Senate

In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

In today’s Federal Newscast, two Senators are asking the White House to make a larger budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Federal Newscast

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questions Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing one day after the Justice Department revealed it had recovered the majority of the $4.4 million ransom payment the company made in hopes of getting its system back online, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Senators looking to mandate whistleblower training for all VA employees

Federal Newscast

Last week of legislating before Congress departs for August recess

Congress

The writers of this century-old law might not recognize how it is actually followed

Budget

Senate Democrats reach $3.5T budget agreement

Budget

House committees are spending the week working on ‘the normal kind’ of budget bills

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Chuck Schumer, Raphael Warnock, Amy Klobuchar

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

Congress

How did Congress move so fast on that Juneteenth law anyhow?

Congress

A concrete pump frames the Capitol Dome during renovations and repairs to Lower Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. President Joe Biden hopes to pass a massive national infrastructure plan by this summer but Democrats and Republicans in Congress appear divided over his proposal for $2.3 trillion in spending to upgrade the nation's crumbling infrastructure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What Congress is considering for your agency in the week ahead

Congress

In this Dec. 10, 2019, photo a vast array of fine single malt scotch bottles are displayed at Wink & Nod, basement-dwelling, speakeasy-like bar, in Boston. In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale of all types of alcohol. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

New bill could have your mailman double as your bartender

Federal Newscast

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks as Karen Gibson, the new Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, listens outside Schumer's office, Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

New Senate sergeant at arms describes long-term security issues following Jan. 6

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In this image from video, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor, Thursday, July 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez's objections to a Republican lawmaker's verbal assault on her expanded Thursday as she and other Democrats took to the House floor to demand an end to a sexist culture of “accepting violence and violent language against women.” Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., is seated right. (House Television via AP)

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

In today’s Federal Newscast, House and Senate Democrats press the rest of Congress to let the Postal Service get into the banking business.

Federal Newscast

Romanian servicemen, wearing masks to protect against coronavirus, prepare to unload boxes containing the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines, at the National Center for Storage of the COVID-19 Vaccine, a military run facility, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Romanian authorities will start COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Bill to let anyone who served get a vaccine at VA passes Senate

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Senate has passed legislation that would let VA vaccinate anyone who’s ever served in the military, plus their spouses.

Federal Newscast

Senate zipping through confirmations on the way to impeachment trial

Congress

For more of what both houses of Congress are up to in the days ahead, Federal Drive with Tom Temin called on Bloomberg Government Editorial Director Loren Duggan.

Senate

In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

Senators looking to mandate whistleblower training for all VA employees

Last week of legislating before Congress departs for August recess

The writers of this century-old law might not recognize how it is actually followed

Senate Democrats reach $3.5T budget agreement

House committees are spending the week working on ‘the normal kind’ of budget bills

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

How did Congress move so fast on that Juneteenth law anyhow?

What Congress is considering for your agency in the week ahead

New bill could have your mailman double as your bartender

New Senate sergeant at arms describes long-term security issues following Jan. 6

House, Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities

Bill to let anyone who served get a vaccine at VA passes Senate

Senate zipping through confirmations on the way to impeachment trial

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