Politics · 115th Congress
Analysis: Tough Road Ahead for Ryan in 2018
The GOP conference will likely hold its leadership elections for the 116th Congress that month, shortly after the midterms.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Rep. Elijah Cummings Hospitalized With Infection
Cummings, the ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was absent from Congress for nearly three months last year, recovering from heart surgery.
GOP Gets Ready to Own a One-Sided Shutdown Argument
Four times in the past three decades, budgetary impasses have required non-essential personnel to stay home and the activities at their agencies to be suspended.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Approves Harvey Package With Debt Deal
The measure sweeps through multiple must-pass items in September for Congress in one big piece of legislation. The Senate passed the measure on Thursday.
Politics · 115th Congress
Perlmutter Changes Mind, Decides to Run for Re-Election
“While I’m disappointed I will not have the opportunity to serve our community in Congress, I know that the people of the 7th district will continue to be well represented by Ed Perlmutter,” Pettersen
Policy · 115th Congress
Lobbyists Push GOP to Repeal Obamacare Fees in Tax Overhaul
House and Senate Republicans hope to push forward on a tax overhaul when Congress returns in September, an item they previously delayed in favor of health care.
Policy · 115th Congress
Nuclear Waste Deadlock Hurts Industry, Say Senate Appropriators
Commission’s fiscal 2018 budget request, the top Democrat on the subcommittee, California’s Dianne Feinstein, questioned the viability of the nuclear industry if a nuclear waste policy stasis takes hold of Congress
Policy · 115th Congress
Debt Limit Deadline Already Creeping Up Congress
Congress and the Trump administration may be facing off over raising the debt limit sooner than planned.
GOP Gets a Second Shot at Governance Test
April 29 is a Saturday, so the doors to most federal agencies will be closed anyway, but if national parks are padlocked and passport services suspended then it will be lost on nobody who's inconvenienced
Politics · 115th Congress
Expiration of Debt Limit Suspension Nears in Mid-March
That’s the same day President Donald Trump is expected to submit the outline of his first budget to Congress.
Word on the Hill: Busy Week
President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday at 9 p.m. will drive the week — make sure you plan for that.
Opinion · 115th Congress
A Fresh Start for Health Care Reform
Late last year, for example, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which was subsequently signed into law.
Democrats Try to Reconcile Positions on Travel Ban, 2015 Measure
The executive order also suspended the entry of Syrian citizens for an indefinite amount of time, until the president determines it is safe to admit them into the country.