Alaska to receive most per-capita aid in broadband funding rollout - Roll Call The Biden administration’s allocation of high-speed internet funding will give 19 states at least $1 billion each in federal aid. Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023
Who’s visiting the White House? The logs include 300,000 names and are still incomplete President Joe Biden promised greater transparency about who was visiting his White House, yet a review of visitor logs from his first two years in office reveals notable gaps in disclosure. Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2023
‘Old battles have become new again’: Terri Sewell on the effect of the Shelby county decision The Democratic congresswoman from Alabama talks voter suppression and her hopes for the Voting Rights Advancement Act The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2023
Hunter Biden, Donald Trump and 2024 Hunter Biden was dealt with fairly — even harshly. But his dad can't let Trump and the GOP control the narrative Salon · Jun 22, 2023
A look at how key primaries in Virginia played out Welcome to the Thursday, June 22, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jun 22, 2023
15 Members Of Congress To Retire In 2024 Election Cycle 11 Democrats and 4 Republicans, including 5 Senators and 10 House members, will not seek re-election Zenger · Jun 22, 2023
Five U.S. Senators have announced they are not running for re-election in 2024 Fifteen members of Congress—five members of the U.S. Senate and ten members of the U.S. House—have announced they would not seek re-election in 2024. Ballotpedia · Jun 20, 2023
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury confirmed as first Muslim woman to be federal judge ACLU attorney, 46, confirmed as lifetime judge for eastern district of New York in 50-49 Senate decision – but Joe Manchin voted against The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2023
New Draft NIL Legislation Includes Athlete Restrictions, Health Care and Booster Collectives In an obtained working draft of legislation from two senators, Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), lawmakers address name, image and likeliness, granting the NCAA great authority. Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2023
College Sports Leaders Play Both Sides of the Aisle in an NIL Pitch Process That’s Turned Political Some of the biggest names in SEC sports have encouraged lawmakers to pass federal legislation around athlete compensation. How influential were the recent meetings? It depends on who you ask. Sports Illustrated · Jun 13, 2023
Protesters to march on White House as anger mounts over Appalachia pipeline Activists to gather in Washington to demand Joe Biden ‘reclaim his climate legacy’ by blocking 300-mile Mountain Valley pipeline The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2023
Permitting Reforms in Debt Ceiling Bill Will Accomplish Little The Fiscal Responsibility Act falls well short of solving America's permitting crisis. Reason · Jun 7, 2023
Joe Manchin plays coy on potential third-party spoiler campaign in 2024 Most analysts say a third-party candidate would siphon votes away from President Joe Biden The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023
Senate passes debt limit bill after marathon 11 amendment votes to avoid default The bill goes to President Joe Biden’s desk before the United States would default on its debt The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023
The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023 Biden and McCarthy’s debt limit deal went through – but there are winners and losers Student debtors and SNAP recipients will pay a price
The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023 Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains. Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal
The Conversation · Jun 1, 2023 House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal. My friend said, incredulously, “Do we actually have centrists in Congress?”
WEKU · May 31, 2023 The debt ceiling deal bulldozes a controversial pipeline's path through the courts The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.
The Guardian - US · May 30, 2023 ‘An egregious act’: debt ceiling deal imperils the environment, critics say The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments
The Independent UK · May 30, 2023 The easiest way to get a $7,500 tax credit for an electric vehicle? Consider leasing. Thanks to a boost from the government, leasing — not buying — is becoming the most affordable way to get your hands on an electric vehicle
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 Democrats sue for West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice's calendar amid Senate run The Democratic party’s U.S. Senate campaign arm is asking a Charleston-based judge to order the release of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's work calendar
The Guardian - US · May 22, 2023 America’s big shift to green energy has a woolly mammoth problem Transmission lines in the US need to be increased threefold, but faces pushback from fossil conservation and green groups
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future? Perhaps the most unlikely feature of high-stakes budget negotiations going on in Washington is a debate over permitting
Axios · May 20, 2023 Biden and McCarthy's shared debt ceiling math problem “It’s one thing to strike a deal, then you got to pass it."
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia