Opinion · 116th Congress
Good riddance to the summer of 2020
A Sept. 6-8 Economist/YouGov poll found a majority of Biden voters were voting against Trump rather than for Biden by a 54 percent to 43 percent margin.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
DNC fact check: Biden speech needs context on pandemic, tax cuts and Social Security
The Tax Policy Center estimated that about 65% of households paid less in federal income tax in 2018 under the tax law than they would have paid under the old tax laws, while about 6% paid more.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Florida primary roundup: GOP gets preferred challenger to Mucarsel-Powell, Posey survives
Shalala flipped the longtime GOP seat in 2018, defeating the former TV anchor by 6 points.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Michigan primaries: Tlaib wins, and GOP may get another woman in the House
Democrats have hopes of flipping the seat after Upton won by just 6 points in 2018, the closest race of his congressional career.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The virus and the fabulist in chief in the White House
The 30-year-old Freeman is a 6-foot-5-inch professional athlete — and the virus was powerful enough to make him fear for his life. Just the flu?
Opinion · 116th Congress
America — Halfway between hope and heartbreak
Leaving legal arguments aside, Monday’s 6-to-3 Supreme Court decision outlawing job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (with Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch writing for the
Congress · 116th Congress
Transportation providers focused on the relief bill parade
Hauptli, president and CEO of the American Association of Airport Executives, acknowledged the regrettable situation for the industry at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing May 6.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pilots demand recommended COVID-19 protocols be required
Some Democrats in the Senate, too, say they agree airlines should do better: Democratic members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee suggested during a May 6 hearing that
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ bill would force airlines to make more refunds
In a May 6 hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Nicholas Calio, president and CEO of industry group Airlines for America, said offering refunds for all canceled flights
Policy · 116th Congress
Farmers are coming around on climate change
Crop farmers can turn to no-till farming that avoids turning over 6 to 10 inches of soil that releases carbon and exposes bare soil to wind and evaporation in order to plant seeds.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pandemic and flooding? Science group predicts one-two punch
The Red Cross updated its coronavirus guidelines this month, saying it would enforce social distancing rules to place people at least 6 feet apart when possible.
Congress · 116th Congress
House of accommodations: Impeachment managers find ways to vote
On Monday, the House had two votes starting around 6:30 p.m.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress saw more bills introduced in 2019 than it has in 40 years, but few passed
In 2017, freshmen introduced 434 measures, or about 6 percent of the total that year.
Policy · 116th Congress
Report: Speed up drug development with artificial intelligence
[jwp-video n=”1″] Annual U.S. health care spending is set to reach about $6 trillion by 2027, with the federal portion of spending on health care programs, which account for a quarter of the
Congress · 116th Congress
Former Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, brother of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, dead at 56
Brian Fitzpatrick (@RepBrianFitz) January 6, 2020var rcrdTwitter = 1; Michael Fitzpatrick was routinely ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress by the Lugar Center, headed by former
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers unveil two mega spending packages
Updated Dec. 16 at 6:05 p.m. House appropriators filed two mega spending packages for floor consideration Tuesday after hammering out last-minute details over the weekend.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate panel approves Trump’s FDA nominee
He earned support from all committee Republicans and most of its Democrats, whose 11 members were split 6-5. Sen.
White House · 116th Congress
Tuesday elections show Trump coattails are mostly rural, experts say
President Trump helped lift the entire ticket, winning 5 of 6 statewide races so far!
Congress · 116th Congress
Gabbard won’t run again for House seat, stays in presidential race
,” he wrote in a tweet posted at 6:30 am Eastern Time. “Today is a new day & we have an open U.S. House seat for Hawaiiʻs 2nd Congressional district.
Congress · 116th Congress
How ‘resilience’ became a politically safe word for ‘climate change’
Bipartisan support for resilience investing may have been bolstered by a 2018 National Institute of Building Sciences study that found that every $1 invested in resilient infrastructure saves $6 in