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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, makes his way to a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Dirksen Building on Jan. 8.

Policy

HHS pauses communications through Feb. 1, memo says

The freeze directs officials to refrain from issuing any guidance, regulation, notice or grant announcement until it’s been approved by a presidential appointee

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:49pm

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., pressed for passage of the immigration bill in the Senate.

Congress

Immigration bill heads to Trump’s desk after House passage

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, meets with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Jan. 9.

Policy

How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 16, 2025 at 7:00am, Updated January 22, 2025 at 5:30pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives for a meeting with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Dec.16. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Policy

Kennedy to divest from law firms that sue over vaccines

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 22, 2025 at 5:17pm
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., seen at a House hearing in December, says the U.S. is vulnerable to Chinese cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure.

CISA funding at center of tough talk on countering China

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 22, 2025 at 4:02pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing a series of executive orders at the White House on Monday. (Jabin Botsford /The Washington Post via Getty Images)

7 key focal points of Trump’s first-day executive orders

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:10am
Scott Bessent, left, President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, and Senate Finance Chairman Michael D. Crapo arrive for Bessent's confirmation hearing on Jan. 16.

Finance Democrats seek assurances from Bessent on taxes ahead of vote

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:13pm, Updated at 6:54pm
Elon Musk is seen on a television during a watch party for the second inauguration of President Donald Trump at Union Pub on Capitol Hill on Monday.

‘DOGE’ to have its day — in court

By David Lerman
Posted January 20, 2025 at 5:01pm, Updated at 6:47pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., nominated to be secretary of State, spoke about concerns regarding the canal at his confirmation hearing on Jan. 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump renews threat to take back Panama Canal

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 20, 2025 at 6:30pm
Barack Obama was the most recent president before Donald Trump to deliver a second inaugural address.

Echoes among 17 presidents’ second inaugural addresses

By Jason Dick
Posted January 20, 2025 at 12:54pm
U.S. security forces prevent migrants coming to the border from crossing into the U.S. in April 2024.

Trump plans series of actions on immigration, border security

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 20, 2025 at 11:53am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., maintains there is 'no legal basis' for an extension of the law's effective date.

Trump vows to save TikTok as two GOP senators dig in on ban

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 20, 2025 at 11:11am
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the CIA, testifies Wednesday during his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing.

Senators use confirmation hearings to press views on spy authority

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted January 17, 2025 at 2:39pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn last year.

Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:45am
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's intended nominee for Treasury secretary, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Bessent warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if tax cuts lapse

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:58pm
The FDA authorized the 20 Zyn products under a premarket tobacco product application process granted under a 2009 tobacco control law.

FDA authorizes first nicotine pouches

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:50pm
Lee Zeldin greets Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., right, before his Senate Environment and Public Works confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Zeldin faces climate change heat on path to confirmation

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:23pm
Doug Burgum addresses senators at his confirmation hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday.

Burgum promises energy dominance at Interior

By David Jordan
Posted January 16, 2025 at 4:09pm
Ashley Moody, Florida’s attorney general, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court last year after oral arguments over controversial Florida and Texas social media laws.

Next Florida senator pursued conservative policies in courts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:46pm
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., used his first meeting as chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to hold a vote on the Trump-era immigration policy.

Senate panel votes in support of ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy

By Chris Johnson
Posted January 16, 2025 at 2:29pm
Russ Vought, picked to lead the Office of Management and Budget, arrives for his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Vought gets chilly reception from Senate Homeland Security Democrats

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted January 15, 2025 at 6:46pm
Chris Wright, the expected secretary of Energy nominee, testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Wright promises to ‘unleash’ American energy as DOE head

By David Jordan
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:46pm
In this photo illustration, bottles of the generic prescription pain medication buprenorphine are seen in a pharmacy in Boca Raton, Florida. The narcotic drug is used as an alternative to methadone to help treat opioid use disorder.

DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment

By Jessie Hellmann and Sandhya Raman
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:40pm
Duffy shakes hands with senators before his confirmation hearing in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Wednesday.

Transportation pick Duffy soars through confirmation hearing

By Valerie Yurk
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:21pm
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court airs concerns on child access to online porn

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:06pm
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of state, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Rubio says Ukraine needs leverage to deter Russia in the future

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:06pm
Red Dye No. 3 can have deleterious health effects. The ring is a strawberry Ring Pop (red no. 40 and red no. 3).

FDA moves to ban Red Dye No. 3, years after groups petitioned agency 

By Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman
Posted January 15, 2025 at 2:59pm
A close-up view of cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday released a proposed rule that would limit the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and some other combustible tobacco products.

FDA moves to limit nicotine in cigarettes, some other tobacco

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 15, 2025 at 2:49pm
Outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, pictured during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on April 11, 2024, had said the labeling proposal was on his list of priorities before the end of his tenure.

FDA publishes long-awaited front-of-package labeling proposal

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 14, 2025 at 3:04pm
Former Senate Parliamentarian Robert Dove testifies on the history of the filibuster at a Senate Rules Committee hearing on April 22, 2010. Dove died in 2021.

Senate guidance on budget bills would put House at disadvantage

By Paul M. Krawzak and Peter Cohn
Posted January 14, 2025 at 2:48pm
An Amazon Web Services data center in Stone Ridge, Virginia.

Biden opens federal land for AI development

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 14, 2025 at 2:03pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on porn age verification law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2025 at 8:40am
President-elect Donald Trump said expanded drilling will lower Americans' energy prices.

Drill, maybe, drill: Trump’s plans may hit political reality

By David Jordan
Posted January 14, 2025 at 7:00am
TikTok supporters outside the U.S. Capitol before the House in March passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

TikTok ban won’t work, groups argue, in hope of eleventh-hour reprieve

By Gopal Ratnam and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2025 at 7:00am