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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said China's digital currency wouldn't work in the US because it allows the government to see every payment for which it is used in real time.

Privacy issues seen reducing appeal of central bank digital currencies

By Henry Kenyon
Posted November 16, 2021 at 7:00am
The so-called techlash that has gripped Washington in recent years has yet to result in Congress sending new antitrust legislation to the president’s desk.

Antitrust hawks offer states a toolbox for regulating Big Tech

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted November 16, 2021 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and lawmakers, signs the infrastructure bill on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday evening.

In implementing infrastructure law, Biden turns to two former mayors for help

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 16, 2021 at 5:45am
Rep. Sean Casten, shown with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2020 during a news conference on climate issues, said attendees at the international climate summit asked questions such as, “why didn't the United States sign on to the pledge to stop financing coal plants"?

After climate summit, House Democrats feel heat on budget vote

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted November 15, 2021 at 3:55pm
Students walk around campus last week at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

International student enrollment plummeted last year amid COVID-19

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 15, 2021 at 3:15pm
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III's concerns are a major theme running through several potential sticking points in the big reconciliation bill before the House.

Top areas of House budget package that could see changes

By CQ Roll Call Staff
Posted November 15, 2021 at 6:00am
A maintenance worker repairs a Black Hawk helicopter at a Utah National Guard facility in Kearns in 2020.

Defense, veterans groups press for new appropriations

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 12, 2021 at 5:03pm
Robert Califf, shown at his previous confirmation hearing in November 2015, was nominated to again lead the FDA.

Biden taps Califf as FDA commissioner

By Emily Kopp
Posted November 12, 2021 at 10:56am
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal, left, and Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden have been in lockstep on the proposal to crack down on “mega IRAs.”

Delayed ‘mega IRA’ provisions boost budget bill’s revenue take

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 12, 2021 at 10:00am
“We shouldn’t use everyone’s tax dollars to pick winners and losers," Sen. Joe Manchin, shown recently on Capitol Hill, reportedly said while participating in an event announcing Toyota’s $240 million investment in a components plant in his state.

Manchin opposes additional EV tax credit tied to unions

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 12, 2021 at 8:00am
President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Capitol on Oct. 28.

Analysis: Budget bill would mostly raise taxes on top 1 percent

By Laura Weiss
Posted November 12, 2021 at 6:00am
House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern warns that if there is no discernible change in medical school curriculums, he will pursue stronger legislation to deliver “a kick in the ass.”

McGovern nudges medical schools to invest in nutrition education

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted November 11, 2021 at 11:00am
Led by Chairman Gary Gensler, the SEC changed course on how it will look at shareholders' proposals.

Shareholders seen broadening ESG proposals as SEC changes course

By Ellen Meyers
Posted November 11, 2021 at 9:30am
President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Monday.

Biden’s challenge: Getting infrastructure up and running

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted November 11, 2021 at 7:00am
“We want to ignite the passion of hackers, researchers and academics,” says Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Top US cyber official to enlist white-hat hackers as advisers

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 10, 2021 at 3:33pm
A worker installs copper water lines under the Eastern Market Metro plaza during a renovation project on April 5, 2021.

EPA touts water infrastructure money, but needs abound

By Joseph Morton
Posted November 10, 2021 at 12:27pm
Bottle of pills sit on shelves at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah on May 20, 2020. More language affecting pharmacy benefit managers will likely be added to the budget reconciliation bill, according to multiple lobbyists.

Lobbyists, advocates seek to revise budget bill’s drug price changes

By Lauren Clason and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted November 10, 2021 at 5:31am
Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed and ranking Republican Jim Inhofe hope to shepherd the defense authorization bill through the Senate this month.

Defense policy amendments pour in ahead of floor action

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted November 9, 2021 at 4:42pm
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced arrests and seizures of funds from a European group known as REvil.

Biden administration cracks down on ransomware group

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 9, 2021 at 4:26pm
Supreme Court justices will issue a decision in the case before the end of their term in late June. A decision that requires the U.S. to include Puerto Rico residents in the SSI benefits program could cost an additional $23 billion over the next decade.

Supreme Court appears likely to defer to Congress on Puerto Rico benefits

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 9, 2021 at 1:56pm
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Capitol following a vote on Thursday.

Independent analysis says budget bill could add $200B to deficits

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 9, 2021 at 8:00am
Sen. Cynthia Lummis says requiring stablecoin issuers to be insured like depository institutions will serve big banks at the expense of startups.

SEC’s Peirce sees room to regulate stablecoins through bank ‘lens’

By Sarah Wynn
Posted November 9, 2021 at 7:30am
“We must step up action to deal with cybersecurity, particularly with our community banks,” said Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., who chairs the House Financial Services Committee.

Small banks facing greater cyber risks urge Congress to act

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted November 9, 2021 at 6:30am
Storm clouds hang over the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court mulls if judges should review secret spy evidence

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 8, 2021 at 5:38pm
A woman holds an anti-zero tolerance policy sign at the Families Belong Together protest outside of the White House on June 30, 2018.

GOP would amend defense bill to block immigration settlements

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted November 8, 2021 at 11:25am
From left, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García conduct a news conference in September related to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico.

Supreme Court to weigh how Congress treats Puerto Rico

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 8, 2021 at 11:03am
From left, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., turn away from the cameras after announcing their plans to move forward with the infrastructure and larger spending bill.

House sends infrastructure bill to Biden without budget vote

By Jessica Wehrman, Lindsey McPherson and Joseph Morton
Posted November 5, 2021 at 11:35pm
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal speaks with reporters on the Build Back Better Act and the infrastructure bill outside the Capitol on Friday.

House votes Friday on infrastructure, budget bill rule in doubt

By Jessica Wehrman, Suzanne Monyak and Joseph Morton
Posted November 5, 2021 at 11:07am, Updated at 6:13pm
Contract workers, such as those at the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia, are supposed to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Jan. 18, 2022.

Federal contractors see risks in unclear vaccine mandate

By John M. Donnelly
Posted November 5, 2021 at 3:32pm
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders want to wrap up the bill Friday.

Budget, infrastructure bills slotted for Friday votes in House

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 4, 2021 at 8:52pm, Updated November 5, 2021 at 12:40am