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The House's impeachment inquiry could complicate its spending bill plans. Senators plot an amendment strategy for a spending package. And Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg visit the Hill to talk AI. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.
House Rules hashes out a floor plan for the Defense spending bill as Biden threatens a veto. Democrats hope for more funds for child care. And health programs face expiring reauthorizations. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.
Washington and the world mark a somber anniversary. The House and Senate plan to take up spending bills this week. And committees on both sides of the Capitol examine AI issues. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
A spending showdown awaits lawmakers on their return to Washington. Schumer is teeing up AI forums. And the House majority leader revealed that he was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
The Senate could make a first move on a stopgap and supplemental spending package. The Biden administration's migration parole program goes to trial. The NDAA and pandemic preparedness reauthorization await lawmakers on their return to Washington. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, Aug. 23.
House Republicans plan to take up a short-term stopgap. FAA reauthorization and the 2023 farm bill await lawmakers on their return to Washington. Meadows, once a conservative lawmaker, is now a criminal defendant. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, Aug. 16.
The White House could call for emergency funding as soon as Thursday. Biden's new Grand Canyon-adjacent national monument triggered GOP backlash. The Capitol Police is seeking new special agents. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, Aug. 9.
Trump’s latest indictment could be his most politically explosive. FEMA could ask for emergency funds this month. Lawmakers look to help hungry military families. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Congress has packed its bags for the August recess. Work awaits lawmakers on appropriations and the NDAA upon their return. And Biden plans to revamp military sexual assault prosecutions. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, July 28, 2023.
The veterans spending bill is set for a vote, while the agriculture bill lags behind. The Senate plows ahead on NDAA amendment votes. Zuckerberg could be held in criminal contempt of Congress. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 27.
The House Military Construction-VA spending bill could be in trouble. Mayorkas testifies amid GOP threats of impeachment. A Senate drug pricing bill goes to markup. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 26.
Biden threatens vetoes as House spending bills are prepped for the floor. Sanders postponed a health markup after GOP pushback. Biden tapped a new legislative affairs director. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 25.
The House hopes to pass two spending bills on the floor this week. Senators try to finish work on the defense policy bill. And lawmakers working on the farm bill are asked to keep rural flooding in mind. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, July 24, 2023.
Senate appropriators again pick up their pens. Debate carries on with the Senate defense policy bill. And the House likely takes a final vote on an FAA reauthorization. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 20, 2023.
House appropriators vote on the GOP's proposed EPA cuts. Lawmakers buckle up for debate on the FAA. Schumer warns against partisan NDAA amendments. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 19.
The Transportation-HUD bill is up for a full committee markup. Israel's president is in town for a joint address. The House GOP takes another swing at school shelters for migrants. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 18.
An FAA reauthorization bill is expected to land on the House floor. The Senate takes a first step on its NDAA. And Democrats aim to advance a Supreme Court ethics code. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, July 17, 2023.
The NDAA floor debate takes a complicated turn. House appropriators mark up Commerce-Justice-Science and Labor-HHS-Education bills. And Manchin plans to oppose Su’s nomination as Labor secretary. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, July 14, 2023.
The House NDAA moves toward the floor. Wray testifies to House Judiciary. House Appropriators vote on cutting U.N. funding. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 12.
Biden has concerns about the House's NDAA. Tuberville's blockade threatens top brass. PGA Golf top executives testify on the LIV Golf deal. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 11.
The defense authorization bill goes to the House floor. Appropriators race ahead of the August recess. And Biden's nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs testifies. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, July 10, 2023.
To wrap up this Fourth of July week, we take a look at the impact of quirks in the debt ceiling law on timing of the appropriations process. Plus, dig deep into the NDAA floor amendments, and Mondaire Jones' bid to return to Congress. Here’s your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 6.
POTUS is on the road to tout 'Bidenomics.' The Supreme Court looks set to rule on student loan forgiveness. And Democrats press the chief justice on ethics. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for the week of Wednesday, June 28.
House Republicans mark up the State-Foreign Operations bill, with cuts planned. A Biden impeachment resolution is sidelined. And the House Ethics Committee is broadening its investigation into Rep. George Santos. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, June 23, 2023.
Senate appropriators dive into markups. Senate NDAA work picks back up. Ways and Means meets behind closed doors on 'high-profile' tax records. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 22.
There's NDAA markups on both sides of Capitol Hill. House appropriators take up Homeland Security and Legislative Branch in full committee. Sanders moves a trio of workers' bills. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 21.
The fiscal 2024 NDAA is set for full committee markups on both sides of Capitol Hill. Senator appropriators hold their first full-committee markup. And the House votes on stripping funding from schools that shelter migrants. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Senate appropriations markups start next week. Senate Democrats make an unusual attempt to placate Tuberville. And India's prime minister comes to Washington. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, June 16.
Appropriators turn their attention to the Energy-Water and Defense spending bills. The House votes on tossing the Chevron doctrine. A Senate panel marks up an FAA reboot. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 15.
House Appropriators mark up the Agriculture spending bill. A hearing on Mayorkas could be the springboard for impeachment. The House works on bills that were delayed last week. Here’s your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 14.
McCarthy strikes a deal with far-right Republicans that means votes on the floor this week. House subcommittees get to work on the NDAA. Ways and Means takes up a sprawling tax package. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 13.
The House launches into NDAA subcommittee markups. Ways and Means marks up a tax package. Republicans open a probe into Mayorkas. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, June 12.
Votes are scratched for the week after GOP leaders couldn't reach a compromise with House Freedom Caucus members. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on a measure related to a Taiwan tax agreement. And appropriations markups are coming soon. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 8, 2023.
A House rule was defeated for the first time in over two decades, stalling this week's floor votes. Lawmakers explore changes to food stamps. Ways and Means weighs a port-of-entry label for two airports. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, June 7.
The gas stove debate lights up on the floor ahead of votes on two bills. Lawmakers vote in committee on expanding telehealth benefits. HASC saves the date for NDAA markups. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 6.
Legislation to raise the debt ceiling is now in the hands of the Senate. Manchin’s panel examines the electric grid's reliability. The Senate votes on blocking Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, June 1.
The debt limit deal hits the House floor. Congress is promising more permitting changes. And Utah Republican Chris Stewart is reportedly resigning. Megan Mineiro has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, May 31.
Megan Mineiro brings you up to speed on the National Defense Authorization Act, omnibus spending bill talks and a possible change to House Democrats’ internal rules.
David Higgins has a look at today’s hearing on the fall of the crypto giant, plus the latest on a potential spending agreement, and a race between two House Democrats for a key leadership job.
David Higgins had the latest on a potential omnibus spending agreement, legislation to avert a major railway strike and House Democrats pumping fresh blood into their leadership lineup.
Megan Mineiro brings you up to speed on the looming rail strike, plus a new spending request for natural disaster relief and and a Supreme Court case with sweeping immigration implications.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on fiscal 2023 appropriations, plus GOP leadership posts on House Appropriations subcommittees, and the most likely successor to Nancy Pelosi for Democratic leadership.
Megan Mineiro unpacks the GOP’s narrow majority, timing of the same-sex marriage bill and the Senate leadership votes.
David Higgins has the latest on the Biden administration’s supplemental request for more Ukraine and COVID-19 funding, plus the latest on GOP leadership votes and a hearing on a long-awaited Cherokee Nation delegate.
Megan Mineiro previews a Senate vote to codify the right to same-sex marriage, the GOP conference vote on leadership and a new report on the medical mistreatment of women in ICE detention.
David Higgins looks at the agenda for what's left of the current Congress and the latest on the outlook for the new Congress.
David Higgins unpacks the midterm election results, the outcome for incumbents on tax and spending panels and optimism from environmental groups in the face of a possible GOP majority.
Megan Mineiro has the headlines you need this Election Day as voters head to the polls, including states to watch for clues about which party will control the House and the Senate.
