Congress · 118th Congress
Sanctions waiver for Syria quake victims brings fears of abuse
The rebel-held northwestern part of Syria was hardest hit by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Presidential transition process changes head to Biden’s desk
the provisions in the catchall bill is a bipartisan effort to avoid a repeat of another controversy driven by an appointee of former President Donald Trump that was eventually overshadowed by the Jan. 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal
Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have teamed up to provide $6 billion in compensation payments out of a fund for victims of state-sponsored terror, ranging from 9/11 families with a claim
Congress · 117th Congress
Omnibus text delayed over FBI headquarters issue
Shelby, R-Ala., domestic and foreign aid accounts excluding veterans health care would see a roughly 6 percent boost over the prior fiscal year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee grills FBI director on violent crime
He also acknowledged some of the agency’s shortcomings in addressing major threats, such as its inability to predict the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count
Some of former President Donald Trump’s legal advisers had argued that Vice President Mike Pence could disregard electors from disputed states when Congress met on Jan. 6, 2021, to certify that Joe Biden
Congress · 117th Congress
Funding mostly absent from Supreme Court security discussion
Marshals Service appropriations this fiscal year total $1.58 billion, a nearly 6 percent increase; the White House has asked for $1.81 billion in fiscal 2023, which would be a hefty 14 percent boost.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court gets defensive after abortion draft leak
Roberts Jr. gave final approval to surrounding the Supreme Court building with unscalable fencing, the kind that went up after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol across First Street NE.
Congress · 117th Congress
Aid to restaurants, businesses faces Senate headwinds
Those industries would collectively get nearly $6 billion under the new Senate bill: $2 billion each to gyms and live event servicers, $500 million for minor league sports teams and $1.4 billion
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy
By then, the 6-3 conservative majority is expected to deliver major rulings on abortion and gun rights that could fuel debate about the high court’s legitimacy.
Congress · 117th Congress
House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries
Restaurants and bars must certify that they are still operating or plan to reopen within 6 months to receive any grant funding.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pandemic relief, disaster aid strain omnibus spending talks
Mitt Romney, R-Utah, to Biden demanding “a full accounting of how the government has already spent the first $6 trillion” before they will consider approving additional funds.
Congress · 117th Congress
To save child credit expansion, Democrats ready shorter renewal
As part of the March pandemic aid law, Democrats then added an extra $1,600 per child under 6 and $1,000 per child ages 6 through 17, which phases out for individuals making over $75,000 or joint
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP infrastructure negotiators rankled by Schumer’s deadline
Those include selling part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, hoped to generate $6 billion, and auctioning off part of the 5G radio spectrum, hoped to generate $65 billion, according to an early draft
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers spar in Supreme Court case on nonprofit donor disclosure
The cases also touch on some of today’s hot-button issues, including the power of social media, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, and even how anonymous donors have tried to influence
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
Congress · 117th Congress
Combative Trump defense foretells likely impeachment acquittal
team sought to move quickly to a vote, a move that showed confidence that enough Republicans would remain loyal to their de facto leader to acquit Trump as early as Saturday of incitement of the Jan. 6
Congress · 117th Congress
House managers to show insurrection’s ‘terrible toll’ in appeal to public
The other is persuading the American people that the conduct of President Trump, up to, during and after Jan. 6 disqualifies him from office, which is a decision ultimately in their hands.”
Congress · 117th Congress
House invitation to Trump adds wrinkle to impeachment drama
invitation, we reserve any and all rights, including the right to establish at trial that your refusal to testify supports a strong adverse inference regarding your actions (and inaction) on January 6,
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats called for witnesses in first Trump impeachment trial, but not this time
Several Democrats have also said they don’t expect the impeachment trial to be long, given that lawmakers were all witnesses to the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol that the House has charged Trump