Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session.
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Delayed because of the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the...more
Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session.
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Furloughed federal employees are returning to work for at least three weeks after President Trump signed a...more
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The week begins with federal offices closed after a weekend snowstorm blanketed the Washington area with nearly a foot of snow; meanwhile, the partial government shutdown is now the longest in the nation’s...more
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• The 116th Congress convenes for its first full week of session, with no end in sight to a standoff over border wall funding that has shut down about one-quarter of the government since before Christmas....more
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Congress and President Donald Trump have until Friday night to end a standoff over his demands for border wall funding before a partial government shutdown, with no resolution in sight....more
HEADLINES • President Donald Trump on Tuesday will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to discuss funding for a wall along the Mexican border and try to avert a...more
HEADLINES • Congress continues its lame-duck session after last week’s Thanksgiving recess and with only eight legislative days ahead before funding for nearly 40 percent of the government expires....more
House Democrats will use their majority next year to push comprehensive legislation to increase infrastructure spending and transportation-related taxes to help pay for it. In fact, key Democrats say they want to move a bill...more
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Congress returns for its lame-duck session as Democrats look toward taking control of the House agenda in January. Democrats won a net gain of nearly 40 seats in last week’s midterm election, though the size of...more
House Democrats are preparing an aggressive oversight agenda in the 116th Congress, and their most intense assault could be on the Trump administration’s energy and environmental agenda....more
HEADLINES • After the partisan fight over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Senate this week will take up a water infrastructure bill and then consider nominees to Executive Branch agencies....more
Highlights this week: The Senate will give the final OK to opioids legislation, HHS gets full-year funding for the first time in forever, new bipartisan legislation would allow FDA to update labels on older generic drugs, and...more
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• All eyes remain on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, as the FBI proceeds with its one-week investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct....more
HEADLINES - Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when both were in high school, is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. ...more
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• The House will continue working through appropriations bills and also plans to take up legislation to reform the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begins his hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces lawmakers in both chambers.
Congressional primaries Tuesday in Massachusetts and...more
HEADLINES - President Donald Trump will visit Florida and Pennsylvania to hold rallies in support of Republican Senate candidates....more
HEADLINES - President Donald Trump has two Midwest trips scheduled this week, while he continues to face bipartisan criticism on his performance last week in Europe....more
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• President Donald Trump today returns from Europe after high-profile meetings with NATO leaders, British government officials and royalty, and Russian president Vladimir Putin....more
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• President Trump at 9 p.m. Monday is scheduled to announce his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
• Tuesday, Trump leaves for Europe for high-profile meetings with NATO leaders,...more
HEADLINES - The House intends to try again on immigration legislation, which it punted last week. Even amid the increased scrutiny over migrant families separated at the U.S. southern border, it’s unclear whether the House...more
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday will hold a rally in Duluth, Minnesota.
The House plans again to take up several bills aimed at addressing the opioid crisis, and merge them into one; votes are also...more
HEADLINES - President Donald Trump on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET Monday in the United States) will participate in his long-awaited meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – including an initial one-on-one session....more
HEADLINES - Congress returns from Memorial Day recess with the Senate in session today and the House reconvening Tuesday. ...more
Foreign policy – particularly trade with China and the standoffs with Iran and North Korea – is likely to compete for attention this week among policymakers in the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill....more