Congress · 119th Congress
Democratic attorneys general challenge Trump’s newest tariffs
↵↵Last month, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 ruling found that Trump overstepped the emergency authority Congress gave to presidents in IEEPA.
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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.
Congress · 119th Congress
House Rules Committee moves to protect Trump’s tariffs from congressional disapproval
It applies to tariff announcements made on Feb.1, April 2, July 30 and Aug. 6 of last year.↵↵"I just got to say this is really stunning," House Rules ranking member Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said.
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
Lawmakers pursue full compliance with Epstein transparency law
↵↵"Our review is particularly urgent because DOJ itself claims to have identified over 6 million potentially responsive pages, but after releasing only about half of them — including over 200,000 pages
Policy · 119th Congress
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on transgender athlete bans
↵↵Redfield said that in recent years the current 6-3 conservative controlled court has ruled against transgender rights, and she is "maintaining quite a bit of realism about whether this is going to be
Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers, Capitol Police still pursuing Trump in Jan. 6 lawsuits
Five years after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democratic House members and Capitol Police officers are among those still seeking to use civil lawsuits to hold President Donald Trump accountable
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs spending bill to end longest government shutdown
"Jack" Smith in his probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol would automatically be entitled to big payouts.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
It’s Calvert vs. Kim in redrawn Southern California district
↵↵Under the new Proposition 50 map, Calvert's current 41st District would go from one President Donald Trump carried by 6 points in the 2024 election to one that former Vice President Kamala Harris would
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
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 · 118th Congress
Lawmakers set to press Supreme Court on ethics standards
And ethics experts questioned whether Justice Clarence Thomas should have recused himself from a case dealing with Trump administration records related to the Jan. 6 attack that likely included his wife
Congress · 117th Congress
Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors towards passage
It was adopted 90-6. An amendment proposed by Sens.
Congress · 117th Congress
Camp Lejeune amendment backers relent on NDAA vote
Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and eight other co-sponsors, introduced legislation on Dec. 6 that would cap legal fees for Lejeune cases at 25 percent.
Policy · 117th Congress
Earned income credit backers aim to keep expansion on the radar
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that has lobbied in favor of the expanded credit, estimated that with the expansion’s end, almost 6 million working adults without children
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court to weigh state power over federal elections
With the Supreme Court’s current 6-3 conservative majority, the oral arguments could reveal which justices might ultimately side against the North Carolina legislators.
Congress · 117th Congress
VA health care funds, military vaccine rule gum up omnibus talks
Take out veterans health care, which eats up a big chunk at $119 billion — 22 percent more than last year — and the remainder of nondefense spending would rise just 6 percent, barely keeping pace
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats call protections for ‘Dreamers’ a lame-duck priority
“Let’s find out what happens in Georgia,” Graham said, referring to a Dec. 6 runoff election for a Senate seat that will determine whether Democrats hold the majority with a 50-50 split or a 51-49
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Abortion rights backers see big wins in Tuesday results
Opponents spent nearly $23 million against the initiative; advocates spent more than $6 million.
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