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Congress · 119th Congress
Congressional power, ending with a whimper, not a bang?
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of a revolution launched to secure Americans' right to democratic self-government, our representatives in Congress are so caught up in partisan gamesmanship that they
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators press FCC’s Carr in wake of Kimmel controversy
↵↵Markey responded that Carr's response was "a refusal to take accountability for your language or your use, your abuse of power."
Mass firings begin as White House weighs keeping troops paid
Schumer," Collins said in a statement. Troop pay at risk If a fix doesn’t happen, the current shutdown would be the first of its kind in which military personnel have gone without pay.
Groups file lawsuit to undo Justice Department grant terminations
The complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S.
Federal correctional officers driven to ask Congress for a raise
"I’d gotten off of work from my last 16-hour shift, went home and slept for a couple hours, and then we got in the car and we came out here," he said in the cafeteria of the Longworth House Office Building
Trump risks legal clashes in plans to not spend appropriations
Their extreme arguments, in our view, don’t hold water," Ford said.
Mayorkas and Wray skip public Senate hearing on threats to nation
It was the second scuttled congressional hearing in as many days for Mayorkas and Wray, whose agencies said they offered to answer questions in detail in a classified briefing.
Senate probe finds Secret Service failures at Trump rally shooting
events resulting in the assassination attempt that day," the report states.
Trump win would spark constitutional fight over spending power
One famous example he gives is Thomas Jefferson’s initial refusal in 1803 to buy gunboats to patrol the Mississippi River, for fear of upsetting negotiations with the French over what became the Louisiana
Olympians implore Congress to act on doping as games approach
in charge of preventing doping in the Olympics isn’t doing its job.
Group of GOP-led states asks Supreme Court to halt Biden cross-state smog plan
The rule, announced in March, requires 23 states to reduce emissions in power generation and other industries to help reduce smog and other air pollution in neighboring states.
GOP lawmakers preview defense if Trump indicted on federal charges
off the Supreme Court in 2016.
The overclassification problem plaguing the federal government
As Director Haines said in January, "overclassification undermines the basic trust that public has in its government."
Congress · 118th Congress
Biden fires embattled architect of the Capitol, months after scathing report
“His refusal to be transparent and truthful has made clear that he can no longer lead the organization and must resign immediately.”
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats move to release Trump taxes
Neal formally requested the documents from the IRS in April 2019, when Trump was president.
Policy · 117th Congress
A Michigan community’s long battle with PFAS and the Pentagon
“I said to them, ‘I saw that story in the paper about 2,200 parts per trillion. That seems really high to me,’” Spaniola said in a recent interview.
Congress · 117th Congress
Jan. 6 committee to tell story of ‘187 minutes’ between former President Trump’s remarks
Key people in Trump’s inner circle have refused to testify, including former adviser Steve Bannon, who is currently facing a trial on contempt of Congress charges for his refusal to cooperate with the
Congress · 117th Congress
Ivanka Trump asked to interview in Capitol riot inquiry
The House panel investigating the Capitol riot is asking Ivanka Trump to voluntarily appear for an interview in February.
Congress · 117th Congress
‘The concern is looking forward’ regarding Jan. 6
campaign to help get Nixon reelected in 1972.