Floor Activity Headlines
Senate Dems demand White House to fire controversial head of public lands agency
House passes legislation to boost election security research
House passes bill to allow private lawsuits against public schools for discriminatory practices
House agrees to resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus
House passes bill to protect pregnant employees
Foreign Policy
GOP lawmakers want answers from Disney on Mulan, China
Constitution
Former spy chief Dan Coats calls on Congress to establish an oversight commission to review 2020 election
First Amendment
Hawley Asks DOJ to Protect Houses of Worship from ‘Unconstitutional Restrictions’
Second Amendment
Democrats call for NRA Foundation to be prohibited from receiving donations from federal employees
Immigration
Omar demands ICE halt plans to deport Somali illegal immigrants from her district: 'Risking the spread of COVID'
Budget
Is canceling up to $50k in student debt for borrowers a good idea?
Tax Policy
Tax increase promises threaten Democratic election outlook
Fiscal Year 2021 Spending
Battle over timing complicates shutdown-avoidance strategy, Dems discussing February, deadline nears
Census deadlines dispute hangs up funding talks
Talks bleed into weekend amid farm aid pushback
House Democrats prep fallback option
Coronavirus Spending
New COVID relief stalled as election pressure builds on Congress
Bipartisan House group releases $1.5 trillion coronavirus relief plan
Pelosi faces growing Democratic unrest, increasing pressure to cut deal
Pelosi bristles at coronavirus compromise pressure, 'Hard to see' less than $2.2T aid
Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division
Trump tweets for 'much higher' coronavirus spending, GOP uninterested
Senate GOP eyes House bipartisan group's coronavirus spending plan
McCarthy moves to force vote on COVID-19 aid
White House backs $25B airline relief extension amid coronavirus aid talks
Lawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal
Monetary Policy
GOP short of votes on Trump's controversial Fed nominee
Executive
Schumer praises Trump’s Middle East peace deal
Trump to move fast to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Devin Nunes: Mueller team members may have obstructed justice by wiping phones
Pelosi defends not speaking to Trump for almost a year
Judiciary
Justice Ginsburg passes, Supreme Court vacancy opens
Trump and McConnell's push to confirm judges has Democrats' support
Illinois senators split on judge votes
Federal judges want Congress to pass safety protections
Justice
Loeffler calls for hearing on child exploitation in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties'
Republicans call for DOJ to prosecute Netflix executives for releasing 'Cuties'
Commerce Policy
Senate Democrats urge Amazon to recall, stop sales of explosive products
Should the U.S. get rid of Daylight Saving Time during the pandemic?
Health Care Policy
CDC chief seeks billions for vaccines
House GOP leader says he trusts Trump over CDC director on vaccine timing
Rep. Andy Harris, M.D., is overseeing the trial of a drug to treat COVID-19
Pelosi: Public 'confidence' key to successful vaccine
Congress
Democrats signal plans to target filibuster if they take back Senate
Sen. Markey calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy
McConnell: Democrats would 'disfigure' Senate by nixing filibuster
Wasserman Schultz gains support in bid for Appropriations gavel
Rep. Cedric Richmond set to join House Ways and Means Committee
Mike Johnson to run for vice chairman of House GOP conference
Sen. Ron Johnson to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus
Pelosi orders Capitol flags at half-staff to honor Ginsburg
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