Congress · 116th Congress
John D. Dingell, legendary former dean of the House, dies
When the answers to these “Dingell-grams” were not fast or thorough enough to suit him, he’d quickly dispatch subpoenas and schedule a hearing.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: State of the Union, plus Cohen, Barr, Whitaker and Trump tax returns
The House has an abbreviated floor schedule, with first votes not occurring until Wednesday after the State of the Union address.
Congress · 116th Congress
Email dump could slow EPA confirmation fight
The administration was required to provide the court a document production schedule on Jan. 9, including an agreement to produce at least two tranches of documents by some point in February and all documents
Politics · 115th Congress
Odds Stacked Against House Members Considering 2020 White House Bids
It’s already a brutal schedule. Add the heft of a presidential run on to that load, and the balance could teeter.
Politics · 115th Congress
With an Ambitious Policy Agenda, Pelosi is Poised to Lead the House Again
The speaker sets the majority party’s agenda and controls the floor schedule. The gavel holder is also the lead negotiator for the House in matters involving the Senate and the White House.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Already Facing 2020 Foes on Campaign Trail
Bernie Sanders also has a visit to Nevada on his schedule ahead of Election Day. He is expected to participate in rallies next Thursday with the Nevada State Democratic Party featuring Rep.
Politics · 115th Congress
Blumenauer Sends Blunt Marijuana Blueprint to Democratic Leadership
Earl Blumenauer, one of Congress’s most vocal marijuana proponents, sent Democratic leadership a memo Wednesday outlining steps Congress should take to legalize the Schedule I drug.
Opinion · 115th Congress
46 Million Voted in Primaries This Year. That’s Not Enough
Yet some states conduct separate federal and state primaries or they do not schedule primaries when a candidate is unopposed. Evidence shows that turnout can suffer without a top-of-the-ticket race.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Tweet Jeopardizes Bipartisan Puerto Rico Bill
Leadership has been mum on details regarding whether the October schedule may change.
Politics · 115th Congress
Road Ahead: Congress Returns Ahead of Hurricane Florence
update around lunchtime Tuesday informing members that despite the expectation of Florence making landfall as a major hurricane along the Atlantic coast, there were no plans to change the legislative schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Beating the Hurricane: Senators Pass Spending Bill and Finish Votes for the Week
The House Rules Committee was prepared to schedule a meeting once the Senate adopted the conference report, with the measure likely to be cleared for the president’s signature by week’s end.
Politics · 115th Congress
Congressional Schedule Shows a Light Week Ahead
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Politics · 115th Congress
Red-State Democrats Zero In on Opioid Epidemic
The Senate returns from a brief recess this week to a busy fall schedule that includes government funding legislation and a Supreme Court nomination, leaving little wiggle room to pass an opioids
Politics · 115th Congress
Cruz Proposes Five Debates with O’Rourke
Cruz proposed this schedule on these topics: Aug. 31 in Dallas on jobs/taxes/federal regulations/national economySept. 14 in McAllen on immigration/border security/criminal justice/Supreme Court
The 5 M’s for Describing Why Congress Is Broken
The schedule — with its aforementioned focus on raising money — is largely to blame.
Politics · 115th Congress
Q&A: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
But these projects are behind schedule and over budget. It worries House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith. Is there a contract administration problem at NASA? A.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Shifts Tone on NATO, But Says He Could Pull Out Without Congress
The president expects that will be a “loose meeting,” one without a “big schedule.”
Policy · 115th Congress
Beyer, Lieu Request IG Investigation Into EPA’s Scott Pruitt Over Falsified Records
“Numerous meetings that have been mentioned in news reports — and in some cases even confirmed by EPA spokespeople — do not appear on Pruitt’s officially-released schedule,” Beyer and Lieu wrote.
Policy · 115th Congress
House Prepares for Week of Action on Opioid Bills
One bill under consideration that remains controversial would create a new class on the controlled substances schedule for compounds related to the super-potent pain medication fentanyl.
Politics · 115th Congress
For Some in Congress, the Opioid Crisis Is Personal
The measures would give the Drug Enforcement Administration authority to deem certain fentanyl analogues as Schedule 1, a classification for drugs such as heroin that have no medical use and a high