Policy · 116th Congress
As top U.S. spy chief, Haines will face task of restoring trust
Avril Haines, a former deputy director of the CIA, would be the first woman director of national intelligence overseeing the 17 U.S. spy agencies.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Biden picks Kerry for Cabinet-level climate role
Kerry will be a special presidential envoy for climate, a role that does not require Senate confirmation, the president-elect’s transition team said Monday.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump pushes Supreme Court to let him reshape apportionment
White House lawyers go before the Supreme Court next week to defend a plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census data used to apportion House seats.
Policy · 116th Congress
Virus vaccination timeline depends on variety of factors
There won't be enough supply in time for the public, other than potentially health care workers, to get a shot before the winter holidays.
Policy · 116th Congress
Census Bureau finds processing problems amid deadline sprint
The "processing anomolies" discovered while tabulating census data could jeopardize President Donald Trump’s Dec. 31 apportionment deadline
Policy · 116th Congress
Farm support holds for Trump, but Biden may find inroads
Government aid shored up farm incomes in the past three years, presenting Biden with risks and opportunities in a voting bloc that preferred Trump
Policy · 116th Congress
Transition aide’s report on antitrust urges Biden action
A new report co-written by a Biden transition aide urges action to strengthen antitrust law. The report aligns with work by Democratis on House Judiciary.
Policy · 116th Congress
Airlines make plans to return Boeing 737 Max to service
The FAA’s decision to end the 20-month grounding likely means at least one airline will begin flying passengers on the troubled jet before the end of 2020.
Policy · 116th Congress
SCOTUS may take up cases on abortion and LGBT rights
The Supreme Court, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, could hear challenges related to abortion or religious liberty, and LGBT rights.
Policy · 116th Congress
Long-term care visitation policies vary as COVID-19 cases rise
Officials at long-term care facilities are struggling to strike a balance between controlling COVID-19 cases and providing quality of life.
Policy · 116th Congress
Cybersecurity chief who oversaw ‘most secure election’ fired by Trump
Christopher Krebs, the top federal cybersecurity official who helped oversee what outside experts called one of the most secure U.S. elections ever, was fired late Tuesday by President Donald Trump in his customary fashion, a pair of tweets.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fintech works to elevate minority leaders as users diversify
The call for diversity in leadership comes as data shows that fintech users are now about evenly spread across racial groups.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden will support Amtrak; can he convince GOP?
The president-elect's ability to build up Amtrak will largely rest on which party controls the Senate after the Georgia runoff.
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 tracking apps may get a boost from Biden’s task force
To curb the coronavirus, national coordination of contact tracing apps for smartphones developed with Apple and Google may be necessary.
Policy · 116th Congress
OK to change Section 230, Facebook and Twitter CEOs say, but how remains elusive
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey say they may go along with tweaks to their liability shield, but reject dropping it altogether.
Policy · 116th Congress
Moderna vaccine shows high efficacy as questions about uptake remain
Moderna's vaccine is the second to show efficacy against COVID-19 but stopping the pandemic will require effective distribution and a sufficient number of people to take it.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court appears poised to uphold most of Obamacare
Key conservative justices indicated that striking down the health care law would cut against a long-standing approach that keeps the role of courts narrow.
Policy · 116th Congress
Twitter, Facebook face rocky future post-Donald Trump
The major social media companies tried to limit and couch the president's disinformation posts, but it’s too early to tell whether that made a difference.
Policy · 116th Congress
Health care industry braces for challenge to 2010 ACA law
The 2010 ACA health care law known as Obamacare goes before the Supreme Court for a third time Tuesday, with the health industry asking it be upheld while bracing for change.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden announces COVID-19 task force
President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of his COVID-19 advisory board Monday was designed to show that his first priority is to control the pandemic.