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Luggage sits at baggage claim at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in Glen Burnie, Md., on Dec. 28, 2022 after Southwest Airlines cancelled thousands of flights.

Policy

Airlines must report fees, issue prompt refunds, new rules say

Rules flow from the Biden promises to crack down on so-called junk fees

By Valerie Yurk
Posted April 24, 2024 at 9:31am

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, right, shakes hands with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on artificial intelligence oversight last year. Blumenthal is one of several senators sponsoring bills to limit the use of AI in political ads.

Policy

States move to label deepfake political ads

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 24, 2024 at 7:00am
The Food and Drug Administration has contemplated banning menthol cigarettes since as early as 2013, but concerns around potential heavier policing on menthol smokers — particularly Black smokers — and the opportunity for a new illicit menthol market have so far stalled any movement on the proposal.

Policy

Decades of dallying led to current delay on menthol ban

By Lauren Clason
Posted April 24, 2024 at 6:30am
U.S. elite gymnasts from left, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Simone Biles arrive to testify during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2021 on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation.

Policy

Justice Department settles claims on USA Gymnastics investigation

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2024 at 5:50pm
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said designating these chemicals under Superfund authority will expedite cleanups.

Superfund designation for PFAS raises concern over liability

By David Jordan
Posted April 23, 2024 at 1:15pm
Michael Whitaker, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Feb. 6.

Lawmakers question FAA’s resolve amid Boeing investigations

By Valerie Yurk
Posted April 23, 2024 at 12:23pm
Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the Supreme Court on Monday. The court heard oral argument in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, regarding ordinances that bar people who are homeless from camping on city streets.

Supreme Court airs concerns over Oregon city’s homelessness law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 3:20pm
President Joe Biden speaks during a 2022 event on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, meant to curb gun violence.

Supreme Court to decide if government can regulate ‘ghost guns’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 11:04am
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is among senators seeking to amend a House-passed bill that would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Senators seek changes to spy program reauthorization bill

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 19, 2024 at 3:36pm
Activists protest at the Supreme Court in March as justices heard oral arguments on an abortion medication case. The justices are set to hear another abortion-related case Wednesday.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion and Trump

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 5:00am
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said new regulations build on Title IX, which outlaws discrimination in education based on sex.

Biden administration updates campus protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 19, 2024 at 9:50am
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., highlighted the notifications for members of Congress as he advocated for the addition of a warrant requirement for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Spy reauthorization bill would give lawmakers special notifications

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 18, 2024 at 11:36am
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE — Volunteers and staffers at a family planning clinic, are pictured on March 13, 2024.

In France and US, two wildly different takes on IVF

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 18, 2024 at 7:00am
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon, the Quality of Life Panel’s chairman, leaves a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Panel pitches NDAA plan to improve troops’ quality of life

By John M. Donnelly
Posted April 16, 2024 at 5:34pm
Supporters of January 6 defendants, including Micki Witthoeft, the mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed during the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, gather Tuesday outside of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court questions use of statute against Jan. 6 defendants

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 16, 2024 at 3:25pm
Some states are looking to pass age-appropriate design laws, advocated by groups such as the youth-led coalition Design It For Us.

Congress’ tech plate is full, with little time at the table

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 16, 2024 at 7:00am
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rule implements a 2022 law that requires certain employers to offer reasonable accommodations to pregnant and postpartum employees.

White House issues worker protections for pregnancy termination

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 15, 2024 at 8:41pm
A wind turbine, along with two under construction behind it, at the South Fork Wind Farm off the coast of Long Island, N.Y., in December.

Officials search for offshore wind radar interference fix

By Valerie Yurk
Posted April 15, 2024 at 5:44pm
President Joe Biden walks onstage to give remarks virtually to the National Action Network Convention on Friday.

Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel flips script as Biden had pressed for changes in Gaza

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 14, 2024 at 6:50pm, Updated April 15, 2024 at 5:30pm
President Joe Biden speaks with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ferdinand Marcos Jr., president of the Phillipines, in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

White House rattles its saber with warnings to Iran, China about attacking US allies

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 12, 2024 at 12:27pm
Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unveiled a new data-sharing framework Thursday that does not require congressional help.

CDC moves forward on data-sharing — without Congress

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 11, 2024 at 2:48pm
From left, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, author Eric Schlosser and filmmakers Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo discuss “Food, Inc. 2” after a screening of the film at the Burke Theater in Washington on April 9.

‘Food, Inc. 2’ filmmakers provide plenty to chew on

By Jason Dick
Posted April 11, 2024 at 1:56pm
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona faced scrutiny Wednesday from lawmakers during on the new federal student aid form during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing.

Lawmakers express dismay about FAFSA form troubles

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 10, 2024 at 3:26pm
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., has become the new chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. He will give up his chairmanship of the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee and the House Rules Committee.

Cole secures Appropriations gavel ahead of fraught budget cycle

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 10, 2024 at 9:54am
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Feb. 6.

Legal opinion gives Treasury leeway ahead of debt limit fight

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted April 10, 2024 at 6:30am, Updated at 8:38am
The Teck Metals smelter in Canada is blamed for contaminating 150 miles of the Columbia River in Washington state.

Superfund plan for Columbia River sparks debate in Northwest

By Mike Magner
Posted April 10, 2024 at 6:00am
Arizona Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani speaks with CQ Roll Call in his Longworth Building office on May 16, 2023.

Arizona abortion ruling highlights policy struggle within GOP

By Ariel Cohen and Daniela Altimari
Posted April 9, 2024 at 4:48pm
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is one of the staunchest critics of net neutrality in Congress.

FCC move to restore net neutrality sets stage for familiar fight

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 9, 2024 at 6:00am
Those backing the special counsel’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump filed briefs as part of a Supreme Court case poised to shape this year’s presidential campaign.

Ex-lawmakers warn Supreme Court over Trump immunity claims

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 8, 2024 at 7:22pm
Former President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform Monday that he does not support a national ban on abortion. He also expressed support for in vitro fertilization.

Trump supports IVF, backtracks on national abortion ban

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 8, 2024 at 10:19am, Updated at 11:18am
President Joe Biden will announce a new plan to secure student loan debt relief for millions of borrowers.

Biden renews push for student loan debt relief

By Daniela Altimari
Posted April 8, 2024 at 10:48am
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., says she has a deal with Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, R-Wash., that enjoys broad support.

Landmark data privacy deal would create first federal standard

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 8, 2024 at 8:48am
The highly contagious bird flu virus can impact both domestic and wild birds and is deadly to poultry.

Lawmakers gather information after Texas bird flu case

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted April 4, 2024 at 2:52pm
Congressional Democrats have been pushing to restore net neutrality since the principle was repealed in 2017.

FCC plans to restore net neutrality repealed by Trump

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 3, 2024 at 2:44pm