Over 3 dozen Democrats lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of all remaining federal death row inmates
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush led thirty-seven lawmakers in asking Biden to honor "the .....»»
Federal lawmakers try to save minor league baseball teams, including SI Yankees
is leading by 10 percentage points among New York Democrats in a Siena Research Institute poll, reclaiming his spot as the front-runner after tying with last month. Biden received 24% of the vote... To view the full story, click the title link......»»
Meet the 28 lawmakers who want to make stimulus checks recurring in Biden"s infrastructure plan
Americans have so far received three stimulus checks, but a growing number of politicians (all Democrats) w.....»»
Senators urge Biden to prohibit US flights over Belarus after "state-sponsored hijacking" of dissident
The lawmakers called on the president to ban US aviation companies "from entering Belarus' air space" after the arrest of Roman P.....»»
The push for permanent stimulus checks continues as 7 Democrats urge Biden to include them in infrastructure
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee want to continue delivering stimulus and unemployment aid to sustain the economic recovery. Economic stimulu.....»»
Aviation groups urge Congress to finance sustainable jet fuel
They're asking for the federal government to give tax credits to biofuel blenders and to create a $400 million a year grant program to help build facilities or scale up operations as part of the Biden Administration's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package......»»
Derek Chauvin, Three Other Ex-Cops Indicted On Civil Rights Charges In Death Of George Floyd
Derek Chauvin, Three Other Ex-Cops Indicted On Civil Rights Charges In Death Of George Floyd The Biden DOJ has indicted former police officer Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers on federal civil rights charg.....»»
: Biden’s autumn headache: a debt limit hike without Manchin on board
To pay for their spending plans, the White House and congressional Democrats will need to boost the limit on U.S. federal debt. They could face a familiar roadblock: maverick West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin......»»
22 Democratic lawmakers want Biden to include a pathway to citizenship in his infrastructure plan
Democrats said a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers "directly relates to the priority of rebuilding America's economic infrastructure." Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA). Justin Sullivan/Getty Im.....»»
Capitol Report: Biden says he’s ‘prepared to negotiate’ on infrastructure as he meets bipartisan group of lawmakers
President Joe Biden said Monday he's ready to hash out ideas on his proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, as he faces resistance from Republicans and even some Democrats......»»
What Ideas Are in Play in the Latest U.S. Gun Debate
Mass shootings in Atlanta and in Boulder, Colorado, are an early test of what President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats in the U.S. Congress can do about gun violence. Even before the recent shootings, Democratic lawmakers had begun advancing le.....»»
"Unfair and out-of-touch": Democrats slam Biden"s White House staff marijuana policy
"I want to find out how and why this happened, and obviously I'm going to urge them to change course," Democratic Rep. Jared Huffma.....»»
Biden’s halt of new oil and gas permits on federal lands has lawmakers demanding answers
A group of House Republicans and at least one Democrat will send a letter to the Biden administration warning that its pause on new oil and gas permits is hurting existing operations......»»
Capitol Report: Biden to rally Senate Democrats as $1.9 trillion relief bill moves forward
President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats on Tuesday, as his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package begins moving through the chamber and lawmakers eye a mid-March deadline for passage......»»
23 progressive Democrats including AOC urge Biden to overrule top Senate official and keep a $15 minimum wage in the stimulus package
The Biden administration has indicated it wouldn't overrule the Senate parliamentarian, leaving prospects of a wage hike for workers in doubt. Reps......»»
Capitol Report: $15 minimum wage won’t make it into Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package — but lawmakers have other options
'Democrats are unanimous that they want to raise the minimum wage. The question is, what level and how fast?'.....»»
Stimulus check updates: COVID-19 relief bill includes expansion of health care coverage, $1,400 checks for many, increase to $15 federal minimum wage
Democrats in Congress plan to use the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to advance President Joe Biden’s camp.....»»
Biden, the first sitting president to publicly oppose the death penalty, is reportedly considering halting federal executions
Biden, the first president to openly oppose the death penalt.....»»
Trump"s record number of executions last year led to rise in COVID-19 cases on death row
By the end of the string of executions, 70% of death row inmates at the federal facility in Indiana were sick with the virus. A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. AP Photo/Michael Co.....»»
"One more check is not enough": 54 progressive Democrats urge Biden to add recurring direct payments to COVID-19 relief package
In a letter on Thursday, the group said Biden's proposal of a one-time direct.....»»
Pressure builds on Biden, Democrats to revive net neutrality rules
The White House, Federal Communications Commission and Congress face early pressure to bring back open-Internet safeguards scrapped under former president Donald Trump......»»