Lead appropriators from both sides of the aisle are sitting down to chat. Polite chatter in the hallways of Congress has replaced boisterous accusations. Could this mean months of drama over issues like defense and nondefense spending are getting hammered out? CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman lay out where things stand.

Politics

Roll Call

Movement on the appropriations process?

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made his final visit to the Capitol, for his lying in state on Wednesday, while the chamber he once led continued to struggle with voting rights and the filibuster. Here’s a look at how this week unfolded through the lenses of CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists.A Zamboni driver smooths the ice Monday at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden Ice Rink.

Middle East

Central Maine News

SANA

Photos of the week ending Jan. 14, 2022

Monthly payments of up to $300 per child didn’t go out Friday for the first time in six months, and some families may never see benefits as generous again.  Democrats are working to restore an expansion of child tax credits they enacted on a temporary basis last year. But they don’t have the votes to do so without curtailing the benefits to appease Democratic skeptic Sen. Joe Manchin III or at least 10 Senate Republicans.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor

Bangor Daily News 

No child tax credit deal in sight as monthly benefits lapse

The Defense Department program that contracts out billions of dollars in health care services for military families has not accurately identified how much it has spent in error, the Pentagon’s inspector general said in a report made public this week.

Auditors question improper Pentagon payments

John Katko, a former federal prosecutor who was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, announced Friday he will retire later this year, according to reports. Katko said in a statement he made the decision in order to, “enjoy my family and life in a fuller and more present way,” but he added has was also “guided” by his personal set of ethics.

Donald Trump

Katko is third impeachment-backing Republican to head for exit

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the release Friday of the first chunk of a more than $27 billion investment in bridges during a visit to Philadelphia.The bridge program, announced on the 60-day anniversary of the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law, has become a frequently touted talking point since the law’s passage.

Pete Buttigieg

Administration announces $27 billion in bridge projects

President Joe Biden nominated Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, and Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson to fill the remaining open seats on the board, the White House said.

White House

Joe Biden

Biden's three new nominees aim to add diversity to Fed board

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a bill by Texas Republican Ted Cruz that would have slammed sanctions on businesses involved in a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany, denouncing it as a GOP political gesture that would…

Roll Call

Stay current with all the latest news from Roll Call here and with perspectives from other news sources

TRENDING NOW

LATEST STORIES

ROLL CALL MEDIA BIAS RATINGS

HEADQUARTERS

LATEST TWEET

Get the weekly blindspot report right in your inbox and stay up to date with your bias blindspot.

EXPLORE MORE CURRENT TOPICS

Subscribe and get full access to Ground News

EXPERIENCE