Congress · 119th Congress
Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
That measure far outshone the rest, with just under $6 billion in project funding across 3,212 individual projects.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Bondi to face criticism over Epstein disclosure law at House hearing
The department identified more than 6 million pages that were potentially covered by the law but acknowledged the total production from the department was nearly 3.5 million pages.
Congress · 119th Congress
FEMA earmarks threatened by immigration funding standoff
↵↵Cassidy has one earmark in the bill, but it's a big one: $6 million for road drainage improvements for Interstate 20 in Ouachita Parish, which is in the northern part of the state.
Congress · 119th Congress
Appropriators backed a crime-fighting unit. DOJ closed it anyway.
↵↵Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a memo March 6 to establish an initiative called "Operation Take Back America" that would in part use OCDETF resources to "implement core policy objectives"
Congress · 119th Congress
Supreme Court sounds open to presidential firing of agency officials
↵↵The 6-3 conservative-controlled court heard oral arguments Monday as the U.S. government seeks to overturn a lower court decision reinstating FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter after Trump fired her
Policy · 118th Congress
Biden administration open to legislation after Ohio derailment
Although the initial derailment did not breach these cars, authorities evacuated the area on Feb. 6 over concerns that they might explode.
Congress · 118th Congress
CBO: Debt limit to hit as soon as July, budget picture worsens
But Wrightson ICAP said there remains “tail risk” that Congress would need to act by early June given “Treasury’s financial position will be at a low ebb from June 6 to June 14” after Treasury’s debt issuance
Congress · 118th Congress
House foreign aid cardinal sanguine on fiscal 2024 funding
In the fiscal 2023 bipartisan omnibus spending deal, Congress provided $59.7 billion in enduring funding for foreign aid and diplomacy programs, a $3.6 billion boost or roughly 6 percent increase
Policy · 118th Congress
With EV batteries in demand, some in GOP say ‘no’ to China
China sold 6 million to 7 million electric vehicles last year, an uptick from 2021, and at least a quarter of EV sales worldwide are in China, Nakano said.
Policy · 118th Congress
Investors focus ESG on contrast between climate words and actions
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol prompted major companies to pause political contributions and reexamine their policies, and gave activist shareholders and other advocates more leverage to pressure
Congress · 118th Congress
House border security bill bumped amid Republican concerns
Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, announced last week that his panel will hold a hearing the week of Feb. 6 to investigate the Biden administration’s border
Policy · 117th Congress
House report questions FDA’s approval of Alzheimer’s drug
A decision on accelerated approval is due by Jan. 6, and the company is simultaneously submitting data for full approval based on results from a Phase 3 trial.
Congress · 117th Congress
As threats rise, Congress agrees on extra money for Capitol Police
It’s the smallest of the 12 bills in the omnibus package but has taken on larger importance after the Capitol attack of Jan. 6, 2021, and the recent assault on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead
The Biden administration’s Oct. 6 announcement that it would revisit that classification comes after previous, yearslong reviews of marijuana’s categorization fell flat, and experts are split on
Policy · 117th Congress
Chipmakers offer big investments as they jockey for federal aid
In addition to grants, the agency also is seeking feedback on setting aside about $6 billion for loan guarantees that companies could use to raise as much as $75 billion.
Policy · 117th Congress
A Michigan community’s long battle with PFAS and the Pentagon
(Photo courtesy of Anthony Spaniola) Since early in 2010, Spaniola had been involved with community efforts to get the DOD to clean up contamination that has spread over nearly 6 square miles, including
Policy · 117th Congress
Both sides dig in as EPA’s final decision on Pebble Mine nears
But the agency announced on Sept. 6 that it would postpone the final determination until December so it could fully review all the comments — though it hasn’t escaped notice that it means there will be
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court starts new term in political spotlight, tilted right
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the court as the nation’s first Black woman justice, but experts do not believe her addition to the court this term will temper the momentum of the 6-3 conservative
Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
It also may not be clear what the outcome of Senate control will be until after Dec. 6 if the Georgia race goes to a runoff, which could leave little time for a burst of legislative action before lawmakers
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law
It won the vote of every Democrat in Congress, even though the party’s progressive wing had hoped for a more expansive package that would have cost as much as $6 trillion.