Megan Mineiro unpacks why Democrats would use reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling, a push by Big Tech for immigration changes, and criminal charges filed against the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband.
Megan Mineiro has your recess update on a low-income housing tax credit expansion, the Supreme Court’s latest move in a fight over Sen. Graham testifying to a Georgia grand jury, and the Smithsonian weighing sites on the National Mall for its two newest museums.
Megan Mineiro previews a Senate Judiciary hearing with a top Justice Department official on the decision making process behind executive privilege, and how it shapes oversight disputes.
David Higgins updates you on what’s happening on Capitol Hill this recess week, from a hearing that could possibly be the Jan. 6 committee’s last, to a Senate step toward considering the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill.
Megan Mineiro highlights the start of the Supreme Court term, including a case on voting rights Tuesday and oral arguments down the road involving terrorist content on social media platforms.
Megan Mineiro runs through final steps on the stopgap spending measure, a bill the House plans to pass swiftly to help 9/11 families, and what Congress has planned in October as lawmakers hit the campaign trail.
Megan Mineiro outlines final steps to pass the stopgap spending measure, a hearing on veteran suicide and what lies ahead as the Supreme Court returns next week.
David Higgins shares a surprise development that should speed up passage of the stopgap spending measure, and updates on House antitrust enforcement and a backlog that keeps veterans from accessing benefits.
David Higgins has new details on the stopgap spending measure unveiled last night. Plus, the Senate sets its sights on overhauling the counting of presidential electoral votes, and the White House hosts the first conference on hunger since the Nixon administration.
Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with a rundown of where the stopgap stands, plus talks of adding FDA user fees and migrant aid onto the must-pass measure.
Megan Mineiro previews a possible first step in the Senate on the stopgap spending measure, a Senate vote on a bill targeting “dark money” in politics and a House vote on a public safety package.
David Higgins previews the release of Sen. Joe Manchin’s permitting proposal, a markup on child welfare in honor of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, and a new timeline for the Senate NDAA.
Megan Mineiro digs into Ukraine funds that the White House wants worked into the stopgap, plus legislation to overhaul the counting of electoral votes is on the move and senators vote to fill a seat once held by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
David Higgins looks ahead to stopgap spending talks, presidential elector overhaul legislation and a markup on Social Security benefits
Megan Mineiro closes out the week with a look at rising GOP pushback against a stopgap funding bill into December, Senate Democrats punting a vote on same-sex marriage and a bipartisan push to pass a mental health grants package.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on where House Democrats stand on an energy permitting bill, a possible railway strike and a vote to blunt non-disclosure agreements in sexual assault cases.
David Higgins highlights legislation to enhance diplomatic relations and defense cooperation with Taiwan, the latest on the stopgap spending measure and why Dr. Anthony Fauci heads to Capitol Hill today.
Megan Mineiro details a change of venue for the stopgap spending measure, testimony from Twitter’s former security chief and new permitting legislation.
David Higgins starts off your week with an update on the must-pass stopgap funding measure, and a preview of a vote to send billions in military assistance to Taiwan, plus a Twitter whistleblower’s testimony on Capitol Hill.
Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with an update on Sen. Joe Manchin’s energy proposal and the House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, following her death on Thursday.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on a stopgap spending measure, plus a possible vote to codify same-sex marriage and a push to cap insulin costs for the privately insured.
Megan Mineiro gets you up to speed on the top issue for lawmakers as they return to Washington from August recess: passage of a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in October.
David Higgins has a recess update on the House returning to take up the reconciliation package, President Joe Biden signing the veterans benefits bill and a ruling in favor of congressional access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
Megan Mineiro previews weekend work in the Senate on the budget reconciliation package, plus semiconductor chip makers call for immigration policies and monkeypox is declared a national public health emergency.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on reconciliation, the sudden death of Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski and a bipartisan push to overhaul the law on counting Electoral College votes.
