Policy · 116th Congress
Farmers are coming around on climate change
More and more farmers say they want to join the fight against climate change rather than remain cast as villains avoiding the responsibility.
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More and more farmers say they want to join the fight against climate change rather than remain cast as villains avoiding the responsibility.
Purchase of up to 1 million barrels for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would take advantage of record low prices, may help domestic oil producers as well.
An amendment to a security bill to require search warrants came up one vote short. But one supporter was absent. Another vote may not happen, though.
A federal official who oversaw test and drug investments says Trump administration ignored his warnings and are missing chances to prevent COVID-19 deaths.
Fed Chairman Powell tells Congress not to worry about debt amid the COVID-19 pandemic and urges more spending to rescue the economy
The Trump administration plans a temporary change to rules on H-2B guest workers to help beleaguered meatpacking plants keep those foreign employees.
Foreign doctors assigned to rural communities under special visas may soon be able to help patients in locations hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Pentagon plans to monitor and track progress in stopping sexual harassment in the military have gone mostly unfulfilled, federal auditors found.
House Democrats would widen the number of groups eligible for paycheck protection loans but wouldn't provide more money in a new pandemic relief bill.
DOT eases airport service mandates for struggling airlines - Transportation
Despite lawmakers’ best efforts, oil companies are heading into a grim period, and Congress can do to little help an industry driven by global markets.
The Libra Association said it’s scrapping the idea of a digital coin tied to many world currencies in favor of multiple coins.
House Democrats would provide more than $14 billion in food aid for the poor, ethanol purchases and compensation for livestock losses.
The measure by House Democrats would block Trump's efforts to produce block-level citizenship data using government records.
NIH official says it's unlikely a widely available treatment or vaccine will be ready by the start of school in the fall
Schools and libraries could buy laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi hot spots, and other equipment to keep people connected to the internet during the COVID-19 crisis
Governors and mayors trying to reopen their economies after eight weeks of lockdown see "contact tracing" done with new technologies as a key to success.
More money for vote-by-mail and voters could sue local jurisdictions if they don't adequately prepare for elections in a time of national emergency
Experts say school systems will need to be flexible whenever schools restart and should be willing to allow some children to repeat a grade.
The health care industry lost 1.4 million jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The damage was driven by job losses in dentists’ offices, which saw more than half a million job losses over the month.