Ryan, Pelosi name members to new budget and pension committees
House leaders on Friday announced their members of new joint House–Senate committees on budget and appropriations process reform and the solvency of multi-employer pension plans.The new panels were...
View ArticleMcConnell, Schumer tap colleagues to explore budget reform
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday named four colleagues, including a member of his leadership team, to serve on a new select committee devoted to budget reform.McConnell tapped...
View ArticleWith bills on the table, Congress must heed the call to fix our national parks
Congress created the National Park Service (NPS) in 1916 and tasked it with caring for our nation’s treasured parks. As our National Park System begins its second century, it should be a showcase of...
View ArticleCongress to require FEC report on foreign money in elections
Congress is poised to ask the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to issue a report about illegal foreign political contributions in elections, its enforcement measures, and how it works to combat...
View ArticleDems urge Trump to reinstate top cyber post
House Democrats are urging President Trump to reconsider his decision to scrap a top cyber policy adviser role following the administration's decision to eliminate the position aimed at coordinating...
View ArticleDems reverse course on White House parks plan
Democratic lawmakers are starting to get behind a Trump administration funding proposal for the national park system after expressing significant doubts about it.The plan, which would use revenue from...
View ArticleBipartisan lawmakers unveil bill to tighten some campaign rules
A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday aimed at curbing the abuse of campaign funds and tightening rules on how super PACs coordinate with campaigns. The Political...
View ArticleOhio, Washington reps make Rose Bowl wager
Reps. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) announced Monday that they have made a "friendly wager" on the outcome of New Year's Day's Rose Bowl between Ohio State and the University of...
View ArticlePro-business Dem group hits record membership
The New Democrat Coalition will have a record number of members in the next Congress, strengthening the pro-business group’s relationship with K Street at a time when the party’s far-left lawmakers...
View ArticleHouse approves additional portion of Dem rules package
The House on Friday passed a set of rules to establish a select committee that will provide recommendations for modernizing Congress.Lawmakers approved the measure, the second portion of a broader...
View ArticleThe Hill's Morning Report - Shutdown drama shifts to Senate
Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report, and happy Wednesday! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Co-creators are Jonathan...
View ArticleDem rep says Coast Guard food pantry ran out amid shutdown
Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that a food bank set up for Coast Guard service members in his district ran out of food amid high demand during the now five-week-long government shutdown. "I...
View ArticleWhere hope for Congress lies
A funny thing happened on the way to business as usual earlier this month when the 116th Congress convened. During the midst of a highly partisan shutdown fight, the House of Representatives voted...
View ArticleAddressing repair backlog at national parks can give Congress a big win
With the House expected to soon consider the public lands package recently passed by the Senate, now is the time to move on other unfinished business: the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (H.R....
View ArticleBipartisan think tank to honor lawmakers who offer 'a positive tenor'
There’s a foreign concept invading politically polarized Washington, according to one think tank: civility.The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is poised to honor six lawmakers on Wednesday as part of...
View ArticleLawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is calling for a cost-of-living adjustment to lawmaker salaries, which have remained stagnant for a decade — but it's likely to be a tough sell.In remarks...
View ArticleHouse leaders need to modernize Congress for the sake of America
When is the last time you saw both Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy put politics aside and testify before the same committee? You would not know it from watching the cable news,...
View ArticlePro-business Dem group sees boost in fundraising
The New Democrat Coalition cracked the $1 million mark in donations to its political action committee, highlighting the group's new prominence in Congress.The New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, the...
View ArticleBipartisan group of senators seeks to increase transparency of online...
A bipartisan group of three senators reintroduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at increasing the transparency of election advertisements on social media platforms, with the goal of preventing foreign...
View ArticleHow Congress should tackle the Russian national security threat
The report by special counsel Robert Mueller concluded that the “Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a sweeping and systemic fashion.” While they likely had minimal...
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