoing consequences for
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Clyburn: Pass voting bills or Democrats will lose majorities
On Jan. 6, people roamed the halls of this building trying to set in place efforts to make this an autocracy. That’s what they were trying to do.