Policy · 116th Congress
Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy
Awaiting Biden's climate team is a planet even warmer than it was four years ago, spawning evermore devastating hurricanes and wildfires.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus relief package includes broadband money for low-income, jobless
The deal includes $3.2 billion to provide a new emergency broadband benefit of $50 per month to low-income families and laid-off or furloughed workers.
Policy · 116th Congress
Craft brewers, railroads and more to see permanent tax breaks
Lawmakers are primed to make excise tax cuts for some 20,000 small brewers, wineries and distilleries permanent in an emerging year-end tax package.
Policy · 116th Congress
FDA authorizes second COVID-19 vaccine
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization Friday for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.
Policy · 116th Congress
Haaland nomination to Interior Department ‘an unprecedented nod to Indian country’
Haaland's role as Interior secretary could mark a turning point for an agency that has often had a fraught relationship with federally recognized tribes.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court punts ruling on Trump’s census memo
The Supreme Court ruling lets President Donald Trump move forward with his attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from apportionment
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden’s EPA pick has experience lifting a discouraged agency
Michael Regan, President-elect Biden's choice for EPA administrator, won kudos for his work to rejuvenate a beleaguered North Carolina environmental agency.
Policy · 116th Congress
US finds more attacks on networks, warns of a ‘grave risk’
IRS among agencies that have been penetrated by a computer hack thought to be launched by Russian intelligence against U.S. government and Fortune 500 firms
Policy · 116th Congress
In waning days, DOE eases appliance test rules
Manufacturers of appliances and equipment will be able to write their own tests to determine the energy efficiency of their products.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden taps Haaland for Interior, N.C. environment chief Regan for EPA
The choice of New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland would mark the first Native American to lead the Interior Department, but further narrows the Democrats' majority.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pediatricians want kids to be part of COVID-19 vaccine trials
If clinical trials aren’t expanded soon to include children, it’s unlikely that even kids in their teens will be vaccinated in time for next school year.
Congress · 116th Congress
Time expiring for aircraft oversight bills driven by 737 Max
House and Senate measures aimed at shoring up the FAA’s safety culture in response to two Boeing 737 Max crashes are caught in a squeeze.
Policy · 116th Congress
Census estimates US population at 330 million
The estimate serves as a key accuracy check on upcoming results from the actual decennial count conducted by the Census Bureau.
Policy · 116th Congress
Moderna COVID-19 trial data shows vaccine is broadly effective
The COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health is broadly effective, according to documents released Tuesday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden said to tap Granholm for Energy, McCarthy in climate role
The nomination of Granholm drew praise from environmental groups that lobbied hard against candidates with ties to the natural gas and nuclear industries.
Policy · 116th Congress
Buttigieg would bring his agenda and Biden’s to Department of Transportation
Biden picked one of the few former Democratic presidential rivals to outright endorse a transformative change to how country pays for highways.
Policy · 116th Congress
FCC order to ‘rip and replace’ Chinese 5G gear will confront Biden
Timing of the Federal Communications Commission’s latest effort to rid U.S. wireless networks of equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE means it will fall to President-elect Joe Biden and Congress to take action.
Policy · 116th Congress
William Barr steps down as attorney general
President Donald Trump on Monday said Attorney General William Barr will step down after nearly two years as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
Policy · 116th Congress
Business lobbies prod Congress on COVID relief
Beer brewers as well as restaurateurs, small-business owners and big-business lobbies are mounting a desperate push for new COVID-19 relief legislation.
Policy · 116th Congress
Russians hack into software vendor to gain access to US agencies
The Treasury and Commerce departments and Fortune 500 corporations were attacked by an apparent Russian unit through a U.S. software vendor.