The senators cited a 2008 law mandating that the president provide Congress with a detailed explanation of his decision to fire Atkinson, who defied Trump last year when he turned over to lawmakers a whistleblower complaint that led to the president’s impeachment. Last weekend, Trump defended the firing of Atkinson, […]
“As Democrats have said since day one, Congress must provide additional relief for small businesses and families, building on the strong down-payment made in the bipartisan CARES Act,” they said, referring to the previously approved $2 trillion emergency relief measure. Pelosi and Schumer said Wednesday they would agree to the […]
Hawley is one of the first Republicans to push a major add-on to Congress’ already extraordinary relief effort, and he’s fighting an uphill battle with his guarded colleagues. But the early maneuvering is a hint of the debate to come in what was once a budget-slashing party that must now […]
Rubio has become less overt in his pursuit of the White House. He once charted out his political future step by step: from state legislator to insurgent senator to president. But after losing to Trump and running for reelection to the Senate in 2016, he said he’s better than he […]
Atkinson — who was the first to alert Congress last September about an “urgent” complaint he received from an intelligence official about Trump — wrote the letter in response to Schumer’s request one month earlier that all inspectors general investigate “instances of retaliation against anyone who has made, or in […]
The timeline is tight, warned Alexander, who said Congress’s role right now will be to lean on the Food and Drug Administration to speed up approvals of new, 15-minute tests as well as on the private sector to develop them. Congress delivered money in recent aid packages to help facilitate […]
Johnson, who has said his probe has nothing to do with the presidential election, plans to release an interim report soon on the committee’s investigation. But with senators scattered in their home states, much of the panel’s non-coronavirus work is on hold. For example, senators are unable to review sensitive […]
Here is how those protections are supposed to work: 1) The Congressional Oversight Commission Who’s in charge Congress’ main oversight tool is a new, five-member panel that is charged with monitoring a $500 billion fund for distressed industries operated by Mnuchin, in partnership with the Federal Reserve. The four top […]
Staring down a dire supply shortage and with the White House taking a largely hands-off approach, many members have taken it upon themselves to coordinate with local, state and federal officials to keep their hospitals and health centers from running out of critical personal protective equipment. “I start on the […]
“It is clear that we need to do more, and that is particularly true when it comes to protecting the health and safety of frontline health workers,” House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-Va.) told reporters earlier Monday. The bill could see a vote on the floor within […]
