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House Ways and Means ranking member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, on left, is shown with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, right, and Chairman Richard E. Neal, D-Mass.

House GOP wants answers on IRS leak

By Laura Weiss
Posted October 27, 2022 at 3:49pm
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the agency is working on rules and guidance to rein in bank and credit card fees.

In administration campaign on ‘junk fees,’ CFPB targets banks

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted October 26, 2022 at 4:16pm
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., seen here with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, in August, said last week the president's planned sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would be a political stunt to help Democrats in November.

GOP pans oil reserve sale despite a long and bipartisan history

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted October 24, 2022 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden speaks with the media on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday before a trip to Pennsylvania.

‘Mega MAGA trickle-down’: Biden sharpens final midterms pitch

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 21, 2022 at 4:56pm
President Joe Biden will announce another sale of 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Biden to announce more oil reserve sales to reduce gas prices

By Benjamin J. Hulac
Posted October 19, 2022 at 5:51am
The administration is seeking new authority regarding supplying weapons to Ukraine: a Critical Munitions Acquisition Fund. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis, above, want a munitions fund to serve a broader purpose than restocking shelves emptied by the Ukraine effort.

White House seeks more Ukraine weapons support in Senate NDAA

By Mark Satter
Posted October 18, 2022 at 7:30pm
President Joe Biden greats guests Tuesday after an abortion rights-themed campaign event at the Howard Theatre in Washington.

Biden says codifying abortion rights would be top priority if Democrats keep Congress

By Niels Lesniewski and Sandhya Raman
Posted October 18, 2022 at 2:18pm
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.

Youth mental health advocates renew calls for action

By Sandhya Raman
Posted October 14, 2022 at 2:12pm
A physician assistant talks with a man after he received the monkeypox vaccine at Families Together of Orange County in Tustin, Calif., in August. The Jynneos vaccine consists of two doses administered 28 days apart.

Monkeypox response looks to long term

By Ariel Cohen
Posted October 11, 2022 at 3:14pm
“These rules are a step in the right direction and a long time coming,” said Rep. Michael McCaul, House Foreign Affairs ranking member.

US tightens controls on advanced chip exports to China

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted October 7, 2022 at 7:08pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in downtown Washington, D.C.

So little Senate floor time left, so many Biden judicial nominees in limbo

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2022 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden steps off Marine One upon arrival Thursday in Wall Township, N.J.

Biden’s marijuana pardons limited, but spark legalization talk on Hill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 6, 2022 at 5:57pm
Environmental activists rallied in front of the White House to mark the close of the 90-day public comment period on the Department of Interior’s proposed Five Year Plan for offshore oil and gas drilling on Thursday.

Interior moves forward with oil and gas drill site leasing

By David Jordan
Posted October 6, 2022 at 4:24pm
The north front of the White House is seen through the security fence in Washington on Thursday.

Biden announces sweeping pardon of federal marijuana possession convictions

By Niels Lesniewski and Ariel Cohen
Posted October 6, 2022 at 3:28pm

Capitol Lens | Flash light

By Tom Williams
Posted October 6, 2022 at 1:36pm
Students with the group Improve the Dream listen in May as Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and other lawmakers hold a news conference calling for bipartisan legislation to protect "Dreamers."

Appeals court rules against program that protects ‘Dreamers’

By Suzanne Monyak
Posted October 5, 2022 at 6:11pm, Updated at 7:54pm
President Joe Biden speaks in a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Ian at Fishermans Pass in Fort Myers, Fla., on Wednesday.

Biden and DeSantis offer praise for joint response to Hurricane Ian

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 5, 2022 at 4:44pm
National Republicans are continuing to back Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

Republicans rally behind Walker after abortion allegations

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 4, 2022 at 4:59pm
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden listen to Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro R. Pierluisi during a briefing on the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Fiona at the Port of Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Monday.

Biden pledge in Puerto Rico contrasts with prior Trump effort

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted October 3, 2022 at 5:07pm
President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in Washington on September 28.

Hunger plan builds on federal role in getting food to millions

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted October 3, 2022 at 10:30am
A closeup of a silicon wafer on display at Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institution in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Path uncertain for US-Taiwan free trade deal despite Hill support

By Rachel Oswald
Posted October 3, 2022 at 6:30am
Former President Donald Trump, here at an event in Washington in July, continues taking Richard Nixon's view of presidential powers to new levels.

Mind games: Trump, Biden keep letting us inside their heads

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 30, 2022 at 1:18pm
The Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether bodies of water like swamps or bogs are within federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

Supreme Court to hear case on EPA’s Clean Water Act authority

By David Jordan
Posted September 29, 2022 at 9:11am
A physician assistant talks with a man after he received the monkeypox vaccine at Families Together of Orange County in Tustin, Calif., in August. The Jynneos vaccine consists of two doses administered 28 days apart.

Monkeypox response relies on trade-offs without federal aid

By Ariel Cohen
Posted September 28, 2022 at 5:11pm
President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the White House hunger conference on Wednesday.

White House hunger strategy widens free school meals, food stamps

By Ellyn Ferguson
Posted September 27, 2022 at 8:40am
President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting of the White House Competition Council at the White House. Biden was joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Biden touts actions to promote competition in airline, agriculture sectors

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 26, 2022 at 6:33pm
President Joe Biden gestures Tuesday as he speaks during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. He again on Sunday said he would send U.S. military forces to defend Taiwan.

Lawmakers walk tightrope on upping Taiwan’s diplomatic status as Biden casts doubt on ‘ambiguity’

By Rachel Oswald
Posted September 22, 2022 at 6:30am
President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 21.

Biden further rebukes Putin amid Russian mobilization, nuclear rhetoric

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 21, 2022 at 1:31pm
The Justice Department said former President Donald Trump has never told a court that he declassified the documents or that they were personal.

Trump urges appeals court to keep delay of DOJ’s document probe

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 20, 2022 at 2:01pm
President Joe Biden, seen removing his mask before an Aug. 24 speech at the White House, said in a television interview the coronavirus pandemic is over.

COVID-19 response is not ‘over’ even if Biden says pandemic is

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted September 19, 2022 at 4:32pm