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Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., shown in the Capitol last week, were divided on the issue of allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Senate votes to allow Saudi ‘defensive’ arms sale to proceed

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 7, 2021 at 9:18pm
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva in June.

Biden, lawmakers warn Putin of severe sanctions over Ukraine

By Rachel Oswald
Posted December 7, 2021 at 9:12pm
Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff for Trump, could soon be held in contempt of Congress.

Meadows on track for contempt of Congress charges

By Chris Marquette
Posted December 7, 2021 at 5:06pm
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge testifies during the House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “Building Back A Better, More Equitable Housing Infrastructure for America” in July.

Fudge on housing funds in reconciliation: ‘We can’t live in the past’

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted December 6, 2021 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden arrives with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., for the House Democrats' caucus meeting in the Capitol on Oct. 28, 2021.

White House not currently weighing COVID-19 domestic travel limits

By Ariel Cohen and Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 3, 2021 at 1:45pm
President Joe Biden, shown in October, said Thursday: “We are better positioned than we were a year ago to fight COVID-19.”

Biden calls for patriotic unity, pitches plan to fight omicron

By Mary Ellen McIntire and Ariel Cohen
Posted December 2, 2021 at 5:44pm
Vice President Kamala Harris tours a light rail street car Thursday in Charlotte, along with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams, center.

Harris and Buttigieg team up to pitch infrastructure

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted December 2, 2021 at 4:00pm
Abortion rights activists hold cutout photos of Justices Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett as oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case are held on Wednesday.

High court appears poised to hand Trump another 2024 attack line with Roe on ropes

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 2, 2021 at 3:05pm
Some are warning former President Donald Trump and his loyalists are trying to ensure the 2024 Electoral College count go their way.

‘Not-so-secret weapon’: Critics warn Trump, GOP planning 2024 Electoral College heist

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 1, 2021 at 12:04pm
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig’s district gets a visit from President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Craig is seen here last year in Statuary Hall before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.

Biden’s travels take him to competitive Minnesota district

By Niels Lesniewski and Ariel Cohen
Posted November 29, 2021 at 6:40pm
"This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," President Joe Biden said Monday.

Biden tells the nation not to panic over new COVID-19 variant

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 29, 2021 at 1:44pm
Young testifies at her confirmation hearing on March 2, 2021 to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Biden makes it official: Young gets OMB director nod

By Jennifer Shutt
Posted November 24, 2021 at 9:36am, Updated at 10:15am
The Biden administration says it hopes to lower pump prices by selling 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Petroleum reserve sale seen having small impact on gas prices

By Benjamin J. Hulac and Joseph Morton
Posted November 23, 2021 at 1:48pm, Updated at 4:57pm
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan touted the "Build Back Better" bill after touring a medical campus in Cleveland.

Next stop for Biden’s agenda: The campaign trail

By Bridget Bowman
Posted November 23, 2021 at 7:11am
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., addresses the media after the House Jan. 6 select committee hearing in July to examine the January 2021 attack on the Capitol. Also appearing from left are, Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.

House expresses urgent need for White House records on Jan. 6

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 22, 2021 at 1:46pm, Updated at 4:29pm
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a September hearing before the Senate Banking Committee.

Biden to stay with Powell as Fed chairman

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted November 22, 2021 at 10:09am
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., fist-bumps a person wearing a Build Back Better Bill” costume on the House steps as she arrives for votes on the legislation Friday morning.

House passes budget package after cost concerns abate

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted November 19, 2021 at 9:47am
President Joe Biden waits to speak about the bipartisan infrastructure bill as he and Democrats approach what analysts say will be an expensive holiday season for consumers.

Turkey trap: Democrats, Biden careen toward rocky — and pricey — Thanksgiving

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 18, 2021 at 7:00am
President Joe Biden test drives a GMC Hummer EV at a GM assembly plant in Detroit on Wednesday, as members of Michigan’s congressional delegation look on.

Biden drives electric Hummer, touts investments in Detroit

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 17, 2021 at 6:32pm
White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci and other Biden administration health officials said COVID-19 booster shots are needed even for young and healthy adults.

Administration defends COVID-19 boosters for all, before likely OK

By Ariel Cohen
Posted November 17, 2021 at 3:59pm
President Joe Biden, flanked by New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, second right, Reps. Ann McLane Kuster and Chris Pappas, second left, and New Hampshire Transportation Commissioner Victoria Sheehan, left, tours the NH 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River in Woodstock on Tuesday.

Biden visit to New Hampshire touts infrastructure law — and Dem lawmakers

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted November 16, 2021 at 4:41pm
Former White House adviser Stephen Bannon, here at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in 2017, surrendered to federal authorities Monday.

Bannon surrenders to federal authorities

By Chris Marquette
Posted November 15, 2021 at 11:33am, Updated at 3:06pm
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
“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
Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from the Ellipse at the White House on Jan. 6 as Congress prepared to certify Electoral College making Joe Biden winner of the 2020 election.

Court puts release of White House Jan. 6 records on hold

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 11, 2021 at 4:52pm
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
From left, Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., address the media in July after the House Jan. 6 select committee hearing to examine the January attack on the Capitol.

Judge rejects Trump effort to block records from House’s Jan. 6 panel

By Todd Ruger
Posted November 10, 2021 at 8:26am, Updated at 8:39am
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, 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