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Minimum wage setback revives progressive calls to nix Senate filibuster

A Senate official's ruling against Democrats' $15 minimum wage hike in the next coronavirus bill has revived calls to end the Senate filibuster. Democrats are trying to pass the legislation through reconciliation, a fast-track process that lets them bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster. Therefore, every provision included in the bill needs to pass the arcane budget rules. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled on Thursday that.

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Discrimination? Many Biden nominees of color encounter more political turbulence than White counterparts

Discrimination? Many Biden nominees of color encounter more political turbulence than White counterparts
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Democrats say minimum wage isn t the only issue facing parliamentarian

Democrats: Minimum wage isn t the only issue facing parliamentarian Naomi Jagoda © Greg Nash Democrats: Minimum wage isn t the only issue facing parliamentarian Democratic senators on Thursday said that they don t know if the Senate parliamentarian will allow the final version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to include a provision that would direct the Treasury Department to make advance payments of the child tax credit (CTC) on a monthly basis. The version of the relief package that the House is expected to pass this week would direct Treasury to establish a program to make monthly payments of the credit between July and December.

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Senators given no timeline on removal of National Guard, Capitol fence

Senators say they were given little new information during a briefing on Wednesday about security in the Capitol, including no clear indication of when National Guard troops would be sent home or when perimeter fencing would come down.Senators say they raised both issues with Yogananda Pittman, the acting Capitol Police chief, and Jennifer Hemingway, the acting Senate sergeant at arms, during the briefing, which took place on a Zoom call..

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Overnight Defense: Law enforcement officials blame Pentagon reluctance to deploy National Guard in first hearing on Capitol attack | Watchdog report finds Pentagon didn t fully evaluate border deployment requests | Biden s UN ambassador confirmed

© Getty Images Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I m Rebecca Kheel, and here s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: Tuesday marked the first public testimony from officials in charge of Capitol security since the Jan. 6 attacks, and they pointed a finger squarely at the Pentagon. The hearing before a pair of Senate committees included testimony from former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, former House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irving and former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenge, who all resigned in the wake of the attack. Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee also testified.

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