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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., went to work behind the scenes after the expansive bill got stripped down.

How the ‘chips-plus’ bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted July 26, 2022 at 11:47am
Rob Bilott, a corporate defense attorney who represented a community that was dangerously exposed for decades to PFAS, spoke a Washington news conference in 2019.

EPA sets stricter advisories for ‘forever chemicals’ in water

By David Jordan
Posted June 15, 2022 at 11:53am
Nevada Democrat Steven Horsford is among the representatives pressing to fund a new method of launching satellites.

Funding sought for more ‘responsive’ satellite launches

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 26, 2022 at 6:40pm
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks with Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., before the conference committee on industrial competitiveness and technology manufacturing legislation on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Conference calls a rare occurrence

By Ryan Kelly
Posted May 24, 2022 at 6:00am, Updated at 7:00am
“One of Congress' concerns is that the executive branch … has been sweeping concerns about UAPs under the rug,” Chairman André Carson, D-Ind., said at a House Intelligence subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

Congress is taking UFOs more seriously, but many questions remain

By Chris Cioffi
Posted May 17, 2022 at 11:58am
House Science, Space, and Technology Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said staff members have been working on the bills in anticipation of the conference.

House, Senate to open conference on R&D, technology bills

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 26, 2022 at 7:00am
SolarWinds has implemented new security measures after a serious cyberattack.

SolarWinds says its new security measures are reassuring clients

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted March 29, 2022 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 15.

U.S. scientific research agencies tighten foreign affiliation rules

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 15, 2022 at 6:30am
Climate change activists hold a demonstration at the Supreme Court in 2019 to call on government policymakers to cut carbon emissions.

Why the US looks back 17 years to set its climate goals

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 10, 2022 at 12:23pm
Polls suggest Americans are not quite in the usual holiday spirit after nearly two years of a pandemic and bitter partisanship.

Americans are feeling more Grinch than Santa this omicron-themed holiday season

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 8, 2021 at 3:06pm