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Supreme Court blocks Gitmo detainee’s search for testimony about CIA torture - Roll Call

The Supreme Court has blocked testimony about CIA torture programs sought by Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah.

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2022

Labor Department mulls more climate rules for retirement plans - Roll Call

The Labor Department is considering rules for retirement plan sponsors to consider climate change as a risk to their investments.

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2022

Biden was masked Monday. It was gone by Tuesday night in SOTU preemptive strike - Roll Call

President Biden was masked Monday. It was gone by Tuesday night, a preemptive strike on Republicans ahead of November's midterm elections.

Roll Call · Mar 3, 2022

Texas Rep. Van Taylor admits affair, ends reelection campaign - Roll Call

Taylor, who faced heat for supporting a Jan. 6 investigation, got less than 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary and faced a runoff.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Parties clash over unionizing Hill staff at House hearing - Roll Call

While Chair Zoe Lofgren urged Congress to keep its “promise,” ranking member Rodney Davis called it “unworkable” and “impractical.”

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson takes historic first steps toward Supreme Court - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee began meeting with Senate leaders on Wednesday, the kickoff of her historic confirmation process.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Major corporations make last-ditch push for R&D tax break - Roll Call

Some of the largest U.S. companies are pressing Congress to restore a more generous tax break for research and development in spending bills.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Proxy option fuels record-setting House vote participation rate - Roll Call

A pandemic rule that allowed House members to designate a colleague to vote for them fueled a record-setting 98 percent participation rate.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Biden unveils new strategy to combat COVID-19 - Roll Call

The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy for fighting the pandemic, including a request for more funds.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022

Senate passes bill to mandate reporting of cyberattacks - Roll Call

The Senate on Tuesday passed a package of cybersecurity bills that would require reporting of cyberattacks to a federal agency.

Roll Call · Mar 2, 2022