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New House Appropriations cardinals slate starts to take shape - Roll Call

House Republican appropriators need to choose a new Homeland Security subcommittee chair, which could occur Friday.

Roll Call · Apr 11, 2024

Tri-Caucus leaders call for restoration of House diversity office - Roll Call

Minority groups in Congress want another chance for the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which lost its funding this year.

Roll Call · Apr 9, 2024

Member pay increase blocked in final spending package - Roll Call

Lawmakers will not receive their first pay raise since 2009 this year as the annual rider blocking cost-of-living adjustments is back.

Roll Call · Mar 20, 2024

Burning Man is ending, but the cleanup from heavy flooding is far from over

The rain clouds have passed and the temple has burned

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

House GOP anti-spending fervor may not apply to member pay raise

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans would give lawmakers their first pay increase in nearly 15 years under a spending bill for the upcoming fiscal year that the Appropriations Committee approved last month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023

House GOP anti-spending fervor may not apply to member pay raise - Roll Call

House Republicans left out the traditional language blocking a cost-of-living increase from this year’s Legislative Branch spending bill.

Roll Call · Jul 13, 2023

House Office of Diversity and Inclusion could be a culture war casualty

WASHINGTON — The House office tasked with attracting and supporting diverse staff could succumb to Republican cuts, despite protests from some staffers, advocacy groups and Democrats.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

House Office of Diversity and Inclusion could be a culture war casualty - Roll Call

The House office meant to attract diverse staff could succumb to Republican cuts, despite protests from some staffers and advocacy groups.

Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023

NASA opposes lithium mining at tabletop flat Nevada desert site used to calibrate satellites

The latest challenge to lithium mining in Nevada in the push for cleaner energy comes from a place where no opposition has arisen before: space

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

GOP House appropriators say Interior must 'do more with less' - Roll Call

Republican members of a House appropriations subcommittee expressed support for the Interior Department's tribal programs Tuesday.

Roll Call · Mar 28, 2023