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Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., shown here in 2021, was frustrated by remote members who didn't mute their microphones during a committee hearing. He suggested they show up as a courtesy to witnesses.

Financial Services has a problem with remote members who can’t find the mute button

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted April 27, 2022 at 5:16pm
Retiring Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., may want to enact one more spending package before he retires.

Conflicting incentives for quick election-year spending deal

By Paul M. Krawzak
Posted April 27, 2022 at 3:32pm
President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama attend the memorial service for former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday.

Biden, Clintons remember Albright, and her warnings about threats to democracy

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 27, 2022 at 2:14pm
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., has proposed an overhaul of long-term care insurance, including establishment of a federal fund.

Lawmakers, regulators seek long-term care insurance solutions

By Justin Papp
Posted April 27, 2022 at 7:00am
The Amache internment camp during World War II.

New historic site stirs memories of America’s darker instincts

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted April 27, 2022 at 6:00am
Lisa Cook, nominee to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board, encountered another obstacle Tuesday in Democratic absences because of COVID-19.

Senate confirms Brainard as Fed vice chair but COVID-19 trips Democrats on Cook vote

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted April 26, 2022 at 3:45pm, Updated at 5:12pm
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, answers questions at a Senate hearing on Jan. 11. She said Tuesday that the increased number of young children with antibodies indicates high rates of COVID-19 infections.

Most Americans have COVID-19 antibodies as case numbers rise

By Ariel Cohen
Posted April 26, 2022 at 3:43pm
Immigration activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about a Trump-era border policy that denies asylum-seekers entry to the U.S. while their case is reviewed.

Supreme Court mulls attempt to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted April 26, 2022 at 3:15pm
Ukrainians unload Javelin anti-tank missiles at Boryspil airport in January.

Defense contractors expected to struggle to meet weapons demand

By Andrew Clevenger
Posted April 26, 2022 at 2:56pm
House Science, Space, and Technology Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said staff members have been working on the bills in anticipation of the conference.

House, Senate to open conference on R&D, technology bills

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted April 26, 2022 at 7:00am
Trucks fuel up at the Love's Truck Stop in Springville, Utah, on Dec. 1, 2021.

Truckers hope bill brings long-sought overtime pay to their field

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted April 26, 2022 at 5:00am
Asylum-seekers are processed by border patrol, near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Yuma, Ariz., in February.

Federal judge signals plans to halt winding down of Title 42

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted April 25, 2022 at 6:40pm
President Donald Trump announces withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018.

The Senate’s treaty oversight has atrophied just as it’s needed most

By Rachel Oswald
Posted April 25, 2022 at 2:12pm
Refugee migrants from Central and South American countries seeking asylum in the United States live in tents earlier this month at the Movimiento Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana, Mexico.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on ‘Remain in Mexico’ revival

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted April 25, 2022 at 8:32am
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court backs Congress on Puerto Rico resident benefits

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 21, 2022 at 12:33pm
Ukrainian sisters Katja, left, and Varja cook dinner Wednesday with a member of a Dutch foster family in The Hague, Netherlands. The sisters fled Kyiv with their mother at the beginning of the war, while their father remained behind.

Program to allow Americans to sponsor displaced Ukrainians

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted April 21, 2022 at 9:30am
A top insurance industry official said climate change needs more risk assessment and less politics to help the communities most affected by it.

Climate must be about risk, not politics, insurance leader says

By Ellen Meyers
Posted April 21, 2022 at 7:00am
Masked and unmasked passengers make their way through Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday. The CDC said Wednesday it asked the Justice Department to appeal a federal judge's ruling striking down the mask mandate on airplanes and other public transportation.

CDC aims to appeal mask mandate ruling

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted April 20, 2022 at 8:02pm
Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., is co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus.

Lawmakers, advocates hopeful for more bills to curb maternal deaths

By Sandhya Raman
Posted April 20, 2022 at 6:30am
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is announcing student loan changes.

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted April 19, 2022 at 3:02pm
Commuters wearing masks travel on the Washington Metro on April 14.

Federal judge overturns travel mask mandate

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted April 18, 2022 at 5:25pm, Updated April 19, 2022 at 12:58pm
Endorsements by celebrities are moving fintech into popular culture, but regulators are moving carefully to avoid a dangerous misstep.

Stars align for fintech, but regulators are wary of dangerous risks

By Steven Harras
Posted April 19, 2022 at 7:00am
People arrive at the FEMA-supported COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia State College in Orlando, Fla. on April 25, 2021, after the pause ordered by the FDA and the CDC due to blood clot concerns about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Most patients opted for the Pfizer vaccine which was also available.

Report: FEMA reimbursed ineligible COVID-19 funeral expenses

By David Lerman
Posted April 18, 2022 at 5:11pm
Refugees from Ukraine enter a van after crossing the San Ysidro PedWest port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border between Tijuana, Baja California, and the U.S. on April 8, 2022 in San Ysidro, California.

More Ukrainians to receive immigration protections

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted April 18, 2022 at 3:06pm
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Judiciary Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee, introduced legislation with Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., in 2021 that would designate Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status.

Biden administration offers protection to Cameroonians

By Caroline Coudriet
Posted April 18, 2022 at 3:00pm
Amtrak's California Zephyr passenger train departs Chicago Union Station on March 2, 2022.

Better watch your speed, watchdog and others tell a flush Amtrak

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted April 18, 2022 at 6:00am
Susan Rice, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, speaks last month during the rollout of the Property Appraisals and Valuation Equity (PAVE) task force to combat racial and ethnic bias in property valuations at the White House.

Agencies announce plans for more equity in federal programs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 14, 2022 at 11:48am
A sign warns Colorado River Indian Tribes members to stay home due to COVID-19 in Parker, Ariz., in 2021. The pandemic made it more difficult to count Native Americans in the 2020 census.

Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 14, 2022 at 5:00am
Police officers in riot gear stand in front of the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd in Washington on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Park Police, Secret Service reach settlement over 2020 protests

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted April 13, 2022 at 7:57pm
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, earlier this year on Capitol Hill. During an interview with CQ/Roll Call Wednesday, Walensky called for funding and authority to allow the agency to more nimbly respond to public health crises such as COVID-19 and mpox.

Outlook poses tough questions for next steps on COVID-19 vaccines

By Lauren Clason and Ariel Cohen
Posted April 13, 2022 at 7:00am