Congress · 117th Congress
From tampons to ticks, it’s the defense bill, of course
And some of those would be consequential, affecting issues such as congressional authorizations for war and former Pentagon officials’ lobbying for contractors.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Congress’ Afghanistan watchdog will continue oversight
Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs, are scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee along with U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie on Sept. 28.
Congress · 117th Congress
Two staffers who opened their Capitol Hill homes to colleagues on 9/11
With the passage of two decades, it is getting harder and harder to find current congressional staffers who have firsthand experience of life on Capitol Hill the morning of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Congress · 117th Congress
Ethics office: Rep. Mooney tapped campaign funds for family vacations, fast food
The Ethics Committee is now doing its own investigation to determine whether Mooney omitted required information from FEC reports or converted campaign funds for personal use, according to documents reviewed
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon counters critics of Afghanistan withdrawal
Austin said he was aware of reports of Americans and Afghan partners being turned away at Taliban checkpoints outside the airport, but he did not indicate that the 4,500 troops at Kabul airport might
Campaigns · 117th Congress
State redistricting can start with new census data, but litigation looms
Every state, except the six smallest, will have to redraw congressional district lines, and litigation has already started in several states over the new maps.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Census data release will start House redistricting scramble
When the Census Bureau formally kicks off this decade’s round of redistricting on Thursday with the release of detailed data from the 2020 count, it will set the stopwatch ticking for states to draw new congressional
Congress · 117th Congress
Justice Department tells Treasury to turn over Trump tax records to House
That is “a plainly legitimate area for congressional inquiry and possible legislation,” the Justice Department wrote, “even if some individual legislators might have other reasons for wanting access
Congress · 117th Congress
Child tax credits roll out amid tech woes, opt-out concerns
Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration are aiming to amplify information on the payments with the help of community groups and tax organizations.
Congress · 117th Congress
Spending bill report would overhaul Capitol Police
Arrest reports are disclosed on a weekly basis and not easy to navigate or analyze because they are not searchable or sortable.
Congress · 117th Congress
Group that includes 9/11 commissioners urges Congress to create similar Jan. 6 panel
Toward that end, the National Council on Election Integrity is launching a $250,000 digital ad campaign inside the Beltway on Tuesday to spur congressional action on a 9/11-style commission at a
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress’ embrace of technology is slow, hampered by tradition
Jim McGovern, D-Mass., chairman of the House Rules Committee.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pandemic, insurrection, shootings, but little progress on congressional continuity plans
The goal under Baird’s proposal is to ensure the legitimacy of congressional action after an emergency.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘Our community is bleeding’: Asian American lawmakers seek to curb rise in violence
The House Judiciary subcommittee hearing was the first in 34 years on violence against Asians in the United States, stemming from reports of nearly 3,800 anti-Asian crimes in the last year and an
Congress · 117th Congress
Many House members averse to cooperating with OCE, study shows
One way to compel members to engage fully with the OCE’s investigative process is to make its reports publicly available when they are sent to the House Ethics Committee in cases where a lawmaker refuses
Congress · 117th Congress
Congressional leaders defer to Capitol Police on security posture
As congressional committees continue to review the breakdown of Capitol Police security preparations on Jan. 6, some congressional leaders are deferring to the department when it comes to a vital decision
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers begin to develop legislative response to Capitol attack
Congressional leaders are negotiating the details while also working with appropriators on security needs to be addressed in a supplemental funding bill.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Dems renew call for hate crime law after anti-Asian attacks
Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus called on the Biden administration to do more in combating
Congress · 117th Congress
Will Capitol Police fully investigate its own?
There are two ethics offices in the House: the House Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Ethics. There is one in the Senate, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers near big response to military ‘rape epidemic’
Tim Kaine said at a committee hearing Tuesday.