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President Joe Biden announced the extended student loan repayment pause.

Biden extends student loan repayment pause

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 22, 2021 at 1:23pm
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shown testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in September. The State Department's U.S. consulates around the world have not resumed operating at full capacity since most routine visa services were suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Limited operations at US consulates keep visa holders on edge

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 22, 2021 at 7:00am
President Joe Biden speaks about the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the State Dining Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Biden issues dire warning for unvaccinated as omicron surges before holidays

By Emily Kopp
Posted December 21, 2021 at 4:15pm
Sgt. Demetrius Roberson administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier on Sept. 9 in Fort Knox, Ky.

Biden to mobilize military to hospitals for omicron winter surge

By Emily Kopp
Posted December 21, 2021 at 7:13am
A hacker software is open on a laptop.

Computer security experts scramble to fix ‘vulnerability of the decade’

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted December 21, 2021 at 7:00am
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said servicemembers who liked extremist content on social media could face discipline.

Pentagon review finds few extremists in the armed forces

By Shawn Zeller
Posted December 20, 2021 at 5:35pm
Automakers have been counting on provisions in Democrats' budget reconciliation package that would support electric vehicle charging infrastructure to help them meet the new emissions standards.

EPA finalizes tougher vehicle emission standards

By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 20, 2021 at 3:21pm
Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are seen during a July hearing by the Oversight and Reform Committee hearing.

Democrats slam DHS for ‘Remain in Mexico’ revival

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 20, 2021 at 12:33pm
Chairman Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., right, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif, are seen during a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting in May.

Vehicle for State reauthorization leaves some policy goals behind

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 20, 2021 at 7:00am
Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport on August 27, 2021, after leaving Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban.

Backlog, confusion await Afghans seeking humanitarian relief

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 17, 2021 at 8:30am
From left, Sens. Richard J. Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Joni Ernst and Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday a bipartisan framework to update and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

Senators float new bipartisan Violence Against Women Act outline

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:35pm
Reproductive rights activists hold cut-out letters during a protest outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 1.

FDA loosens restrictions on medication abortion drug

By Sandhya Raman
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:24pm
A box of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine doses at a pharmacy on Capitol Hill in April.

CDC advisers push mRNA vaccines over Johnson & Johnson shot

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:23pm
Steven Cliff, nominee to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, testifies during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Highway safety nominee faces grilling over driverless vehicles

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:10pm
Activists rally for immigration provisions to be included in the Democrats' reconciliation bill outside the Capitol on Dec. 7.

Senators say reconciliation delay won’t hinder immigration efforts

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:06pm
Sen. Thom Tillis, shown in October, recently led a group of Republican senators in introducing legislation that would bar the administration from making settlement payments to migrant families.

Government talks on migrant family settlements break down

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:04pm
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., talks with reporters in the Capitol on Wednesday.

NDAA victory aside, the real Pentagon money fight awaits

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 16, 2021 at 10:00am
Since becoming the chairman, Gary Gensler has shifted the SEC's guidance on ESG issues and is adding to the momentum for more shareholder activism in 2022.

Stronger shareholder action, more robust ESG rules expected in 2022

By Ellen Meyers
Posted December 16, 2021 at 7:00am
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks through the Capitol after Senate luncheons on Nov. 30, 2021.

Child credit backers look to workarounds if budget bill stalls

By Laura Weiss
Posted December 16, 2021 at 6:30am
Sen. Marco Rubio has been pushing for the ban on exports from Xinjiang for two years.

Congress weighs import ban on goods from China’s Uyghur region

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 15, 2021 at 6:31pm
Technicians work at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground, where chemical and biological weapon defenses are tested.

Congress is weighing cuts to the Pentagon disease-fighting budget

By John M. Donnelly
Posted December 15, 2021 at 4:40pm
The USS Theodore Roosevelt patrols the Pacific Ocean in 2019.

Senate clears compromise defense policy bill

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted December 15, 2021 at 1:17pm
Pharmacist Elizabeth Alvarez administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Grubb’’s Pharmacy in Washington on Nov. 8.

Burnout among pharmacists slows COVID-19 booster shots

By Emily Kopp and Ariel Cohen
Posted December 15, 2021 at 6:29am
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer worked out an agreement to defuse a possible financial crisis.

House clears $2.5 trillion debt limit increase, ending fiscal drama

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted December 14, 2021 at 1:09pm, Updated December 15, 2021 at 12:45am
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks during the Senate Democrats' press conference in the Capitol on Oct. 5, 2021.

Optimism waning in Senate about budget reconciliation vote this month

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted December 14, 2021 at 7:20pm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle sits while agents process migrants along the Texas border in 2019.

Biden administration loses appeal in ‘Remain in Mexico’ case

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted December 14, 2021 at 1:00pm
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., believes the tax credits will pass muster with the Senate parliamentarian.

Democrats push forward with EV tax credits

By Joseph Morton
Posted December 14, 2021 at 10:30am
Network cables are plugged into ports of a switch at a supercomputing center in Germany.

Senators scrutinize shady third-party data brokers

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted December 14, 2021 at 6:00am
A TSA official checks in passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2016.

TSA: More passengers bringing anger and loaded guns to airports

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 13, 2021 at 7:00pm
Vice President Kamala Harris talks with Sema Connect CEO Mahi Reddy during a tour of the Prince George’s County Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Maryland on Monday.

Harris touts administration’s electric vehicle plans

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted December 13, 2021 at 5:47pm