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Budget deals in 2019, 2018 and 2015 suspended the debt limit after lawmakers arrived at agreements on setting discretionary spending on defense and nondefense programs, giving each side wins on their policy
The need so outstrips the funds available that local public housing authorities charged with distributing the vouchers can have yearslong or suspended waiting lists for subsidies.
A U.S. intelligence assessment released to Congress on Friday confirmed that military pilots over the years had observed, and in some cases recorded, more than 100 instances of high-speed craft whose origin
The legislative branch’s insight into the Wuhan Institute of Virology may be limited since Congress does not have access to the lab’s internal records.
In recent laws postponing the debt limit from taking effect, Congress has added language barring Treasury from borrowing more than was necessary to pay for federal programs and from “increasing the
Several states and members of Congress have indicated they may challenge the census results in court. Monday’s release follows months of trouble for the decennial count.
During the Trump administration, the USTR also investigated France’s digital service tax and determined that it was discriminatory and recommended retaliatory tariffs, but it suspended implementation
Former President Barack Obama in 2016 suspended many U.S. government restrictions on relations with Myanmar as part of a strategy to reward the country for its moves toward civilian rule.
Devin Nunes, R-Calif., was among members of Congress who said they were switching to Parler from Twitter.
[Asylum seekers could ‘Remain in Mexico’ for years amid pandemic] But hiring more immigration judges puts the Biden administration at the whim of Congress and its purse strings to increase
for the 9th Circuit backed that district court decision in June, finding that the transfer violated the Appropriations Clause of the Constitution, which “exclusively grants the power of the purse to Congress
[House report: Medical neglect, falsified records harmed detained immigrants] While the investigation is pending, the Georgia medical facility has suspended its relationship with the doctor
The rule, finalized in 2015, required local housing authorities to file reports to HUD showing how they were actively working to implement the Fair Housing Act that Congress passed in 1968 amid the
That Obama administration rule putting conditions on federal funding was in place less than a year when Trump suspended it.
It’s difficult to say just how large the wave of evictions might be if Congress doesn’t act. The data are mixed.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander on Wednesday called on Congress to make permanent two temporary telehealth changes enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In its previous guidance to employees, USCIS had tied the processing hold to President Donald Trump’s executive order in April that suspended the entry of most immigrants from overseas.
Buzzfeed News reported Thursday that USCIS employees had also received additional guidance about the hold, saying it was tied to President Donald Trump’s executive order in April that suspended the
But USCIS suspended all in-person services — including naturalization oath ceremonies — on March 18 to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
The agency also requested a 120-day deadline extension from Congress, which has not yet been acted on. [jwp-video n=”1″]