Policy · 116th Congress
Report: Deforestation, linked to pandemics, increased in 2019
Loss of forest acreage raises concerns about increased animal-human interaction, which experts say can lead to new pandemics.
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Loss of forest acreage raises concerns about increased animal-human interaction, which experts say can lead to new pandemics.
Some members of Congress say the pandemic heightens the urgency to help poorer, unbanked consumers retain choices as consumers.
Brian Miller, the new pandemic inspector general, told senators he would report pressure to drop audits or investigations to Congress
Dozens more migrant children were separated from their parents than reported in 2018, when Trump implemented his "zero tolerance" policy, says an IG report.
Measure is expected to closely mirror a framework offered by Democrats in January, including climate resilience provisions.
Even before the pandemic hit the service hard, the U.S. Navy was in rough seas. Then novel coronavirus outbreaks took two battle force ships out of commission, including one of the four aircraft carriers based in the Pacific.
DHS is sending officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection around the country to help control protest crowds.
Devices and apps range from ones that are worn like a skin patch and monitor vital signs to others that send throat and ear images and video to a physician.
There is one agency whose efforts, to some, fall short: the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
States have less say in issuing Clean Water Act permits under an EPA rule finalized Monday as the Trump administration and conservative lawmakers seek to speed energy projects. %
Labor Department says emergency standard for COVID-19 could be a mistake if it needed to be adjusted or modified. The AFL-CIO is seeking the standard.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate would take up a House bill providing more flexibility in the Paycheck Protection Porgram.
The company has been criticized for cutting hours after receiving $5.4 billion in aid. It contends that's different than cutting pay; Democrats disagree.
The Inspector General's report comes after President Trump has fired or demoted five of the watchdogs in other agencies in recent weeks.
Trump’s order on social media meets swift resistance - Technology
In the wake of an FDA-USDA memo on inspections, the FDA ask food plants to voluntarily report closings or slowdowns caused by COVID-19
Health insurers are filing their proposed rates for 2021 but the rates may change after more is known about the impact of COVID-19.
Trump said he would begin eliminating policies that give Hong Kong preferred treatment and take other steps to penalize Beijing over its behavior
How lawmakers handle the economic recovery could have a major impact in November - especially in hard-hits states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
OSHA head Loren Sweatt says the agency has issued one citation since the outbreak of COVID-19 over violation of an existing labor standard.