Stewardship of the massive pandemic relief package was an inaugural foray of the new power dynamics of Washington, testing Democratic control of the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade, and setting the foundation for what’s possible for Biden’s agenda. So much...
In late 2009, during the debate over the Dodd Frank Act, a newspaper article noted: Last summer, the central bank hired an experienced Democratic hand and former lobbyist, Linda Robertson, to help deal with members of Congress. Mindful that Democrats now Corporations...
Congress.org says senators don’t want the Postal Service to try to get some closures “in under the wire” while the House deliberates. Three marines are accused of injuring a Brazilian stripper after a night out. The Daily Beast says the three Marines and a civilian staffer were assigned ...
Capitol; injured, disabled, murdered police; hunted and intended to execute a Vice President and various Congress members – all in an unprecedented coup effort – which many said they were doing because Trump called them to do it.Next, examine Trump’s efforts to suppress criticism of him ...
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In July, Congress threatened to default on the U.S. debt by not raising thedebt ceiling. It again averted disaster when the two parties agreed to a bipartisan commission to study the matter. Congress also imposed a budget sequestration if nothing was resolved. This mandatory 10% budget cut ...
GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said that while COVID-19 poses some health risks to children and young adults in school, "in my view the greater risk is not going back to school at all.” ...
but it has agreed not to close any of them until May 15. Backers of a bill that just passed the Senate say they need more time than that to convince the House to go along with their plan.Congress.orgsays senators don’t want the Postal Service to try to get some closures “in under...
With DNC speakers running close to an hour behind schedule, at least two members of Congress appeared to be cut from Monday night’s speeches. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), a former DNC chair and vice chair, respectively, were ...
Social Security risk:The Social Security Administration currently projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund will be able to pay 100% of benefits until 2033. After that point, the fund will be able to pay 79% of scheduled benefits. Congress could take steps to addres...