In Washington: House Democrats on Monday introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with inciting a mob of his supporters to carry out last week’s violent attack on the Capitol. Majority Leader...more
1/12/2021
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In Washington: The White House Coronavirus Task Force is warning that there may be a new fast-spreading U.S.A. variant of the coronavirus. "This fall/winter surge has been at nearly twice the rate of rise of cases as the...more
1/12/2021
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In Washington:
The House and Senate early Thursday morning affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The joint session to count electoral votes was delayed hours by a violent insurrection at the Capitol after President...more
1/8/2021
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In the Capitol:
The U.S. Capitol was engulfed in chaos on Wednesday, as supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, breached the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America's federal...more
1/7/2021
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In Washington:
In a statement on Monday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, responded that it was...more
1/6/2021
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In Washington:
Welcome back and to the new 117th Congress. The House of Representatives met Sunday to swear in new members of Congress and elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to be the Speaker of the House for the fourth time...more
1/5/2021
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On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Americans chose the presidency and the makeup of the United States Congress. With the U.S. election now decided, with the exception of the Georgia Senate races, we are delighted to share with you...more
12/29/2020
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In Washington:
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump threatened to turn a month’s worth of negotiations and passage of the COVID-19 and FY2021 omnibus appropriations bills upside down by suggesting that he might veto...more
12/24/2020
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In Washington:
The House and Senate both passed the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus bill on Monday with overwhelming bipartisan majorities: 359-53 in the House and 92-6 in the Senate. ...more
12/23/2020
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In Tuesday's Report: An overview of EU and German financing measures for companies responding to COVID-19; U.S. passes relief legislation affecting surprise billing; U.K. traveler bans; an analysis of key considerations in...more
In Washington:
After months of not reaching an agreement on a coronavirus stimulus package, congressional leaders announced Sunday evening they have agreed to a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. ...more
12/22/2020
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In Washington:
With only hours to spare, House and Senate lawmakers were forced to pass a last-minute short-term extension of government funding (H.J. Res. 107) to stave off a government shutdown while congressional...more
12/21/2020
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In Washington:
Top Senate Republicans indicated on Thursday that Congress is increasingly likely to need a brief stopgap government funding bill lasting several days to clinch a spending and coronavirus relief deal. Friday...more
12/18/2020
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In Washington:
The “four corners”— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)—are reportedly...more
12/17/2020
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In Washington:
The bipartisan “908 negotiators” unveiled summaries and text of their $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal that has now been divided into two sections to allow the House and Senate to vote on the...more
12/16/2020
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In Washington:
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is splitting its $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal into two packages. The plan reportedly will include a $160 billion proposal that ties together the two most...more
12/16/2020
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Tuesday, 15 December 2020 -
The Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs group is tracking all of the latest developments in the U.S. Congress and relevant news stories....more
In Washington:
The Senate passed a one-week stopgap bill on Friday, hours ahead of a government shutdown deadline. The bill passed on a voice vote and moved the funding deadline to December 18. The continuing resolution...more
12/14/2020
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In Washington:
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel voted to recommend that the FDA authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...more
12/11/2020
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In Washington:
The House passed a one-week funding extension (HR 8900) to give lawmakers more time to finalize a fiscal 2021 spending package and coronavirus relief. The vote was 343-67. The measure (HR 8900) now goes to...more
12/10/2020
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In Washington:
POLITICO reporter Burgess Everett tweeted that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says “negotiators should drop both state and local aid and liability shield provisions in order to reach consensus...more
12/9/2020
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In Tuesday's Report: European Commission proposes far-reaching pharmaceutical strategic plan, Biden names health care nominees, and warnings over Christmas COVID-19 spread....more
12/8/2020
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In Washington:
President-elect Joe Biden picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary. Becerra was a defender of the Affordable Care Act. Separately, Biden picked a Harvard infectious...more
12/8/2020
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In Washington:
On Thursday, the U.S. experienced the deadliest 24 Hours since the Coronavirus pandemic began as a record 2,777 Americans died in just 24 hours. More than 14 million Americans have now tested positive,...more
12/7/2020
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In Washington:
While we have seen some hopeful progress this week on coronavirus relief, some cracks are beginning to show. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to the Senate floor Thursday, signaling an...more
12/4/2020
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