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Energy & Environment — House Dems call for probe of former Interior head
The Hill, Greg Nash House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and a federal report found that hundreds of Native children died at government boarding schools. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, …
Dems push new plan to end N.J.’s COVID health emergency. Republicans still unhappy.
Two weeks after the first version fell apart because of bipartisan concerns, top state lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a new proposal to end New Jersey’s 15-month-old public health emergency over COVID-19 while still allowing Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration multiple powers to keep managing the pandemic through the year’s end. The plan — which includes a …
Dems notch easy win in New Mexico special election
The district, which includes Albuquerque and its suburbs, is deep-blue territory. Now-President Joe Biden carried it by 23 points in 2020 and the former incumbent, Democrat Deb Haaland, won it by 16 points before vacating the seat to become Interior secretary. Both candidates were nominated by local party officials at conventions. Moores, a state senator …
Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely « Breaking Defense
USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires an SM-2 missile. WASHINGTON: The chairman of the House seapower subcommittee, Rep. Joe Courtney, fired a shot across the bow of the White House shipbuilding budget, questioning its proposed cuts to surface warships. An even more prominent Democrat, Senate Armed Services chairman Jack Reed, signaled loud and clear he plans …
Plan by Murphy, top Dems to end N.J.’s COVID health emergency is suddenly in trouble
A much-debated plan that would end New Jersey’s public health emergency over COVID-19 but allow Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to retain many powers to keep battling the pandemic through the end of this year has hit a sudden road block. State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin abruptly announced he was canceling a planed vote on the …
Manchin Pans DC Statehood Bill in Another Break With Dems – NBC4 Washington
A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on Friday. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said that he opposes unilateral action by Congress to make the nation’s capital a state and that he believes it needs to be done through …
Ossoff vows more virus relief if Dems win Senate
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is promising rapid passage of $2,000 stimulus checks for coronavirus relief if Georgia voters flip control of the Senate to Democrats. Ossoff told reporters outside an Atlanta polling site Tuesday that “history is unfolding …
Dems feel ‘a great deal of urgency’ ahead of Georgia runoffs: Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams, the founder of Fair Fight, said Sunday that Democrats feel a “great deal of urgency” around Georgia’s two runoff elections on Tuesday, which will determine the balance of power in the Senate just as President-elect Joe Biden takes office. “We did very well in vote by mail, we did very well in early …
House Dems propose strengthening Congress’ contempt power to break administration stonewalls
But such extreme measures have fallen out of favor over the years, as Congress has relied instead primarily on litigation to enforce its subpoenas and officials across government have acknowledged the unappetizing prospect of using force to impose its will. It’s even trickier when applied to a coequal branch of government, which may have its …
AP FACT CHECK: Dems skew health care, Iraq facts in debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders stretched beyond the facts on policy and sometimes on their own records Friday in their New Hampshire debate. Amy Klobuchar called out Pete Buttigieg for an evolution on health care that he didn’t acknowledge. Joe Biden told only part of the story when he boasted about a success as …
