Opinion · 117th Congress
A needed lesson in bipartisanship: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Sixty-six percent of Democrats (44-23) and 82 percent of Republicans (27-6) voted to end the filibuster.
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White House · 117th Congress
What’s in Biden’s infrastructure investment, corporate tax plan
Biden calls for eliminating all lead pipes and service lines — part of about 6 million to 10 million homes nationwide and 400,000 schools and child care facilities — by investing $45 billion in the
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Black women are mostly missing from Capitol art. This lawmaker has a suggestion
Some National Guardsmen were seen taking photos with the Parks statue when they were called to protect the Capitol in the aftermath of its storming by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker named House sergeant-at-arms, first Black man in post
On Jan. 6, at around 2:22 p.m., Walker and officials from Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department pleaded for permission to send Guard troops to help defend the Capitol against pro-Trump
Congress · 117th Congress
House panel leader vows end to ‘racial discrimination’ at USDA
He said his announcement on Wednesday of a revamped COVID-19 round of at least $6 billion that will include increased outreach to minority and smaller farmers to increase their participation and share
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers quibble over extent of military’s extremism problem
As experts and lawmakers examine the prevalence of extremism in the armed forces following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by a pro-Trump mob, one thing is clear: Nobody knows just how much they
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Senators turn to Democrats’ overhaul of elections and ethics
The bill would reshape how congressional candidates may fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1 raised in small
Campaigns · 117th Congress
For Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks, a lot has changed in four years
another Senate bid Monday night, and he expects this race to be different after serving as an aggressive Trump advocate who had urged supporters to “start taking down names and kicking ass” before the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
Memory of Capitol riot hangs over DC statehood hearing
The meeting, which at times got chippy, focused on old issues of constitutionality but new disagreements over the violent events of Jan. 6, which shook Capitol Hill and left many wondering what could
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending March 19, 2021
H&M closed its Union Station location on March 6. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Effort to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene could set pattern for sustained partisan war
One of them was a measure to award the Capitol Police and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Congressional Gold Medals for their heroism on Jan. 6.
Opinion · 117th Congress
GOP election strategy more Jim Crow than John Lewis
Though the 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court seems likely to approve the policies because that’s what they do, Michael Carvin, a lawyer for the Arizona GOP, revealed more than he may have
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol, DC police
Capitol Police and Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for protecting the Capitol and members of Congress during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Corporate PAC donations to parties and candidates plummet after Capitol riot
The unusual inaction of the two PACs, among the biggest of their kind, is emblematic of a dramatic plunge in contributions by all corporate PACs following the deadly Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill.
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The House will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this week, after standoffs over LGBTQ issues and gun rights prevented an update of the law for years.
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.”
Opinion · 117th Congress
Self-determination for Puerto Rico: A win for democracy, not Democrats
lacks political representation and, as many Americans witnessed for the first time, its mayor lacked the executive authority to call up the National Guard when a violent mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘I still don’t feel safe’: House lawmakers adjust to metal detectors, new normal
Officials scrambled to tighten security after Jan. 6, adding fences around the perimeter of the complex. While those are meant to repel violent intruders, the new metal detectors are different.
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