Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, September 28, 2021.
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House is expected to vote on stopgap government funding bill to avert shutdown
Funding is currently set to expire on February 18, but the measure the House is set to take up would extend funding through March 11. Once the House passes the stopgap bill, known as a continuing resolution, the Senate would
Jan. 6 Panel Set To Vote On Holding Mark Meadows In Contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is set to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Monday as lawmakers are releasing new details about thousands of emails and
NYC Council Passes Measure Allowing Noncitizens to Vote in Municipal Elections
Voters fill out ballots during early voting in Brooklyn, New York, October 27, 2020. (Mike Segar/Reuters) The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill that would allow an estimated 800,000 noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. The measure
House Postpones Vote on Social Spending Bill after McCarthy Delays with Hours-Long Speech
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., August 24, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D., Md.) told reporters that the House would postpone a vote on Democrats’
CBO Scores Build Back Better Reconciliation Bill, Pelosi Announces the House Will Vote Tonight
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/ (Al Drago/Reuters) The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that Democrats’ social spending package will add $367 billion to the
Catholic Bishops Set to Vote on Communion Guidelines That Could Exclude Biden, Other Abortion Proponents
(wideonet/Getty Images) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is set to vote this week on draft guidelines clarifying the meaning of Communion that could prohibit Catholics who express support for abortion — such as President Joe Biden and House
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House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) at the U.S. Capitol on July 28, 2021 (Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters) When Congress authorizes a great deal of money — follow the money. Plus, Glenn
House Dem Leadership Delays Reconciliation Bill, Pushes for Infrastructure Vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) delivers remarks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., November 5, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) House Democratic leadership delayed a final vote on the Biden administration’s $1.75 trillion reconciliation package, but vowed to hold a
Sanders: All Democrat senators need to agree on framework of economic bill before House vote
“I think there has got to be a framework agreed upon in the Senate that all of us know is going to be implemented before the members of the House vote,” Sanders — an Independent progressive who caucuses with Democrats
Republican Youngkin vows Virginia gov vote ‘isn’t gonna be close’
Republican Glenn Youngkin predicted Thursday night that he would roll to victory in Virginia’s gubernatorial election next week after a new poll showed him leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe by eight percentage points among likely voters in the commonwealth. “His campaign
Army ‘Psy Ops’ Expert Part Of Trump Team ‘Command Center’ To Overturn Vote: Report
A retired Army colonel who was an expert in psychological operations was part of a chilling Donald Trump team “command center” determined to overturn the legitimate presidential election victory of Joe Biden, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Riveting new details
Leader of House Progressives Says She Won’t Vote for Reconciliation Bill if It Includes Hyde Amendment
Pramila Jayapal on the grounds of the Capitol to voices concerns about the President’s proposed budget. Washington, 24 May 2017. (AFGE/Wikimedia) Representative Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.), chair of the progressive caucus, said Sunday that she will not support Democrats’ massive
House Delays Vote on $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly news conference with reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2021. (Gabrielle Crockett/Reuters) The House delayed a vote on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday, as progressive
Senate GOP Filibusters Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling in Key Procedural Vote
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) The Senate failed to pass a bill that would raise the federal debt ceiling and