Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers seek to permanently end transgender military ban
</p> ‘Shameful and bigoted’ The most likely vehicle for such a measure is the upcoming defense authorization bill, or NDAA, covering fiscal 2022.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Minimum wage boost likely headed for budget reconciliation bill
</p> [Restaurant owners feel burnt by minimum wage push, lack of direct COVID-19 relief]</p> Whether a boost in the minimum wage would meet that criteria remains an open question, but Yarmuth expressed
White House · 117th Congress
The choices Joe Biden makes now will set his legacy in motion
The comprehensive immigration bill he said he wanted never got done.</p> Obama settled for executive actions to combat biased policing and to keep guns away from criminals and unstable people.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen confirmed as first female Treasury secretary
</p> Republicans agreed to the quick vote despite reservations about Yellen’s policy stances.</p> Sen. Michael D.
Policy · 117th Congress
Restaurant owners feel burnt by minimum wage push, lack of direct COVID-19 relief
</p> The effect of a higher minimum wage would hardly be uniform across the country, however.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Don’t let the swamp strike back: Keep earmarks away from Congress
</p> </p> I will happily work with any senator who feels that there is a good idea for our troops that the Pentagon may be ignoring.
Congress · 117th Congress
Feeling the pandemic’s burdens, mothers are looking to Congress
</p> But the ashes from those burning bras have long disintegrated.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending Jan. 22, 2021
</p> CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists were there to document this historic week:</p> National Guard troops sleep on the floor of the Senate area in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Monday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Menendez: Passing immigration bill has ‘herculean’ challenges
</p> Menendez, who did not say when he plans to officially introduce the bill, told CQ Roll Call that he will reach out to Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Top budget expert makes case for minimum wage in reconciliation
</p> Bill Dauster, who served as deputy chief of staff for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., wrote in a guest op-ed for CQ Roll Call published Friday that there’s enough budgetary impact
Congress · 117th Congress
Impeachment trial could knock Biden virus aid plan off course
The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump appears likely to interfere with Democratic plans to quickly get a COVID-19 relief bill to President Joe Biden’s desk.
Congress · 117th Congress
Impeachment trial arguments to begin week of Feb. 8
</p> [Democrats called for witnesses in first Trump impeachment trial, but not this time]</p> The agreement came just a few hours after President Joe Biden weighed in, agreeing with Senate Minority Leader
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden orders will boost food aid, change rules for federal workers
</p> One new order will urge the Agriculture Department to alter two benefit formulas.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress should use the budget to raise the minimum wage
</p> [Democrats planning budget blitz to pass Biden agenda]</p> But if Republicans resist raising the minimum wage, threatening to filibuster it in the Senate, Democrats should not take that “no” as
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photo of the day: The Bidens stood here
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) The National Guard is starting to pack up, but other parts of Wednesday’s historic inauguration remain.
Policy · 117th Congress
Buttigieg to push big infrastructure bill to boost economy
</p> Thursday’s hearing is expected to be short on specifics and heavy on biography.
Policy · 117th Congress
Health groups’ push to end donations may lack political punch
</p> But the bans may not knock them over.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: Twenty-too soon?
</p> “The biggest variable’s Joe Biden,” Davis said.</p> Starting gate What’s next?