The real reason Congress leaves Washington every August
If Congress adjourned on schedule back then, members could go home around the same time their kids’ summer vacations began. But that rarely happened.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: September storms
Veep on the stump: Vice President Kamala Harris is planning a “robust” campaign schedule as she seeks to drum up enthusiasm and cash for House and Senate candidates in the 2022 midterms, the Los
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: All-nighter August
Corrected Aug. 13 | Both parties’ messaging machines kicked into high gear this week, as lawmakers set out for an abbreviated recess and the promise of a packed schedule of high-stakes votes when
Campaigns · 117th Congress
At the Races: DC, where TX Dems summer
“Since that time, I have maintained a full, active schedule in Congress, campaigned aggressively for re-election, and lived and enjoyed life to the fullest.”
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Senators anxious for football to start, but maybe not as anxious as Trump
“It’s a shame when 50 years from now, when you look at records and you see a dead season, it’s a shame,” Trump said earlier this month on Fox News, praising the NFL for releasing a complete schedule
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats tried to ‘blackmail’ casino owner to let employees unionize, conservative group claims
Red Rock had written to Congress in December asking it to correct the “drafting error” on the renovation depreciation schedule in the 2017 tax overhaul.
Congress · 116th Congress
A pot banking bill is headed to House markup with bipartisan support
But cannabis remains listed as a dangerous Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road Ahead: Budget week, sending a Mueller message, Senate vote on termination resolution
Elsewhere on the judicial nominations front, Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday announced the schedule for a Wednesday hearing on two of Trump’s nominees to the 9th Circuit, keeping
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress is finally going to pot
Lee, for example, would like to advance legislation originally introduced last year that would remove marijuana as a Schedule I substance, essentially legalizing it; expunge the records of anyone
Congress · 116th Congress
Barr nomination to get votes on the Senate floor next week
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who sets the floor schedule, tweeted Thursday that Barr “has the experience and is eminently qualified” and he expects he will be confirmed next week.
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
White House: Rosenstein to Meet With Trump on Thursday
Because the President is at the United Nations General Assembly and has a full schedule with leaders from around the world, they will meet on Thursday when the President returns to Washington, D.C.,” Sanders
Politics · 115th Congress
Images From John McCain’s Capitol Memorial
[Schedule of McCain Memorial Events This Weekend] McCain will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda on Friday before a motorcade will take him the the National Cathedral on Saturday, with the former
Politics · 115th Congress
Democrats Demand Paperwork Before Meeting With Kavanaugh
The White House, when asked why Kavanaugh had not yet met with any Democrats, hinted Thursday that it had tried to schedule a meeting with Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.
Politics · 115th Congress
GOP Celebrates Supreme Court’s Most Conservative Term in Years
The Supreme Court hasn’t put any major cases on contentious issues on its schedule for the next term, which starts in October.
Politics · 115th Congress
All of a Sudden, a Busy House Floor Schedule
partial government shutdowns and a few other bills, like a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration — the House has enough major legislation coming out of its committees to fill the floor schedule
Politics · 115th Congress
Why Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About Legalizing Marijuana
Kamala Harris, said she supports reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I drug, in the same class as heroin and LSD, to Schedule II, which includes pharmaceutical drugs “with a high potential for abuse
Politics · 115th Congress
Sessions Defends His Reputation in First House Testimony
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Sessions Defends His Reputation in First House Testimony
“We traveled sometimes to several places in one day, sleep was in short supply, and I was still a full-time senator with a very full schedule.”
Politics · 115th Congress
What’s in the Indictment Against Manafort?
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; The drama played out in Washington on a day when the president has no press availabilities on his daily schedule until around 6 p.m., when