Chuck Schumer

With Congress in recess, it can rest up for the budget battles ahead

Members of Congress are off this week, for Passover, Easter or Ramadan. With any luck they’re also thinking about getting after the 2022 budget before…

Congress

A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a woman carries flowers up the stairs into the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. Thursday marks the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, a violent attack that has fundamentally changed Congress and prompted widespread concerns about the future of American democracy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

It might be a new year, but the same old questions are occupying Congress

Congress

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What’s next for Congress now that they’ve kicked the budget stone down the road again

Congress

Now that the infrastructure bill has passed, the Senate turns its attention to the NDAA

Federal Newscast

House advances nine-week continuing resolution, but it faces uphill Senate battle

Government Shutdown

This undated image provided by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California shows two fake CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards that are part of a criminal complaint. With more than 600 colleges and universities now requiring proof of COVID-19 inoculations, an online industry has sprung up offering fake vaccine cards. Dozens of students interviewed by the Associated Press said they were aware of fake covid-19 vaccination cards, though none admitted to actually using one. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California via AP)

Senator wants agencies to take bigger role in going after fake vaccine cards

Federal Newscast

Congress’ summer break is like a vacation during which you’ve got to keep checking email

Congress

From left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-O.R., announce a draft bill that would decriminalize marijuana on a federal level, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

COVID safety protocols, infrastructure and insurrection on Congress’ agenda this week

Congress

Senate Democrats reach $3.5T budget agreement

Budget

Chuck Schumer, Raphael Warnock, Amy Klobuchar

Next question: Will the Senate go along with House oversight proposals?

Congress

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

It’s only Jan. 8, what the heck else can happen?

Federal Report

Report sparks escalating calls for government to address climate change’s threat to economy

Climate change poses a fundamental risk to our economic system. A growing bipartisan movement is underway to make sure US financial regulators understand…

Federal Insights

Senators want NRA Foundation out of the Combined Federal Campaign

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of Democratic senators want to remove the National Rifle Association Foundation from the list of approved charities…

Federal Newscast

Payroll tax deferral will kick in for military, civilian feds next week

Pay

The president’s upcoming payroll tax deferral is effective for civilian federal employees when the current pay period ends Sept. 12, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service said. For active-duty military, the president’s payroll tax deferral is effective for the mid-month paycheck Sept. 15.