Democrats seek SEC action on foreign influence in elections-rollcall: The Securities and Exchange Commission should adopt regulations to identify foreign-owned companies that spend corporate funds to influence elections, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin and 15 other House Democrats say in a letter they plan to send Thursday.
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Competition bill could carry high-skilled immigration changes-rollcall: Following the advancement of legislation to shore up U.S. global competitiveness, senators expressed optimism the bill could serve as a bipartisan vehicle for long-awaited changes to the legal immigration system.
Pete Aguilar bets on the House-politico: Dozens of House Democrats are eyeing the exits of a caucus that’s lost its fair share of young leaders in the past. Pete Aguilar is the exception.
White House says new funds needed for boosters, existing money difficult to repurpose-rollcall: The White House said Monday that it has about $300 billion in unspent COVID-19 funding but only about $60 billion that is unallocated as it warned lawmakers that it doesn’t have enough money for additional vaccination efforts unless Congress provides more relief.
Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts with historic mark-rollcall: The weeklong Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson starts Monday heavy on history and relatively light on political drama.
Top Trump ally gears up for Romney primary challenge-politico: Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who backed Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, is preparing for a 2024 Senate run that could pit him against Sen. Mitt Romney in a GOP primary.
Ways and Means contenders pony up for GOP campaign arm-rollcall: Reps. Vern Buchanan and Jason Smith on Wednesday said they’re each committing seven-figure sums to House Republicans’ political arm, hauls that could bolster their campaigns for the top GOP spot on the Ways and Means Committee.