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Sens. Marco Rubio, left, and Ron Wyden are among lawmakers who are alarmed at China’s global genome grab.

China’s amassing of genomic data highlights global biotech race

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted August 31, 2021 at 6:01am
While the government should lead the charge, the private sector has a role to play when it comes to infrastructure upgrades, Cornett and Nutter write.

Don’t let infrastructure fall victim to politics again

By Mick Cornett and Michael Nutter
Posted August 26, 2021 at 5:00am
Workers install high-speed internet cable in Denver. Lawmakers included funds in a bipartisan infrastructure deal to expand broadband access, long a goal of both political parties.

Senate’s internet access plan rests on better broadband maps

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted August 24, 2021 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden is seen on July 28 after touring a Mack Trucks manufacturing facility in Macungie, Pa., on July 28.

What ‘Buy American’ means in a global economy

By Nancy McLernon
Posted August 24, 2021 at 5:00am
Chairman Gregory Meeks, left, and ranking member Michael McCaul, here before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in June, have been unable to craft a bipartisan China bill.

Experts: Lawmakers’ fixation on countering China risks overkill, isolation

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 17, 2021 at 6:00am
House Democrats want Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi (left) to improve the human rights situation in his country.

Military aid to Egypt shapes up as key human rights test for Biden

By Rachel Oswald
Posted August 16, 2021 at 9:00am
Several bills in Congress aimed at Big Tech would ultimately harm startups by severely curtailing their ability to be acquired, Nakache writes.

Startups should not be collateral damage in addressing Big Tech

By Patricia Nakache
Posted August 16, 2021 at 6:00am
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is among Democrats who will be “a key focus in who we’re trying to put maximum pressure on in Congress to help us get this done,” said ABIC's co-chair.

Business leaders pressure Congress for immigration changes

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted August 13, 2021 at 4:00pm
A person demonstrates outside the Capitol in 2016 at a protest calling for the end of big money in politics. Candidates who reject corporate PAC money are helping fix a broken system, Muller writes.

Why ‘no corporate PAC money’ pledges are important

By Tiffany Muller
Posted August 13, 2021 at 10:00am
Congress is poised to pass a bipartisan infrastructure package, but there’s more to be done to create a more equitable recovery for all small businesses, Busby, Cavazos, Tong and Buttle write.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is a great start. Small-business owners of color need more

By Ron Busby Sr., Ramiro A. Cavazos, Chiling Tong and Rhett Buttle
Posted August 12, 2021 at 10:00am