David Higgins looks at the latest on the health care, climate and tax bill Democrats aim to pass through reconciliation, a hearing on changes to how Congress counts Electoral College votes, and a possible markup on legislation to ramp up U.S. security support to Taiwan.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on the veterans health care benefits bill as talks drag on, a new priority in Democrats’ reconciliation bill, and a breakdown of who scored big on Senate earmark requests.
David Higgins has the latest on the Senate Democrats’ push to pass their revived reconciliation bill, another attempt to move the veterans benefits legislation closer to becoming law, and testimony by Sens. Sens. Susan Collins and Joe Manchin on their bipartisan legislation to update the Electoral Count Act and protect election officials.
Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with an update on Senate action on appropriations, timing on passage of the revived reconciliation bill, and a last ditch effort to pass the veterans health legislation for service members exposed to burn pits.
Megan Mineiro unpacks Sen. Joe Manchin’s latest stance on a reconciliation package, the final vote to send the chips manufacturing and scientific research bill to President Joe Biden’s desk and a setback for legislation meant to assist millions of veterans suffering from toxic exposure.
David Higgins lays out the Senate vote to pass “chips-plus,” a push by Democrats to expand access to school lunches and a plan by climate protesters to disrupt tomorrow’s Congressional Baseball Game.
Megan Mineiro has the latest on the Senate’s race to pass the “chips-plus” bill, the push by the House to clear a slate of bills before recess and a hearing spearheaded by Sen. Cory Booker on decriminalizing marijuana.
David Higgins previews the busy list of to-do’s that both chambers aim to pass before the August recess, plus a markup on child nutrition that could get heated.
Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with a preview of the wildfire and drought package expected to go to the floor in the coming days, Senate action on two, top-priority bipartisan bills and a possible early return from August recess for House members.
Megan Mineiro previews a vote responding to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (this one to protect the right to contraception) and a “Byrd bath” to decide if the Democratic plan for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices can advance under reconciliation. She also has details on tonight’s hearing on the Jan. 6th attack.
David Higgins previews a vote to pass six of the fiscal 2023 spending bills, a push by Democrats to ban assault weapons and where the Senate is headed with the "chips-plus" bill.
Megan Mineiro breaks down a busy day with a Senate vote on the bipartisan domestic semiconductor manufacturing incentives bill and a House vote to codify the right to same-sex marriage, plus the latest on the first of the fiscal 2023 spending bills headed to the House floor.
David Higgins highlights the legislative week ahead, with fiscal 2023 spending bills and a bill to protect access to contraception headed to the floor, and a markup planned on an assault weapons ban.
Megan Mineiro has the end of the week roundup on votes to codify abortion access, passage of the National Defense Authorization Act and upcoming Senate action on the semiconductor manufacturing bill.
Megan Mineiro breaks down timing on the passage of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, movement on appropriations bills in both chambers, and a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives.
David Higgins previews next steps on the annual defense authorization bill, appropriations in the Senate and the sweeping veterans benefits bill delayed by a constitutional objection.
Megan Mineiro previews a double-header day in the House Rules Committee on the National Defense Authorization Act and abortion access bills. Plus, the Jan. 6 committee holds a hearing on Trump’s role spurring extremist groups to attack the Capitol.
David Higgins runs through what to expect as the National Defense Authorization Act heads to the House floor this week, plus two bills to protect access to abortion up for a vote and a timing update on floor consideration of a fiscal 2023 appropriations package.
David Higgins has your recess week update on a subpoena issued to Sen. Lindsey Graham, the rising cost of upkeep at national parks in the face of natural disasters, and the latest on Sen. Patrick Leahy’s post-op recovery.
Megan Mineiro unpacks a Democratic plan for prescription drug pricing, possible delays to reconciliation due to a fractured hip and the Supreme Court’s rightward bend at the end of a historic term.
Megan Mineiro highlights the plan for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing in ceremony to take her seat at the Supreme Court, plus House Appropriators' final push to approve fiscal 2023 spending bills.
David Higgins has the latest on House appropriations and Democrats’ legislative options to respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Megan Mineiro highlights the abruptly scheduled Jan. 6 hearing today, and unpacks appropriations action on bills including proposed funding for the Justice Department. Plus, there’s news on leadership of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
David Higgins looks at what may be next after the Supreme Court ended a national right to abortion. Plus, more House spending markups.
