Policy · 116th Congress
Mnuchin, Powell split on urgency of congressional relief action
The Fed's Powell tells a House panel the path of the economic crisis will follow the path of the health crisis. The Treasury's Mnuchin is more optimistic
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Congress · 116th Congress
Defense bill would give Pentagon power over Energy’s nuclear arms budget
Tucked inside the Senate’s defense bill is a provision that experts say would give nuclear arms advocates extraordinary power over the president’s budget.
Policy · 116th Congress
Effort to crack Big Tech’s legal shield gains bipartisan momentum
Facebook and Twitter could face the prospect of new regulation of their content decisions as senators prepare to move bipartisan bills.
Policy · 116th Congress
Unclear regulations stymie digital asset innovation, lawyers say
News site Cointelegraph reported earlier this year that year-over-year fundraising via initial coin offerings dropped 95 percent last year.
Policy · 116th Congress
House rejects OCC change to bank discrimination rule
The House would block an OCC rule that critics say will make it easier for banks to sidestep their obligation to invest in areas where they have offices
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion - Uncategorized
Policy · 116th Congress
Alabama asks Supreme Court to review COVID-19 election ruling
Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to step into the debate over how to conduct election laws in the midst of a national health crisis.
Policy · 116th Congress
Gilead says it will charge $3,120 per patient for COVID-19 drug
Gilead will begin charging U.S. patients for the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir in two weeks, the company and the government announced Monday, as cases surge and hospitalizations reach crisis levels in several states.
Policy · 116th Congress
Border wall funding fight expected to head to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration lacked authority to redirect billions of dollars in military funds to finance his border wall.
Policy · 116th Congress
States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is walking a fine line between shoring up the economy and keeping the support of Congress, where some lawmakers oppose bailouts.
Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS official: ‘Every office’ would be hit by agency furloughs
Without $1.2 billion from Congress, the immigration agency that handles citizenship and visa processes would furlough two-thirds of its workforce.
Policy · 116th Congress
CDC: COVID-19 cases may be 10 times higher than reported
The CDC says about 10 times more Americans may have been infected with COVID-19 than confirmed, but that does not mean that the United States is close to "herd immunity" that would slow its spread.
Policy · 116th Congress
GAO: Stimulus checks sent to dead people among coronavirus response problems
The Trump administration was hit by a federal watchdog for its pandemic response, including nearly $1.4 billion in checks sent to deceased individuals.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pandemic forced insurers to pay for in-home treatments
Hospitals and doctors ramped up at-home and telehealth treatments as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. Will these services continue in the future?
Policy · 116th Congress
HHS responds to worries over test site changes
HHS responds to worries over test site changes - Health Care
Policy · 116th Congress
Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response
Nationally, the response rate stands at 61.6 percent, according to the Census Bureau, but is considerably lower in some urban neighborhoods and rural areas.
Policy · 116th Congress
USCIS informs 13,000 federal employees of potential furloughs without emergency funding
USCIS employees who oversee the nation's citizenship and visa process will get furlough notices this week unless Congress provides emergency funds.
Policy · 116th Congress
Oil companies press legal challenge to butane tax credit denial
Oil companies seeking refunds on back taxes have gone to court to battle lawmakers’ December move to deny their claims to alternative fuels tax credits.
Policy · 116th Congress
Democrats’ new push: Cleanse Confederacy from military in a year
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and 35 of her fellow Democrats plan to unveil legislation Wednesday, speeding up an earlier three-year proposal
Policy · 116th Congress
Left out of rescue bills, smaller oil firm bankruptcies surge
Independent oil companies still struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand is inching up as economies reopen, but jitters over a fall surge remain.