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It’s one of several issues Democrats aim to include in measure Reconciliation only needs simple majority vote in Senate July 13, 2021 1:31 PM By Emily Wilkins Democratic lawmakers are tailoring several provisions they hope to include in a forthcoming social spending package to focus on how they affect the tax code and funding government programs in an effort to meet the requirements of reconciliation. Paid sick leave, paid family leave, and a national clean energy standard are among the priorities Democrats are aiming to tuck into the multi-trillion-dollar legislation and tha...

Democrats are taking a deliberate approach with a voting rights bill that would return oversight power of some states’ election laws to the federal government. They’re using congressional hearings to build a case for the legislation to both improve its chances of becoming law and survive an inevitable court challenge.

The Drug Policy Alliance is ramping up a lobbying effort to remove the federal prohibition on the District of Columbia legalizing and regulating cannabis by bringing in the high-powered law and lobbying firm Arent Fox.

Outspoken lawmakers see surge in donations from K Street ‘I wanted to be on the right side of history,’ says GOP lobbyist May 24, 2021 5:00 AM By Megan R. Wilson Vocal anti-Trump House Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are raking in campaign cash and garnering accolades from some lobbyists who lauded the lawmakers for taking on the former president for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Hundreds of K Street lobbyists, lawyers, and communications professionals donated to Cheney (Wyo.), including nearly 200 who gave to her for the first time th...

Pandemic-caused census delays creating political logjam Many candidates waiting to see how the lines are drawn May 20, 2021 5:01 AM By Greg Giroux The late-starting congressional redistricting process is serving as a wet blanket on the campaign planning of most prospective House candidates, who are left guessing about the exact confines and the competitiveness of the areas they hope to represent. Some are eschewing formal campaigning until the lines are drawn and new districts are in place. In most states that will be late this year or even early next year because of pandemic-rela...