Strange things are afoot at the Capitol
While it is sporting fun to poke Congress about its languid schedule, such as it is, with its Monday or Tuesday fly-in and Thursday jet-fume-fueled flurry of get-out-of-town activity, outlanders and insiders
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Louisiana abortion drug bill latest front in post-Dobbs fight
The bill would list mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV drugs.
Florida’s Rick Scott enters race to be next Senate GOP leader
Assuming they maintain that schedule, Scott first has to win his own reelection. He was first elected to the Senate in 2018, when he defeated Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by 0.2 percentage points.
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At the Races: Divided attention
In an interview on Sirius XM that wasn’t on his advance schedule, Biden told Howard Stern last Friday that he intends to debate Trump “somewhere. I don’t know when.”
Some Democrats stoked by Biden administration’s marijuana move
Garland on Tuesday "circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III," Xochitl Hinojosa, Justice Department director of public affairs, said in a statement Tuesday evening.
Senate Democrats look to close judicial confirmation gap
"One big issue is just the schedule of when they’ll be in town," said Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law who follows judicial confirmations.
Cole: No time to waste electing new House Appropriations chair
to strike while the iron is hot and keep next week’s scheduled vote on track to fill the vacant House Appropriations chairman position, arguing there’s no time to waste as lawmakers are already behind schedule
Mayorkas impeachment headed to Senate for April 11 trial
Schumer, D-N.Y., to schedule a trial "expeditiously." The sharply partisan Mayorkas impeachment, focused on U.S.-Mexico border policy, is the first for a Cabinet member in more than a century.
Takeaways as Biden, Harris take aim at Trump, try to flip North Carolina
And Biden’s campaign on Monday poked fun at Trump’s recently light campaign schedule, accusing him of campaigning from his "country club."
Growing teen THC use could further complicate cannabis policy
Marijuana access is also growing as states increasingly legalize it, and the Biden administration is currently reviewing whether it should remove the plant from Schedule I, where the Drug Enforcement Administration
The number Haley, Trump need to worry about heading into Super Tuesday
Bringing new voters into the GOP process is a good thing and could help to grow the party, but failing to significantly cut into Trump’s strength with the Republican base makes the primary schedule ahead
Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks
"As a result, there is currently no credible … schedule, cost and technical baseline that can be accomplished with the likely available funding," the board said.
As GOP field shrinks, NH Democrats work to write Biden in
Biden’s decision not to be on the ballot in New Hampshire after the state bucked the Democratic National Committee’s new primary schedule is just one quirk in the state’s primary this year.
Goldman takes the slow road on censure resolution
It only takes one member to raise a question of privilege on the floor, which means leaders must schedule a vote on it within two legislative days.
Appeals panel to hear oral arguments on Trump immunity
If the trial schedule for the Washington federal prosecution slips, Trump could still end up before a jury in March.
Unfinished 2023 business dominates start of 2024 session
And the schedule change provided the Capitol community a somewhat rare assurance of being able to spend Christmas with family.
Senate will be in next week as border talks pick up steam
The change in schedule came after several days of intense negotiations among senators of both parties and White House staff who were struggling to reach a deal on immigration policies designed to curb
High-speed routes biggest winners in latest rail funding round
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Brian Kelly said Friday on a call with reporters that the $3.1 billion will keep the project on schedule, adding that it "couldn’t be done without this investment
Tentative Senate calendar for 2024 available
The Senate will begin the new year on Jan. 8 and end it on Dec. 20, according to a tentative schedule circulated Friday.
Senate votes to keep government open amid wide gulf on spending
While lawmakers plan to move the supplemental funding outside of the annual appropriations process, a tight schedule and stalled talks on border funding pose issues for the potential package.