Mondaire Jones looking for comeback in New York - Roll Call Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones will seek to challenge GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's 17th District. Roll Call · Jul 5, 2023
Spending bill targets Kerry's office, global climate spending - Roll Call House Republican appropriators want to eliminate John Kerry's job, one of the cuts they would make to climate spending. Roll Call · Jul 5, 2023
Efforts to refill FEMA disaster fund faces competing priorities - Roll Call Bills by Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and four Senate Republicans would add $11.5 billion to FEMA’s disaster relief fund. Roll Call · Jul 5, 2023
Senate releases bipartisan draft of emergency preparedness bill - Roll Call A key Senate committee released a draft bill to reauthorize a wide-ranging emergency preparedness law that expires Sept. 30. Roll Call · Jul 3, 2023
House GOP may move stopgap spending bill as soon as this month - Roll Call House Republicans may try to pass a stopgap spending bill this month to take the possibility of an October shutdown off the table. Roll Call · Jul 3, 2023
House, Senate majorities putting their stamps on earmarks - Roll Call Despite a push to hold down overall spending, earmarks in four House bills have grown from less than $1.6 billion to more than $1.9 billion. Roll Call · Jul 3, 2023
White House Afghanistan planning lacked ‘urgency,’ report finds - Roll Call Biden administration worries about political perceptions limited planning, among other shortcomings, the State Department report contends. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Biden launches new effort to salvage student loan relief plan - Roll Call Under pressure from progressives, President Biden announced steps to try salvaging his student loan debt relief program. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Defense budget uncertainty - Roll Call Even with a bipartisan defense spending cap in place, the size and shape of a fiscal 2024 defense budget is still a wild card. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and John M. Donnelly outline the factors that could make defense spending much larger, or smaller, than the budget caps deal… Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Appeals court rejects lawsuit over House fines for mask rule - Roll Call A federal appeals court swatted down a lawsuit Friday from three House Republicans over a rule requiring masks on the House floor. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court to decide gun rights case on domestic violence - Roll Call The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law can prohibit gun possession for people who are subject to domestic violence orders. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court backs right to not make same-sex wedding websites - Roll Call The Supreme Court sided Friday with the owner of a company who refuses to build websites for same-sex weddings because of religious beliefs. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Supreme Court strikes down Biden student loan cancellation program - Roll Call The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s push to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debts for millions of borrowers. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
NDAA takes aim at critical mineral supply chain - Roll Call Lawmakers are mulling a slew of new authorities and reporting requirements designed to shore up the U.S. supply chain. Roll Call · Jun 30, 2023
Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023 CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan - Roll Call Despite the availability of effective medicines, only one in six uninsured adults under 40 with hepatitis C have been cured.
Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023 Biden blasts Supreme Court as not ‘normal’ after affirmative action ruling - Roll Call As Democrats across the country blasted the 6-3 opinion, Republicans lauded the new restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court.
Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023 Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers - Roll Call The ruling says employers must accommodate a worker's religious needs unless it would lead to “substantial increased costs” for the business.
Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023 Supreme Court limits use of race in college admissions decisions - Roll Call The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted how colleges can use race in admissions decisions, in a decision that struck down two programs.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023 CBO says long-term debt lower than forecast last year - Roll Call Spending caps in the recent debt limit law led to lower 30-year projections, even though deficits will be higher in coming years.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023 Groups call on Senate to dedicate funds for committee interns - Roll Call Pay Our Interns and other groups are calling on the Senate to set aside $7 million in the coming budget year to compensate committee interns.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023 Former Connecticut senator, governor Weicker dies at 92 - Roll Call Former Sen. and Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, the last surviving member of the Senate Watergate committee, died at age 92.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023 EPA announces grant competition to fund residential solar - Roll Call The EPA said it would use competitive grants to distribute $7 billion to encourage solar power in low-income residential areas.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 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 Florida Rep. Bean, who moonlighted as perfume salesman, returns to Hill as member - Roll Call Republican Rep. Aaron Bean returns to Congress having worked in the office of Florida Sen. Connie Mack III more than two decades ago.
Roll Call · Jun 28, 2023 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.