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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Congress · 116th Congress
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
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
Congress · 116th Congress
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
RNC fact check: Trump speech filled with falsehoods
But to be truthful, Trump should have said those jobs were re-gained.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Stop the silliness about 2024
I even wrote about the 2022 Senate races seven months ago. But trying to handicap the 2024 presidential race is silliness and needs to stop. It’s simply far too early.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Fact-checking the Democratic convention’s first night
Constitution explicitly provides that a president’s term is four years, and the new or re-elected president is sworn in at noon on January 20th.
Congress · 116th Congress
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
Congress · 116th Congress
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
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC to revise school reopening guidance
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ranking member Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a tweet Trump did not care whether schools reopen.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
With Trump trailing, should down-ballot Republicans ready a ‘no blank check’ strategy?
As New York Times reporter Adam Clymer wrote, they urged “their party’s Congressional candidates to cut loose from Bob Dole and press voters to maintain a Republican majority and deny a re-elected
Congress · 116th Congress
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
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ policing overhaul targets prosecution standards, data collection, training
Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Policy · 116th Congress
Lawmakers, tech companies struggle to curb coronavirus disinformation
Still, the legislation is unlikely to pass the Senate, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissing the overall bill as a “totally unserious” proposal by Democrats.
Policy · 116th Congress
Renewable energy projects get a pandemic break from IRS
Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, welcomed the move.
Policy · 116th Congress
Colleges weigh how to confront COVID-19 as they plan to reopen
Different approaches The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a Thursday hearing to discuss how colleges are preparing to reopen and use diagnostic and serological tests
Policy · 116th Congress
Victims’ lives turn on coming military sexual assault debate
The appellate panel in the Perry family’s case had no choice, under military rules, but to essentially hold a second trial and re-litigate the evidence.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators propose job-training tax credit for those left unemployed by pandemic
A bipartisan Senate bill would create a refundable tax credit to help those unemployed because of the coronavirus pay for needed training as the economy recovers.
Policy · 116th Congress
DHS indefinitely extends, expands border asylum ban
In April, top Democrats of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter blasting DHS for granting “itself sweeping powers to summarily expel large, unknown numbers of individuals arriving at our