The United States has long been the world leader in science and technology. That’s no accident — it’s the result of sustained investment in our research enterprise. But we’ve let our commitment slip and we’ve lost focus on the importance of...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is apologizing for using an "inappropriate and outdated" term to refer to young people with disabilities.Schumer, during an interview on the OneNYCHA podcast on Sunday, used the word “retarded” when...
President Biden and European Union leaders reached an agreement Tuesday to end the 17-year trade dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus, officials said.The development, which was announced as Biden participated in a U.S.-EU summit in Brussels...
The White House unveiled its plan for addressing domestic terrorism on Tuesday, rolling out a strategy that set goals and acknowledged challenges as much as it outlined specific steps for combating a growing threat. The strategy includes a call...
Alaska, Iowa, Mississippi and Missouri this week emerged as a collective test case for whether cutting off federal unemployment benefits will help push people back into the job market or contribute to a slowdow...
• In one corner, a retired police captain who vows to crack down on crime. In another, a former MSNBC contributor backed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)...
Former President Trump's endorsement of Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina's GOP Senate primary is setting off a round of finger-pointing among frustrated Republicans in the state....
Black Democrats are pressing hard on party leaders to stage a reparations vote this month, citing the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre as impetus for Congress to launch a study into the delicate question of whether the country owes Black...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is throwing fuel on a simmering fire over the Supreme Court by reviving a long-running war over the judiciary heading into an election year.McConnell's pledge on Monda...
TAX Qualcomm Inc. hired Capitol Tax Partners LLP to work on issues related to international tax policy. Jonathan Talisman, assistant secretary for tax policy at the Treasury Department during the Clinton administration, will work on the account...
Two people are wounded and one person is dead following a shooting on Monday at a Georgia grocery store that was sparked by an argument over the store's COVID-19 mask policy.The incident occurred at a Big Bear groc...
Former GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said in an interview on Monday that he took part in a march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 in support of what he called a "fraudulent" presidential election that should have been investigated but that...
The Biden administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty against the Boston Marathon bomber in an apparent break with the president's stated opposition to capital punishment.In a 48-page brief, the Department of...
President Biden is looking to build momentum heading into a highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.Biden has spent the last few days rallying allies in the Group of Seven (G-7) and NATO around the need to...
The Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan resolution condemning the recent rise in antisemitic violence.The resolution was introduced in May by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), co-chairs of the Senate...
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) was formally sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.House Democrats now have slightly more wiggle room for...
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) was formally sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.House Democrats now have slightly...
The Washington Prime Group, owner of more than 100 malls in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, citing "significant challenges" brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.As CNN reports, the company filed for Chapter 11, calling the move "...
The House Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would be opening an investigation into the Department of Justice's (DOJ) secret subpoenas of data from members of Congress and multiple journalists during the Trum...
The House Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would be opening an investigation into the Department of Justice's (DOJ) secret subpoenas of data from members of Congress and multiple journalists during the Trump administration.“...
U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann of South Dakota levied criminal contempt charges against three senior federal law enforcement officials on Monday over an ongoing feud over his insistence that he must know whether law enforcement...
The Treasury Department on Monday announced a new tool designed to help families who normally aren't required to file tax returns register for the monthly child tax credit created under the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration's $1.9...
The Senate on Monday confirmed President Biden's first nomination for the influential appeals courts, filling a vacancy created by Merrick Garland's Justice Department confirmation.Senators voted 53-44 to confirm K...
The Senate on Monday confirmed President Biden’s first nomination for the influential appeals courts, filling a vacancy created by Merrick Garland’s Justice Department confirmation.Senators voted 53-44 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to&...