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For chips and budget packages, Democrats face choices - Roll Call

Possible pathways for Democratic leaders to salvage both the competitiveness bill and a skinnier version of a budget reconciliation package.

Roll Call · Jul 6, 2022

Nebraska quirk used new map to fill House vacancy last month - Roll Call

Mike Flood won't be able to represent some of his voters until next year because of the district map Nebraska used in his special election.

Roll Call · Jul 6, 2022

Big spending boost may be too little for national parks' needs - Roll Call

Additional spending proposed by House appropriators may be inadequate to protect national parks from the ravages of climate change.

Roll Call · Jul 6, 2022

McConnell threatens support for China bill, citing budget talks - Roll Call

Senate minority leader says GOP won't back legislation to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing if Democrats push their budget package.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

It’s a small White House after all - Roll Call

The walls in the White House are thin — something emphasized in former aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to the Jan. 6 panel and backed up by our own coverage.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Leahy recovering from hip replacement surgery - Roll Call

A health scare showed Democrats Thursday how hard it may be to pass a partisan tax and spending package in an evenly divided Senate.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Democrats fume, GOP lauds ruling to weaken EPA - Roll Call

Democrats saw their climate action options dwindle Thursday as the Supreme Court diminished the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Supreme Court conservatives flex in term full of controversial cases

The trajectory of the Supreme Court appears unlikely to change in a new term starting in October, even with a new justice.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Senate drafts last-ditch drug pricing plan ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Plan would allow HHS to negotiate prices within certain limits for up to 20 of the highest-cost drugs as well as insulin. 

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022

Pallone presses White House to reinstate crude oil export ban - Roll Call

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. called on President Joe Biden to limit oil exports in response to high gasoline prices.

Roll Call · Jun 30, 2022