Opinion · 117th Congress
The words GOP lawmakers may never be able to say
CQ Roll Call’s Ellyn Ferguson filed a dispatch Tuesday from outside the Senate GOP conference lunch meeting in the Capitol.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Spoiler alert
Where it counts: In competitive congressional districts, likely voters favor the Republican candidate over the Democrat, a new CNN poll finds.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate NDAA debate could have something for everyone
The Senate, mired in other business during the lame-duck session, might not vote on amendments or the bill itself and instead could go straight to a conference with House negotiators — as happened last
Policy · 117th Congress
Changes mulled to sweeping budget package as debate nears
Separately, CNN reported that Sinema has sent signals to the business community that she may want to pare back a 15 percent corporate minimum tax on businesses that report $1 billion or more in income
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: KBJ OK TBD
Democrat Christopher Constant plans to run, too, according to The Associated Press. Begich III had already filed paperwork to challenge Young last year.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Taxes, vets split GOP?
Rick Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, during his weekly news conference.
Politics · 117th Congress
‘Harsh’ exchanges: Dismissive Biden press strategy undermines lofty campaign vows
Press spokespeople reflect a president’s tone, not just his words,” said Martha Joynt Kumar of the Presidential Transition Project, who monitors White House-press interactions.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats mull how much to build back, and when, in budget bill
President Joe Biden said in a press conference last week he’s “confident” some pieces of the existing package will become law before the midterms, citing more than $500 billion in clean energy spending
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Build back bite-sized
Biden acknowledged in his news conference Wednesday that congressional leaders may have to slim down his stalled social spending, climate change and tax package, if any of it is to pass the Senate.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Debt the halls
in the House: Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay in her job though the midterm elections at least, “extending her nearly 20-year run as the House’s top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond,” CNN
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden will warn Putin of ‘consequences’ for invading Ukraine
Speaking during a press conference last week, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia has “no say” in whether Ukraine will be allowed into the 30-country alliance.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Full court press
“Republicans are happy to have a conversation about why Americans are paying higher prices,” read one Thursday press release from the NRCC.
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 committee to vote on contempt resolution on former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark
CNN reported Clark appeared for an interview in early November, but did not answer any questions.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin not ready to back $1.75T budget package
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden shares Manchin’s goals of ensuring the package is fully paid for and won’t spark faster inflation.
Congress · 117th Congress
House punts on infrastructure, passes highway bill extension
“Let’s do it in a timely fashion,” urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi at her weekly press conference, hours before abandoning plans to put the bipartisan bill up for a vote.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate’s clean energy fight may vex Biden at climate conference
“We don’t need Congress,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the deputy White House press secretary, said Thursday when asked how the administration plans to meet its climate goals.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Irreconcilable differences?
And The Associated Press profiles activists working to ensure that at least one of the state’s two new congressional districts is majority Latino.
Congress · 117th Congress
New election overhaul bill faces same Republican opposition
Manchin helped craft the new bill and told CNN on Tuesday that some of his GOP colleagues “understand we need guardrails.”
Policy · 117th Congress
GOP pro-vaccine message clouded by emphasis on choice and privacy
At the same time, nearly half of the House Republican caucus has yet to say publicly if they are themselves vaccinated, according to CNN.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Audit-ioning for Trump
it was investing $10 million in a new “Defend the Vote” program to track new restrictions, engage in lawsuits and fund “on-the-ground voter protection staff in coordinated campaigns,” according to a press