Government funding runs out Feb. 18. Appropriators are hoping for a year-long funding deal as part of an omnibus spending package. Football translation: punt!
Biden’s State of the Union address is set for March 1.
The Biden administration wants to pass legislation to combat China’s rise in the high-tech space in February or March.
Remember the Build Back Better Act? It’s on life support right now, but Senate Democrats want to revive it ahead of the midterms. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) wants to scrap the agreement and start from scratch.
A growing number of Republican and Democratic senators have been working with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to rework the Electoral Count Act and overhaul other election-related laws. After Senate Democrats’ broad-based voting reform push fell flat, the White House seems eager and willing to get something done. And Republicans are playing ball, for the time being.
The Pentagon has put 8,500 U.S. troops on alert that they might be shipping out to Eastern Europe as the Russians continue to threaten to invade Ukraine. Both the House and Senate will get classified briefings as soon as next week, and lawmakers are getting eager to craft a sanctions package to punish Moscow.
And Now add to the list the Supreme Court appointment and nomination process.