Opinion · 114th Congress
How Creative Thinking Could Help Prevent the Next 9/11
</p> [Release of Secret 9/11 Files Imminent, Lawmakers Say]</p> At least one creative thinker did more than just write about his premonitions.
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Politics · 114th Congress
K Street Money Fuels House Challengers to Victory
</p> </p> Giving political money to challengers in a primary contest can be a risky proposition for lobbyists and those from corporate and trade group political action committees.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Tuesday Trivia
</p> A. Bill Shuster </p> B. Leonard Lance </p> C. Robert Pittenger </p> D. Mark Sanford </p> Bonus: Which member came in second in their 2016 primary and still moved on to the general election?
Politics · 114th Congress
What to Expect From the Final Days of the 114th Congress
</p> And then, assuming a grand bargain on an omnibus appropriations bill did not materialize in time, a second CR would keep the government running beyond the inauguration.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Members Covered a Lot of Ground Over Recess
While Murphy was a state legislator, he authored a bill to ban smoking in restaurants.</p> “He was partly angry at me for passing a law to ban smoking in his diner,” Murphy said.
Politics · 114th Congress
Reid Readies for the Home Stretch
He backed the idea of a stopgap spending bill that would extend funding into December and warned that if Republican leaders play their cards wrong, they could trigger a government shutdown.
Policy · 114th Congress
Obama Takes Troubled Trade Portfolio to Asia
Under fast track authority, sending the bill to Congress would force a vote on the trade pact.
Policy · 114th Congress
No 6-Month Stopgap for Democrats, Reid Insists
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid confirmed Thursday that Democrats this month will oppose any stopgap spending bill that would punt current government funding and policies into 2017, a strategy favored
Politics · 114th Congress
Kentucky Rep. Whitfield to Resign From Congress Next Week
</p> <p class="p1">Whitfield, who represents the western part of the state, is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Opinion · 114th Congress
Weiner’s Behavior Is Unseemly, but So Is the Schadenfreude
</p> [‘Weiner’ Walks Line Between Political Farce and Personal Tragedy]</p> If a modern day Hunter Thompson did something like this, we’d be calling him “colorful.”
Policy · 114th Congress
Clinton’s Mental Health Plan Shares Goals With Hill Efforts
Related language in a bill from Texas Republican Sen.
Politics · 114th Congress
Senators Return to D.C. for Brief Sessions
</p> Lankford used his day to meet with his Washington staff.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Spotted: White House Moon Bounce on GW’s Campus
</p>Students jump in the adult-size bounce house.
Policy · 114th Congress
Louisiana Lawmakers to Determine Flooding Response
</p> Graves also worked to insert a disaster cost analysis provision in a FEMA overhaul bill that passed the House in February.
Heard On The Hill · 114th Congress
Exit Interview: Rep. Lynn Westmoreland
I think every bill that’s introduced should have a subcommittee hearing and if it passes out of the subcommittee, then it goes onto the full committee.
Politics · 114th Congress
How Trump’s Latest Hire Could Cause Problems
</p> Bill Stepien will serve as the Trump campaign’s national field director, NBC News reported. He was hired by the campaign’s new CEO, Steve Bannon, according to The Daily Beast.
Politics · 114th Congress
Poll: Voters Prefer Both Border Security and Path to Citizenship
</p> Overall, 29 percent said providing a way for unauthorized immigrants to become citizens should come first and 24 percent favored making border security the first priority.