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Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center investigational pharmacy technician Sara Berech is reflected in the glass of a fume hood as she prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for a clinical trial on Dec. 15 in Aurora, Colorado.

FDA advisers recommend third COVID-19 vaccine

By Emily Kopp
Posted February 26, 2021 at 5:57pm
FCC acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appears before Congress in 2018.

FCC approves broadband stipend for low-income families hit by pandemic

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 26, 2021 at 1:57pm
Protesters greet international travelers at Dulles International Airport in Virginia in 2017 following Trump's executive order restricting travel from several Islamic countries.

Biden rescinds Trump-era green card ban, following outcry

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 24, 2021 at 9:31pm
Xavier Becerra, nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 23, 2021.

Abortion emerges as key division in Becerra’s Finance hearing

By Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted February 24, 2021 at 6:24pm
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., on his way to the House chamber last month.

Democrats start gauging support for immigration overhaul

By Lindsey McPherson and Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 24, 2021 at 4:43pm
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., left, is raising alarms about paying for a major highways and transit push in Congress.

Funding remains a hurdle for latest highway bill push

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted February 24, 2021 at 4:38pm
William Burns, the president's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency director, testifies Wednesday at his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing.

CIA nominee pledges to de-politicize intelligence briefings

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 24, 2021 at 4:24pm
Deb Haaland, Interior secretary nominee, attends Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021.

Interior pick Deb Haaland wins key Manchin endorsement as GOP grouses

By Joseph Morton and Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 24, 2021 at 4:13pm
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Washington earlier this year.

Biden to send millions of free masks to health centers and other groups serving low-income people

By Ariel Cohen
Posted February 24, 2021 at 12:57pm
Nurse Rishea Casselle prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at the Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington on Jan. 25, 2021.

Vaccine sign-up struggles highlight state and federal challenges

By Ariel Cohen
Posted February 24, 2021 at 5:00am
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with a reporter as he arrives at the Capitol before the start of the impeachment trial in the Senate earlier this month.

GOP senators propose $10 minimum wage, mandatory E-Verify

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 23, 2021 at 2:32pm
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army's Honor Guard Battalion wear protective masks as they stand at attention in front of photo of China's president Xi Jinping at their barracks outside the Forbidden City, near Tiananmen Square, on May 20.

China likely to attack Taiwan within five years, panel told

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 23, 2021 at 1:04pm
A billboard advertises mental health treatment in St. Paul, Minn., in 2017. More than 130 groups say the Biden administration needs to do more to stem a growing youth mental health crisis.

Mental health experts say funding needed to address needs

By Sandhya Raman
Posted February 23, 2021 at 7:00am
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that federal financial relief packages, especially the provisions included in the law signed this month by President Joe Biden, would address the “very deep pockets of pain” that remain in the economy.

SEC decision seen as first step toward brokers’ mainstream cryptocurrency use

By Peter Feltman
Posted February 23, 2021 at 7:00am
Rep. Ro Khanna says the last effort to reform Section 230 may have hurt the people it aimed to help.

Sex workers, sidelined in last Section 230 debate, seek a seat at the table

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:28am
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has said he intends to stress equity issues.

Buttigieg makes equity a top priority for DOT

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:00am
Christopher Rodriguez, Director of D.C.'s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, receives a COVID-19 vaccine administered by nurse Rishea Casselle at the Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center in Washington on Jan. 25.

Health care bore brunt of cyberattacks in 2020, study says

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted February 23, 2021 at 6:00am
Trucks parked at a truck stop in Barstow, Calif., in May 2020. Truckers say the pandemic has made their parking woes worse.

For truckers, pandemic has highlighted a big need: Parking

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted February 22, 2021 at 6:00am
Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso, left, says the moratorium would eliminate “hundreds of millions of dollars for K-12 education for students.”

Harm to schools from drilling-lease pause may be overstated

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 22, 2021 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a virtual event hosted by the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

Biden renews defense pledge to Europe but warns of democratic ‘inflection point’

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 19, 2021 at 6:06pm
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., at a National Press Club event in 2018.

House Dems renew call for hate crime law after anti-Asian attacks

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 19, 2021 at 4:34pm
A sign at a Washington grocery store notifies customers Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available. Several states say they are experiencing delays of vaccines made by Moderna.

Winter weather delays vaccine shipments to all 50 states

By Emily Kopp and Sandhya Raman
Posted February 19, 2021 at 2:48pm
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has pushed to include more of Democrats' priorities in COVID-19 relief legislation.

COVID-19 aid insurance language splits experts on necessity, scope

By Lauren Clason
Posted February 19, 2021 at 9:00am
Rep. Lauren Boebert appeared at a House Natural Resources Committee meeting with a backdrop of firearms.

With guns as backdrop, Boebert opposes committee firearm ban

By Joseph Morton
Posted February 18, 2021 at 2:12pm
Immigrant supporters celebrate news of Joe Biden's presidential victory on Nov. 7 at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington.

Hill Democrats unveil immigration bill backed by White House

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 18, 2021 at 9:20am, Updated at 2:00pm
The pandemic and decisions by the Trump administration resulted in data delivery delays by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Census data delay adds to voting advocates’ equitable map woes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 18, 2021 at 11:51am
The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station in the Mojave Desert in California.

Report: Pandemic put US on track to meet Paris climate goals

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted February 18, 2021 at 10:31am
Food industry workers rally Wednesday on the National Mall to highlight the contributions immigrants have made during the pandemic and call on Congress to deliver COVID-19 and citizenship relief for 11 million undocumented immigrants.

Under Biden, new immigration tone takes center stage

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted February 18, 2021 at 6:01am
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken says the U.S. will provide more than $200 million “in assessed and current obligations to the WHO” as a “key step” toward complying with its financial obligations as a member country.

US will pay $200 million in overdue and current dues to WHO

By Rachel Oswald
Posted February 17, 2021 at 8:42pm
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., says money for the FCC to give more internet access to poor students is unnecessary.

Broadband funding caught up in debate over reopening schools

By Dean DeChiaro
Posted February 17, 2021 at 4:06pm