Congress · 116th Congress
In defiance of Trump, Senate overrides defense veto
The long-anticipated vote comes two days before the start of a new Congress, avoiding what would have been a lengthy process of re-drafting the measure in the new year.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Opening day for the Senate won’t be clean break from the old
As customary in the Senate, the one-third of the Senate elected or reelected in November will take the oath of office, including Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
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Margaret Kibben to become first woman to serve as House chaplain
Her arrival on Capitol Hill will mean that both the House and Senate chaplains will be retired chief chaplains of the Navy, with longtime Senate Chaplain Barry Black having led the Navy’s chaplains
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With calendar winding down, GOP makes case for Trump judicial pick in the 117th Congress
In a nod to senatorial courtesy, it is not uncommon for the nominees of one president to be re-nominated by another, even if they are of opposing parties.
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Toomey Fed demand rocks coronavirus relief bill talks
[Stopgap funding up in the air as coronavirus relief talks drag on] But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Friday morning that a deal could still come together soon.
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House adopts defense conference report as veto threat looms
Language to change the names of the military bases was included in both the House and Senate versions of the bill.
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House votes to decriminalize marijuana
The bill is unlikely to become law as long as Republicans control the Senate, but the vote is a symbolic victory for opponents of a “tough-on-crime” approach to the popular drug that has led to the
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FAA allows 737 Max flights as Hill takes up oversight bills
In the Senate, Wicker Tuesday praised the FAA’s process in determining whether to lift the grounding order.
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Photo of the day: Smile, you’re on Cornyn camera
The 12 Republicans on the committee voted to report Barrett’s nomination favorably to the Senate floor, while Democrats did not vote. A confirmation vote is scheduled for Monday.
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Barrett, with Scalia as model, may be a moderate on regulation
Nothing seems likely to deter Senate Republicans from confirming 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court — not next month’s elections, not three senators in quarantine
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McConnell: Senate will be in Monday despite positive COVID-19 tests
“We’ve been operating in the same environment now since the 1st of May and been able to do Senate business.
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court expected to forge ahead with eight justices after Ginsburg’s death
The do-over options Second, the court has the option to wait on a decision and set a case for a re-argument once another justice is confirmed.
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Democrats focus on Supreme Court messaging, not on stalling the Senate
Senate Republicans plan to move ahead with a Supreme Court nomination after Americans have already started voting, but Democrats appear content to respond with a messaging exercise.
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House postpones vote to decriminalize marijuana until after election
Some of the more moderate Democrats in the caucus, including ones considered vulnerable for re-election in November, had expressed reservation about voting on the marijuana bill this month when Congress
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Senate joins House in not deferring payroll taxes for staff
“My belief is that we are, we are not moving forward with the payroll tax deferral in the Senate,” Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt said Tuesday.
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PPP loans helped out congressional spouses’ workplaces
Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican, was first elected to the House in 2010 and is not running for re-election.
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Should the Capitol start COVID-19 testing for staff and members?
On the Senate side of the Capitol, McConnell told “PBS NewsHour” host Judy Woodruff that he’s not considering similar action in the Senate because “we’ve had good compliance with that on the Senate
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Trump doesn’t have authority to change election date alone
There’s some legal debate about who then would become acting president if there were no presidential or congressional elections — potentially the longest-serving member of the Senate, Muller said
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Small-business loan funding details released
Senate Small Business Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., hailed the data release for providing “much needed transparency” to the program, which was designed as a lifeline for small businesses whose debts
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Democrats’ policing overhaul targets prosecution standards, data collection, training
Senate Minority Leader Charles E.