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WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials last week announced plans for a whistleblower program targeting foreign corporations accused of misconduct. They... Read More
WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials last week announced plans for a whistleblower program targeting foreign corporations accused of misconduct. They plan to start the pilot program this year. The Justice Department already operates a whistleblower program that offers large rewards... Read More
WASHINGTON — New scientific discoveries mean the future is bright for biotechnology but laced with many dangers in the competition... Read More
WASHINGTON — New scientific discoveries mean the future is bright for biotechnology but laced with many dangers in the competition with China, according to expert witnesses at a congressional hearing Wednesday. China’s military dominance of its industries means its biotechnology... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill in the House seeks to protect Americans from the prying eyes of foreign adversaries by... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill in the House seeks to protect Americans from the prying eyes of foreign adversaries by tightening their reins on ByteDance applications, including TikTok. The bill, introduced by Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to use his State of the Union address Thursday to promote his vision for a second term to a dispirited electorate who question whether he's up to the job and to warn that GOP... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote to keep money flowing to scores of federal agencies before a... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote to keep money flowing to scores of federal agencies before a midnight Friday shutdown deadline even as many members of the Republican conference are expected to vote against it. The first... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress last week abandoned plans to try to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate, casting aside bipartisan proposals... Read More
WASHINGTON — Congress last week abandoned plans to try to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate, casting aside bipartisan proposals many had hoped would be included in the package being taken up this week to fund the federal government. Drugmakers... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a two-tiered short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this... Read More
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a two-tiered short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown this weekend. The measure now moves to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has said it could pass as... Read More
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies got their first concrete indication the threat of a looming government shutdown is getting serious on... Read More
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies got their first concrete indication the threat of a looming government shutdown is getting serious on Friday, as the White House Office of Management and Budget began circulating its guidance to those who will be impacted... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are pressing some of the nation's largest drug manufacturers... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are pressing some of the nation's largest drug manufacturers for answers on why there are still intermittent and repeated shortages of cancer meds and other drugs. Led by Rep.... Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a largely unheralded visit to South Carolina’s state Capitol on Tuesday hoping... Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a largely unheralded visit to South Carolina’s state Capitol on Tuesday hoping to encourage lawmakers here to join his quest to impose term limits on members of Congress. Specifically, DeSantis, who dropped... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov falsely... Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense policy analysts described data vulnerabilities for a congressional panel Thursday they said China could exploit to shut... Read More
WASHINGTON — Defense policy analysts described data vulnerabilities for a congressional panel Thursday they said China could exploit to shut down broad segments of U.S. infrastructure. They said China’s lead in manufacturing high-tech equipment has exposed the United States to... Read More
WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors tried Wednesday to help a congressional panel determine when acts of war by the Houthis... Read More
WASHINGTON — Foreign policy advisors tried Wednesday to help a congressional panel determine when acts of war by the Houthis have crossed a line that might trigger a much more forceful U.S. military response. So far the U.S. response has... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., whose influence during the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary helped propel President Joe Biden... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., whose influence during the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary helped propel President Joe Biden to the White House, said Thursday he is stepping down from his party leadership position in the House. In a... Read More
Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on... Read More
Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party’s hopes heading into a fiercely... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3 billion aid package... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for House Republicans to urgently bring a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote, warning that refusal to take up the bill, passed by the Senate... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The epilogue to Republican George Santos’ short and tumultuous congressional career will be written Tuesday as voters... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The epilogue to Republican George Santos’ short and tumultuous congressional career will be written Tuesday as voters in New York’s third congressional district decide who will complete the remaining 11 months of his unfinished term. In December,... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a well-respected establishment Republican who rose to chair the powerful House Energy and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., a well-respected establishment Republican who rose to chair the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in a career spanning two decades, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection this year. The stunning... Read More
WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and more than 60 of their Republican colleagues have advanced... Read More
WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and more than 60 of their Republican colleagues have advanced a resolution declaring former President Donald Trump “did not engage in insurrection” prior, during or after the siege of the... Read More
WASHINGTON — For the second time in two years, House Republicans delivered unto C-SPAN one of the best cliffhangers on... Read More
WASHINGTON — For the second time in two years, House Republicans delivered unto C-SPAN one of the best cliffhangers on television. After vowing for weeks that they would impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his — and the Biden... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump even as a Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid was rapidly collapsing. The Democratic president has engaged... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House accomplished something unusual Wednesday in passing with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit for millions of lower-income families and boost three tax breaks for... Read More
WASHINGTON — Computer engineers have controlled artificial intelligence in the financial sector so far but now lawyers and regulators need... Read More
WASHINGTON — Computer engineers have controlled artificial intelligence in the financial sector so far but now lawyers and regulators need to oversee the emerging field to avoid injustices, according to housing industry experts at a congressional hearing Wednesday. Otherwise, algorithms... Read More
WASHINGTON — An international policy advisor told a congressional panel Tuesday the United States appears to be walking into a... Read More
WASHINGTON — An international policy advisor told a congressional panel Tuesday the United States appears to be walking into a trap with its military strategy in the Red Sea, possibly causing long-term economic and foreign relations damage. The U.S. military... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., is retiring from Congress after serving the constituents of Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., is retiring from Congress after serving the constituents of Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District for 11 terms. In a video released Friday, Ruppersberger, who legally adopted his nickname, “Dutch,” after realizing it would fit... Read More
WASHINGTON — The number of parent-candidates for federal office using campaign funds to cover their child care costs has jumped... Read More
WASHINGTON — The number of parent-candidates for federal office using campaign funds to cover their child care costs has jumped more than 600% since the Federal Election Commission approved the practice in 2018, but more needs to be done to... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he launched a quieter campaign to rack up Republican endorsements. In early 2021, after Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden and inspired a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol trying... Read More
WASHINGTON — Government energy officials told a congressional panel Thursday that emerging technologies could make nuclear power a safe and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Government energy officials told a congressional panel Thursday that emerging technologies could make nuclear power a safe and cost-efficient way of helping the United States achieve energy independence. “We have an opportunity to reestablish U.S. global nuclear leadership... Read More
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress reaffirmed their commitment Wednesday for a manned U.S. return to the moon and on to... Read More
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress reaffirmed their commitment Wednesday for a manned U.S. return to the moon and on to Mars but wanted to know why the mission is being delayed. Last week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene top congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House pressing for his $110 billion national... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene top congressional leaders Wednesday at the White House pressing for his $110 billion national security package at a pivotal time as senators narrow on a landmark immigration deal that could unlock the stalled aid... Read More