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Sen. Ted Cruz is seen in the Capitol during a series of votes last year.

Ted Cruz: Litigious hot coffee spiller or civil rights champion?

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 19, 2022 at 2:13pm
A masked President Joe Biden talks to reporters after meeting with Senate Democrats last week.

Plan to distribute free N95 masks praised, but some want more done

By Ariel Cohen and Lauren Clason
Posted January 19, 2022 at 12:39pm
N95 face masks are displayed at a Home Depot store in Orlando, Fla., on the day that the CDC updated its guidance on masks for the general public.

CDC has backlog of applications from manufacturers of N95 masks

By Emily Kopp
Posted January 19, 2022 at 12:05pm
Immigration activists rally Dec. 17 outside the Supreme Court to call on Congress to include a pathway to citizenship in the Build Back Better Act.

Immigration advocates unite behind strategy to ‘disregard’ parliamentarian

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted January 19, 2022 at 11:26am
Reproductive rights activists hold cut-out photos of the Supreme Court justices as oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case are held on Dec. 1, 2021.

Abortion fight in states picks up as legislative sessions begin

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 19, 2022 at 6:00am
Airlines and the FAA worry that new 5G services from wireless companies could affect aircraft radar.

AT&T and Verizon delay 5G deployment near some airports

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 18, 2022 at 2:04pm, Updated at 6:27pm
Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell shakes hands with Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in 2020.

Supreme Court to hear Ted Cruz challenge to campaign finance law

By Todd Ruger
Posted January 18, 2022 at 2:04pm
Screenshots from Gettr, Rumble and Truth Social. The three sites are among a number of right-leaning social media outlets to spring up in response to conservative complaints of censorship on more mainstream sites.

Rise of right-wing apps seen worsening midterm disinformation

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 18, 2022 at 6:30am
The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort docked at Naval Station Norfolk in 2018.

Auditors question improper Pentagon payments

By John M. Donnelly
Posted January 14, 2022 at 3:09pm
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., says families don't have time to wait for bipartisan talks to bear fruit.

No child tax credit deal in sight as monthly benefits lapse

By Laura Weiss and Lindsey McPherson
Posted January 14, 2022 at 1:00pm
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the first batch of funding in Philadelphia.

Administration announces $27 billion in bridge projects

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 14, 2022 at 11:43am
Lael Brainard, nominee to serve as vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board, testifies to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.

Brainard tells senators reining in inflation is top Fed priority

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 13, 2022 at 12:18pm
A U.S. Army soldier immunizes a patient last year in Florida. The soldiers were deployed to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the state-run, federally supported COVID-19 community vaccination center.

Biden directs surge teams to states hit hardest by omicron

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 13, 2022 at 12:16pm
Sen. Jack Reed led a letter by 11 Democrats calling for U.S. financial officials to update supervisory expectations for management to account for climate-related financial risks.

ESG investors urge regulators to create game plan for climate risk

By Ellen Meyers
Posted January 13, 2022 at 7:00am
Capitol Lounge in Washington is pictured on December 28, 2020, after closing in September of that year due to the pandemic.

Restaurants could get another $40B financial lifeline from Congress

By Lindsey McPherson and David Lerman
Posted January 12, 2022 at 7:22pm
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., wants to know more about child tax credits' impact on consumer prices.

Inflation report triggers partisan jockeying

By Peter Cohn
Posted January 12, 2022 at 5:33pm
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown told a House Appropriations panel that Congress' failure to agree on fiscal 2022 appropriations could delay plans to replace the F-35 fighter.

Pentagon caught in funding fight

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted January 12, 2022 at 4:37pm
Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Jim Risch, right, and other Republicans have not signed onto a Russia sanctions bill by Democratic Chairman Bob Menendez.

Democrats release sweeping Russia sanctions package

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 12, 2022 at 4:18pm
A sign reminding riders to wear a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 appears on a bus outside the Capitol on Monday.

White House emphasizes testing over mask update

By Sandhya Raman
Posted January 12, 2022 at 3:00pm
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, pictured here last July, called the lease sale a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.”

Administration announces record offshore wind sale

By Joseph Morton
Posted January 12, 2022 at 2:21pm
The Glen Canyon Dam was built on the Colorado River to create Lake Powell near Page, Ariz.

Dam providing power to millions nears critically low water level

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted January 12, 2022 at 12:53pm
Rep. David E. Price chairs the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 12, 2022 at 8:10am
Congressional staffers line up at the COVID-19 testing site in the Capitol Visitor Center on Monday.

Shifting virus landscape raises new questions for COVID-19 testing

By Lauren Clason
Posted January 12, 2022 at 5:45am
Sen. Jack Reed and other Democrats like Sen. Bob Menendez say they will vote against Sen. Ted Cruz's pipeline sanctions bill.

Hawkish Senate Democrats turn against Cruz’s sanctions bill

By Rachel Oswald
Posted January 11, 2022 at 5:29pm
Regularly the biggest spender on federal lobbying, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce laid out its priorities for 2022 on Tuesday.

US Chamber plans to fight for immigration, against ’overreach’

By Kate Ackley
Posted January 11, 2022 at 5:14pm
A woman picks up COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits at the Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library in Washington in December.

Hoyer: White House to ask for more pandemic relief funds

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted January 11, 2022 at 2:31pm
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for a second term Tuesday.

Democrats press Powell on jobs; GOP wants inflation fix

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted January 11, 2022 at 11:42am
Members of the Uyghur community, a mainly Muslim ethnic group originating from central and east Asia, rally against the Chinese government at the U.S. State Department on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington.

Uyghurs who fled China face lengthy asylum backlogs

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted January 11, 2022 at 7:30am
Grubb's Pharmacy on Capitol Hill in Washington is pictured on April 12, 2021.

Biden issues guidance for health plans to cover COVID-19 tests

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted January 10, 2022 at 5:51pm
Colonial Pipeline was the victim of a ransomware attack last year.

Absence of reporting law limits agency knowledge of cyberattacks

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 10, 2022 at 5:00pm