Policy · 117th Congress
US will pay $200 million in overdue and current dues to WHO
The United States will pay off the arrears it owes to the World Health Organization as well as its current year obligations, the State Department announced.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Biden invests $1.6 billion in COVID-19 tests, genomic sequencing
The Biden administration plans to invest $1.6 billion toward improving COVID-19 testing and genomic sequencing of the coronavirus.
Policy · 117th Congress
Cybersecurity is not a tech problem, it’s a matter of national survival
The growth of the internet and the power of mass online messaging mean the U.S. is under constant, unrelenting attack from foreign and domestic adversaries.
Policy · 117th Congress
Social media offered lessons, rally point for GameStop trading
Social media platforms played a largely unexamined role in GameStop trading, and were used by hedge funds to monitor retail traders.
Policy · 117th Congress
Virginia set to become second state to pass data privacy law
Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to sign a data privacy law that is less strict than California's and exempts many small businesses
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS to bring migrants sent to wait in Mexico back to US
Up to 300 asylum-seekers in the so-called ‘Remain in Mexico’ program will be allowed into the US daily, mostly through two ports of entry.
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC releases road map on reopening schools
The road map recommends that teachers be prioritized for vaccinations and that schools open windows and doors when possible.
Policy · 117th Congress
Vaccine push may leave behind diverse communities
Minority groups are getting COVID-19 vaccines at a disproportionately lower rate, federal data show, and that may affect the nation's overall recovery.
Policy · 117th Congress
Senators advance Cardona for Education, Walsh for Labor
Both would face immediate challenges in their respective roles, with schools across the country closed and millions of workers unemployed.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA commissioner race could test pharmaceutical industry’s sway
The two front-runners are acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, an FDA official of 37 years, and Joshua Sharfstein, a public health academic.
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC updates mask guidance as more contagious virus variants spread
CDC researchers found wearing a cloth mask over a medical mask decreased virus exposure by roughly 95 percent if both parties wore double masks.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden announces slew of actions against Burmese military junta
President Biden announced economic sanctions to protest the military coup in Myanmar, with more penalties to come in coordination with regional allies.
Policy · 117th Congress
DHS agency should defend all federal computer networks, experts say
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency should have more clout and greater authority over all civilian agency computer networks, officials say.
Policy · 117th Congress
Democrats target $4.5 billion for heating assistance
The draft would boost spending on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps low-income households to pay utility bills.
Policy · 117th Congress
Water treatment system in Florida hacked, lye levels increased
FBI investigating hack of public water supply systems in Oldsmar, Florida, as attacks against industrial control systems escalte
Policy · 117th Congress
Mandated vaccines threaten to divide long-term care industry
Vaccine uptake among long-term care workers remains low, and the requirements could prompt legal disputes while also rasing ethical concerns.
Policy · 117th Congress
EPA says surfaces with copper alloys can fight COVID-19
The decision allows products with antimicrobial copper alloys to be marketed with the virus-killing claim.
Policy · 117th Congress
Environment panel advances Regan nomination for EPA
Some GOP support in the committee vote for the North Carolina regulator bodes well for his eventual confirmation by the Senate.
Policy · 117th Congress
K Street, political parents channel advocacy into reopening schools
Parents around the nation’s capital are using their political powers of persuasion to pressure school districts to reopen after a year of COVID-19 closures.
Policy · 117th Congress
Social media could be sued for stalking, harassment, death
Three Democratic senators introduce bill that would overhaul Section 230 of federal communications law which regulates social media.