Policy · 114th Congress
Nuclear Threats Rise in Concert With Trump’s Ascension
Supporters of de-alerting respond that there would be no need to re-alert, because enough firepower exists on subs to obviate the need for doing so.
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Policy · 114th Congress
Debt Ceiling Deadline Falls in Trump’s First 100 Days but Fix May Not
“If the new president doesn’t do it in his first term, he’ll be running for re-election — or his successor will be running for election — with a rising deficit on his watch.
Policy · 114th Congress
Manchin Thinks He Can Block CR Over Miner Health Benefits
to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn.
Policy · 114th Congress
Republicans Gear Up for School Choice Legislation Under DeVos
Some proposals are expected to easily pass next year, such as the re-authorization of Washington, D.C.
Policy · 114th Congress
GOP Has Chance to Elevate Female Defense Hawks
[Ayotte Concedes New Hampshire Senate Race] Mackenzie Eaglen, a national security analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, acknowledged that putting women in these senior national security
Policy · 114th Congress
Pence: Obamacare Repeal Comes First for Trump
Otherwise, 60 votes would be needed to overcome Senate Democrats’ objections.
Policy · 114th Congress
Schumer Says Obama Should Protect DREAMers if Trump Won’t
If it looks like President-elect Donald Trump won’t protect DREAMers, the incoming Senate minority leader wants President Barack Obama to do it on his way out the door.
Policy · 114th Congress
Trump’s Legislative Liaison Key to His Fate in Congress
Bob Kasten, including on the Wisconsin Republican’s unsuccessful 1992 re-election effort.
Policy · 114th Congress
Senate Leadership Elections Set Stage for 2017
It mixes the wisdom of experience with the vigor of youth, at least in Senate years,” Schumer said.
Policy · 114th Congress
7 Races That Could Affect Health Policy
North Carolina Senate Republican Sen. Richard M. Burr is locked in a close re-election bid against Democratic challenger Deborah Ross.
Policy · 114th Congress
Opioid Epidemic Enters Funding Debate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s proposal to keep the government funded included one below-the-radar addition: funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
Policy · 114th Congress
GOP Senators Launch Poverty Focus Group
He described how he and the four other members of the new Senate Opportunity Coalition visited distressed communities in their states over the summer recess to listen to their needs and start talking about
Policy · 114th Congress
House Passes Bill Giving Tax Breaks to Olympic Medalists
The Senate passed a similar Olympics tax bill in mid-July, though without Pascrell’s millionaire amendment. There was no apparent opposition to the bill during debate Tuesday.
Policy · 114th Congress
Lawmakers See Synthetics as Growing Drug Abuse Challenge
Rob Portman was a primary backer of the opioid legislation and, like Toomey, the Ohio Republican is facing a re-election challenge in a state that has acutely felt the problems caused by synthetics.
Policy · 114th Congress
McConnell Safe From Potential Election Fallout
The November election may go poorly for the Senate Republicans, but there’s no reason to expect a leadership shake-up.
Policy · 114th Congress
5 Issues to Watch When Congress Returns in September
[Senate Democrats Block $1.1 Billion to Fight Zika] House Republicans seem even less keen to budge. Speaker Paul D.
Policy · 114th Congress
Zika Funding Gone by the End of September, HHS Says
With Congress out of town for a seven-week summer recess ending Sept. 6, lawmakers — particularly those up for re-election — continue to feel the political heat as the Zika situation worsens.
Policy · 114th Congress
Success of Sprawling Defense Policy Bill Remains Uncertain
The measure was ultimately saved by a last-minute two-year budget deal that allowed the committees to easily amend the measure and re-send the bill to the president’s desk.
Policy · 114th Congress
Advocates Press Bigger Role for Nuclear in Clean Energy Goals
One proposal: Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman James M.
Policy · 114th Congress
Confederate Flag Ban Vanishes During Democrats’ Sit-In
The display of Confederate flag imagery on federal land has re-emerged as a thorn in the side of this year’s process for enacting spending bills.