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.
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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
Congress · 117th Congress
Budget bill clears as Democrats seek to head off midterm losses
Numerous priorities from the original House measure were dropped, including an expanded child tax credit, paid family and medical leave, universal pre-kindergarten, child care for kids under 6, higher
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee airs threats against elections workers
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol also has highlighted threats against election workers, including Trump’s targeting of Georgia election workers like Ruby
Policy · 117th Congress
How ‘Build Back Better’ started, and how it’s going: a timeline
Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall. Sen.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court bolsters right to carry handgun in public
The Supreme Court extended the Second Amendment right to carry a handgun outside the home for the first time Thursday, in a 6-3 decision that struck down New York’s restrictions on concealed carry licenses
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Directly related’: Two key words could sink long-shot talks on preventing mass shootings
‘I certainly hope not’ Another major hurdle is the Senate calendar: The chamber is on recess until June 6.
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.
Policy · 117th Congress
Patients’ groups, progressives square off over Medicare Alzheimer’s decision
Patient groups, many of which have close ties to drugmakers developing treatments, say the move will block most of the country’s 6 million Alzheimer’s patients from a potential opportunity to slow
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators look to break logjam on elections overhaul
Trump provided fodder with his failed attempt to use that process to stay in office despite losing the election, including holding a Jan. 6, 2021, rally of his supporters that turned into an attack on
Congress · 117th Congress
Commission sends Biden report on Supreme Court overhauls
The completion of that commission’s work moves the focus back to Biden and Democrats in Congress, with pressure from liberal groups to respond to a Supreme Court that has a 6-3 conservative majority
Congress · 117th Congress
Abortion case tests Supreme Court’s rightward shift after Trump
Now, what those justices say Wednesday in a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law could reveal how far and how fast the new 6-3 conservative majority will change the legal landscape for abortion
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden makes $1.75T sales pitch to House Democrats
The next biggest piece is $400 billion for universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds and child care subsidies to provide day care for kids under 6 who are not enrolled in pre-K.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin throws wrench into budget, infrastructure talks
Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who had originally pushed for $6 trillion, said every senator on his panel agreed to the lower figure, which he and others have said was a compromise between moderates
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 probe could affect future congressional oversight
The House Jan. 6 select committee’s pursuit of what led to the attack on the Capitol is shaping up to be a fight over congressional oversight authority that may have lasting effects on the way the legislative
Policy · 117th Congress
House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal descends into partisan mudslinging
who raised his profile this year as one of the few House Republicans willing to criticize his party’s embrace of Trump’s efforts to undermine public faith in the 2020 election and to excuse the Jan. 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Investors press firms on donations as political spending jumps
treasurers and social issue-focused investment funds are pressing 82 corporations to be transparent about donations to candidates and causes as contributions resume after a pause in the wake of the Jan. 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Earmarks worth $5.7 billion return in highway bill slated for markup this week
She received at least two — $8.6 million for a pedestrian bridge widening in Wenatchee and $6 million for another pedestrian bridge in Orting.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census Bureau to release first set of 2020 results Monday
That’s about 20 million more people in the country than in 2010, roughly a 6 percent change.
Policy · 117th Congress
House Democrats roll out their wish lists for Ways and Means
The credit rose to $3,600 for children under 6 years of age.