Megan Mineiro previews what’s next for the bipartisan gun violence prevention bill after it passed the Senate last night. And there’s more news to wrap up a week packed with appropriations action.
David Higgins has the latest on the Senate’s broad bipartisan bill to combat gun violence, plus a constitutional snag in sending the veterans’ health care expansion bill to the president’s desk and today’s appropriations action.
David Higgins breaks down the dual markups on defense in the House, the Senate’s latest step on a broad bill to address mass shootings, and President Joe Biden’s request to Congress for a gas tax holiday.
Megan Mineiro runs through next steps for the National Defense Authorization Act and for fiscal 2023 appropriations this week, plus House action on mental health programs.
Megan Mineiro explains what’s next for the defense policy bill, a sticking point in gun negotiations, and pressure on President Joe Biden to reach a deal on climate legislation.
Megan Mineiro unpacks a Senate vote to expand health care benefits, spending proposals to boost funding at the border and for the IRS, and a vote today on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the country’s top gun regulator.
David Higgins has your rundown of House appropriations action, Senate defense policymaking and work on a bill to expand veterans health care benefits to include toxic exposure.
Megan Mineiro outlines today’s Senate action on the National Defense Authorization Act, the latest on talks to overhaul gun laws and a House bill on the floor today that aims to recover endangered species.
David Higgins looks at the intense schedule this week for House appropriations and Senate defense authorization subcommittee markups; today’s Jan. 6 hearing; and the outlines of a deal on guns.
Megan Mineiro breaks down Democratic action ahead of an expected Supreme Court ruling to reverse Roe v. Wade; Republican calls for tighter security for the nine justices; and a march on Washington by students protesting gun violence this weekend.
Megan Mineiro has what to expect from tonight’s prime-time hearing on the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, delays in a sweeping expansion of veterans health care and new developments in the fiscal 2023 appropriations process.
House Democrats are pushing votes on gun control measures, while Senate negotiators try to cut a bipartisan deal. David Higgins breaks down where talks stand, along with today’s start to the defense authorization process and expected next steps on a fiscal 2023 budget.
Megan Mineiro breaks down a plan by House Democrats to pass gun control legislation this week, a water bill set to pass today, and updates from the Jan. 6 committee ahead of its primetime hearing.
Megan Mineiro previews a packed week: House Democrats are back with a plan to pass gun control legislation; work begins on the National Defense Authorization Act; and the Jan. 6 committee kicks off a series of public hearings after more than a thousand interviews.
David Higgins breaks down a surprise markup on gun control, subpoena enforcement ahead of hearings on the Jan. 6 attack and a new bill by Republicans to make Supreme Court leaks a crime.
Senators are working to build bipartisan consensus around legislation to provide federal funds for states to implement so-called red flag laws. Megan Mineiro has more details on that, a failed Senate vote to advance a bill to prevent domestic terrorism and two women federal judges on their way to seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Megan Mineiro unpacks the response from Senate Democrats and Republicans to the deadly school shooting in Texas, plus the results of this week’s primaries and where a bipartisan mental health package stands.
David Higgins previews today’s hearing with President Joe Biden’s pick to regulate guns, following a deadly school shooting in Texas, and an upcoming vote on legislation to address domestic terrorism. Plus, the head of the FDA is on Capitol Hill for hearings on the infant formula shortage.
Megan Mineiro unpacks how wrangling over border policy could put COVID-19 relief in a quagmire, an unexplained delay of President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee civil rights at the Department of Agriculture and what’s ahead in today’s primaries.
David Higgins runs down this week’s congressional agenda, including a domestic terrorism bill in the Senate, and hearings in the House on the baby formula shortage. Plus, questions arise about security for Supreme Court justices.
Megan Mineiro explores the path to Sweden and Finland’s entry into NATO, Democrats’ race to protect abortion access and when White House action on infant formula supplies will show results.
