The best photos of the year, Part 1
Children sled on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 16 after 3-4 inches of snow fell across the Washington metro area.
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Energy Department plugs $1.5 billion into new grid projects
The recipients, who will now enter into capacity contract negotiations with the Energy Department, are: Phase 1 of the Southline project in Arizona was funded through the first round of Transmission Facilitation
Bills seek to speed up lawsuits over Camp Lejeune contamination
The lawyers are now selecting 25 bellwether cases, with five for each of the "Tier 1 diseases" established in court proceedings so far: kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and bladder
Editor’s Note: Amid Congress’ dysfunction, some significant votes
Senators snapped out of their torpor to confirm Hankins, 89-1. Too little, too late? Perhaps. But in a situation like this, the least that can be done is to have our own representative there.
Fiscal commission bills under fire from conservative groups
It cites President Ronald Reagan saying "we never got the $3 in spending cuts" after he agreed to a "bipartisan grand bargain" in 1982 that promised $3 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax increases.
EV tax credit rules would clarify restrictions on foreign-made batteries
The first deadline for automakers begins on Jan. 1, when vehicles containing any battery components that are manufactured by a foreign entity of concern will not receive the tax credit.
Appeals court rules private groups can’t file lawsuits over key Voting Rights Act section
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a district court opinion that threw out a legal challenge to a redistricting map for Arkansas’ state house.
Group of GOP-led states asks Supreme Court to halt Biden cross-state smog plan
An application from the power companies said the rule would require nearly $1 billion in compliance costs and "threatens disruption to a reliable supply of natural gas for customers throughout the country
Suits are back: It’s been a wild two weeks for the Senate floor’s dress code
security or exclude additional aid for Ukraine have few observers predicting that the measure can pass both chambers and get President Joe Biden’s signature before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1.
Bill Richardson, a public life in photos, 1947-2023
|When Bill Richardson died on Sept. 1, he left behind a legacy in public life that stretched from his time as a staffer on Capitol Hill for Rep.
Awaiting Manchin’s decision, West Virginia race tilts toward GOP
The former governor was reelected to his Senate seat by less than 1 percentage point in 2018, but West Virginia backed President Donald Trump against Joe Biden in 2020 by 39 points.
Manchin to speak at ‘No Labels’ town hall in New Hampshire
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., talks with reporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 1.
Senate clears repeal of Biden student loan forgiveness plan
The bipartisan agreement bars Biden from issuing another extension of the current pause, which is set to end by Sept. 1.
House and Senate wrangle over student loans
The legislation codifies what Biden had already proposed: ending the freeze on loan payments by Sept. 1.
Left-behind polling memo shows abortion hurting outlook for GOP
"Reproductive Freedom is the #1 issue among those that DID NOT vote in 2020." Republicans have been reticent to publicly admit the Dobbs decision that overturned the Roe v.
Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?
When lawmakers will act — as part of the debt ceiling negotiations or through separate talks — is emerging as a big question as the June 1 deadline nears for raising the debt limit.
California Republican leads push on bigger standard deduction
Permanently expanding the standard deduction could cost more than $1 trillion over a decade, based on the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate from last May, a price tag that could complicate advancing
No debt deal, but Biden, Hill leaders agree to meet again
Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t appear to get any closer to agreement on how to raise the debt ceiling after a roughly hourlong meeting Tuesday afternoon, which was their first since Feb. 1.
Does Colin Allred stand a chance against Ted Cruz in Texas?
When O’Rourke ran for governor in 2022 against incumbent Republican Greg Abbott, O’Rourke lost by 11 percentage points and almost 1 million votes.
Senate, for now, defers to Biden and McCarthy on debt talks
Yellen said Monday that the government may be unable to pay its bills on time as soon as June 1 — several senators said that leaves enough time to find agreement and brushed off any need for a short-term