Policy · 117th Congress
A ‘forever chemical’ surprise awaits Biden’s EPA
PFAS contamination may be larger than previously understood after the EPA found they have been leaching from storage containers into a pesticide.
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PFAS contamination may be larger than previously understood after the EPA found they have been leaching from storage containers into a pesticide.
Shalanda Young, the top Democratic aide for the House Appropriations Committee, is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to serve as No. 2 in his budget office.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the insurrection at the Capitol, security reviews and the Senate impeachment trial in her news conference Friday.
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler will serve as chief science officer of the COVID-19 response under the Biden administration.
Biden names another former official familiar with the government’s inner workings to attack climate change, the greatest "challenge facing our country."
The House made President Donald Trump the first president ever to be impeached twice, while an FBI offical reminded everyone Capitol is spelled with an “o.”
OPINION — Capitol Hill staffers, the blood and bones of our democracy, came through for lawmakers and the nation in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 mob attack.
The probe follows the mob attack that caused the deaths of at least five people, and as agencies prepare for Inauguration Day protests
Last week's events at the Capitol led to the occupation of the grounds by thousands of National Guard troops and the second impeachment of Trump.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she's asked retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré to lead an "immediate" review of Capitol security after the Jan. 6 attack.
New contract procedures aim at making it easier for small companies to bid for artificial intelligence uses for the military
Key Republicans and Democrats back the move as inauguration nears, while civil libertarians remain wary about the use of a ‘flawed’ law enforcement tool.
The Senate has never held a trial for a former president, which Donald Trump will be, and the nation’s founding document is silent about who should preside.
As vice president, Joe Biden was deeply involved in Ukraine policy. As president, he is expected to push for even more aid to the beleaguered ally.
DCCC Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney says the decision by corporate PACs to cut off donations to both parties after the Capitol riot was an “offensive act.”
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions played a direct role in the immigration policy that led to family separations at the border, a new report says.
Early start to 2022 election cycle shows Democrats think tying Republicans to Trump and riot will be effective in what's expected to be a tough year.
President-elect Joe Biden is lobbying Congress for a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package with money for households, states and vaccine distribution.
Opinion — Congress should not go overboard in responding to the Capitol attack and permanently wall off institutions of democracy from the American public.
Insurers increased their use of catastrophe models, drones and mobile apps during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they anticipate the trend will continue.