Megan Mineiro unpacks three major pieces of legislation on the move in the Senate: Ukraine aid, restaurant relief and benefits for military veterans exposed to toxins.
A bill to address domestic terrorism is going to the House floor, days after the deadly shooting in Buffalo. David Higgins discusses that, plus a report on the Afghanistan withdrawal and a water-logged markup.
Swift passage of billions in emergency aid for Ukraine is still blocked by Sen. Rand Paul. Megan Mineiro has more details on that and efforts on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue to address the nationwide baby formula shortage, plus two top House Democrats could have to go head to head in a primary.
David Higgins digs into the timing of Senate passage of the Ukraine aid package and a relief bill for restaurants hard-hit by the pandemic
The Senate vote on emergency Ukraine aid will drag into next week. Megan Mineiro breaks down how that delay cropped up and previews upcoming hearings on the Jan. 6 attack and questions on how the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade could impact in vitro fertilization.
Megan Mineiro breaks down the timing on Senate passage of the Ukraine emergency aid package, renewed movement on COVID-19 relief spending and plans by lawmakers to address the infant formula shortage.
Democrats infused new money into a nearly $40 billion supplemental package of military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. David Higgins has that update, along with today’s Senate vote on abortion rights and the path ahead for the president’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Megan Mineiro breaks down the decoupling of Ukraine and pandemic aid, the latest on a “show vote” on abortion rights teed up for later this week and today’s primaries in West Virginia and Nebraska.
David Higgins has your rundown of a planned vote to allow congressional staffers to unionize, a newly unveiled mental health policy package and the budget hearings teed up for this week.
Senate Democrats have votes planned for next week to codify the protections provided under the endangered decision Roe v. Wade. More on that, student loan forgiveness and tax breaks for research and development from Megan Mineiro.
Democrats are pondering changes to the next batch of Ukraine aid. Megan Mineiro has that story along with the latest on fallout from the draft Supreme Court opinion, plus the Energy Department’s fiscal 2023 budget.
Senate Democrats responded to a bombshell leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade with a plan to vote on codifying the landmark ruling. David Higgins has that and the latest on Ukraine and fiscal 2023 budget hearings.
Senators are urging the Biden administration to quickly wrap up a federal investigation related to tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels. Megan Mineiro has the details on that story, plus new interviews by the Jan. 6 investigation and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s testimony on the fiscal 2023 budget.
Members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet are back on Capitol Hill this week to pitch his fiscal 2023 budget to senators. David Higgins has that report, along with details on opposition to Democratic leaders’ plan to pass more aid for Ukraine and how that supplemental request from Biden includes new protections for Afghan evacuees.
Megan Mineiro reports on the status of legislation to rein in high gas prices, both chambers' plans for a fiscal 2023 budget resolution, and when the annual defense spending debate will take off.
The House looks ready to send legislation to the president’s desk that would streamline the process for lending and leasing weapons to Ukraine. Megan Mineiro has that report, plus which Cabinet officials are testifying to Congress today on the fiscal 2023 budget and progress in talks on Puerto Rican statehood.
Senate Democrats are planning to combine a stalled pandemic aid package and supplemental appropriations for Ukraine in a single legislative proposal. David Higgins has that report, plus how the vice president and two Senate Democrats’ COVID-19 cases derailed Tuesday’s votes and looking ahead to a gathering on Capitol Hill to mark the COVID-19 death toll rising to 1 million.
Top appropriators will meet this week to get the ball rolling on the fiscal 2023 budget, with an aim to pass some spending bills before the current fiscal year comes to a close. Megan Mineiro has that report, plus more on the White House request for new Ukraine aid and a Supreme Court case that could curb the power of presidents to reverse the policies of their predecessors.
As Congress returns from a two-week recess, President Joe Biden plans to ask lawmakers to approve new money for military and economic aid for Ukraine. David Higgins discusses that request, plus where talks will pick up on pandemic aid for restaurants and Sen. Rick Scott’s lifting his hold on all nominees to two major government departments.