CQ Morning Briefing

Megan Mineiro previews a possible first step in the Senate on the stopgap spending measure, a Senate vote on a bill targeting “dark money” in politics and a House vote on a public safety package. 

David Higgins previews the release of Sen. Joe Manchin’s permitting proposal, a markup on child welfare in honor of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, and a new timeline for the Senate NDAA.

Megan Mineiro digs into Ukraine funds that the White House wants worked into the stopgap, plus legislation to overhaul the counting of electoral votes is on the move and senators vote to fill a seat once held by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. 

David Higgins looks ahead to stopgap spending talks, presidential elector overhaul legislation and a markup on Social Security benefits

Megan Mineiro closes out the week with a look at rising GOP pushback against a stopgap funding bill into December, Senate Democrats punting a vote on same-sex marriage and a bipartisan push to pass a mental health grants package. 

Megan Mineiro has the latest on where House Democrats stand on an energy permitting bill, a possible railway strike and a vote to blunt non-disclosure agreements in sexual assault cases. 

David Higgins highlights legislation to enhance diplomatic relations and defense cooperation with Taiwan, the latest on the stopgap spending measure and why Dr. Anthony Fauci heads to Capitol Hill today. 

Megan Mineiro details a change of venue for the stopgap spending measure, testimony from Twitter’s former security chief and new permitting legislation. 

David Higgins starts off your week with an update on the must-pass stopgap funding measure, and a preview of a vote to send billions in military assistance to Taiwan, plus a Twitter whistleblower’s testimony on Capitol Hill.

Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with an update on Sen. Joe Manchin’s energy proposal and the House honoring Queen Elizabeth II, following her death on Thursday. 

Megan Mineiro has the latest on a stopgap spending measure, plus a possible vote to codify same-sex marriage and a push to cap insulin costs for the privately insured. 

Megan Mineiro gets you up to speed on the top issue for lawmakers as they return to Washington from August recess: passage of a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown in October. 

David Higgins has a recess update on the House returning to take up the reconciliation package, President Joe Biden signing the veterans benefits bill and a ruling in favor of congressional access to former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Megan Mineiro previews weekend work in the Senate on the budget reconciliation package, plus semiconductor chip makers call for immigration policies and monkeypox is declared a national public health emergency. 

Megan Mineiro has the latest on reconciliation, the sudden death of Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski and a bipartisan push to overhaul the law on counting Electoral College votes.

David Higgins looks at the latest on the health care, climate and tax bill Democrats aim to pass through reconciliation, a hearing on changes to how Congress counts Electoral College votes, and a possible markup on legislation to ramp up U.S. security support to Taiwan.

Megan Mineiro has the latest on the veterans health care benefits bill as talks drag on, a new priority in Democrats’ reconciliation bill, and a breakdown of who scored big on Senate earmark requests. 

David Higgins has the latest on the Senate Democrats’ push to pass their revived reconciliation bill, another attempt to move the veterans benefits legislation closer to becoming law, and testimony by Sens. Sens. Susan Collins and Joe Manchin on their bipartisan legislation to update the Electoral Count Act and protect election officials. 

Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with an update on Senate action on appropriations, timing on passage of the revived reconciliation bill, and a last ditch effort to pass the veterans health legislation for service members exposed to burn pits.

Megan Mineiro unpacks Sen. Joe Manchin’s latest stance on a reconciliation package, the final vote to send the chips manufacturing and scientific research bill to President Joe Biden’s desk and a setback for legislation meant to assist millions of veterans suffering from toxic exposure. 

David Higgins lays out the Senate vote to pass “chips-plus,” a push by Democrats to expand access to school lunches and a plan by climate protesters to disrupt tomorrow’s Congressional Baseball Game.

Megan Mineiro has the latest on the Senate’s race to pass the “chips-plus” bill, the push by the House to clear a slate of bills before recess and a hearing spearheaded by Sen. Cory Booker on decriminalizing marijuana. 

David Higgins previews the busy list of to-do’s that both chambers aim to pass before the August recess, plus a markup on child nutrition that could get heated.

Megan Mineiro wraps up the week with a preview of the wildfire and drought package expected to go to the floor in the coming days, Senate action on two, top-priority bipartisan bills and a possible early return from August recess for House members. 

Megan Mineiro previews a vote responding to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade (this one to protect the right to contraception) and a “Byrd bath” to decide if the Democratic plan for Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices can advance under reconciliation. She also has details on tonight’s hearing on the Jan. 6th attack.