STATE AND LOCAL

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday accused Republicans of being more interested in making speeches about inflation than offering solutions

Senate Republicans are accusing Biden Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin of influence peddling over the approval of a Fed "master account" for a company she worked for after leaving the Obama administration.

Sen. Sasse is accusing Google and Apple of facilitating Chinese spyware on their platforms.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would support a union among Capitol Hill staff as an anonymous Instagram account publishes alleged horror stories from working in a variety of offices.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, warned Thursday that two Biden nominees for financial regulator jobs could abuse the Fed's power.

President Biden's choice to head the Federal Communications Commission will face another nomination hearing amid controversy.

Lisa Cook, President Biden's latest nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, said repeatedly in recent years that she supports reparations.

The leading outside group backing Senate Republicans as they try to regain control of the Senate in November’s midterm elections says that it set a new fundraising record last year.

Amid the rising gas and food prices, several Democratic candidates for Senate in 2022 swing states are advocating for more federal spending, particularly on environmental and health care issues.

Just a couple of months after blocking Saule Omarova's nomination to be the comptroller of the currency, Banking Committee Republicans have their next target in Sarah Bloom Raskin.

Worker shortages related to the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are resulting in trash pile ups on city streets across the country.

A super PAC backing Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker is highlighting inflation and high prices in a new attack on Sen. Raphael Warnock.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order intended to clamp down on price gouging of at-home COVID-19 test kits.

Veterans rights leader and first-time candidate Tiffany Smiley hauled in nearly $1 million last quarter in her GOP challenge to Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state.

Businesses are concerned they could be liable for staff and visitors that test positive as the spread of COVID-19 remains high.

GOP senators on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee have demanded answers on whether the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s has violated SEC rules in its Israel boycott.

Rand Paul takes on Big Tech censorship, calling YouTube the 'worst' in Big Tech.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday launched a boycott against YouTube over what he describes as "almost religious adherence to the edicts of government bureaucrats."

When Congress comes back in January, the death of the "Build Back Better" bill might create an opening for legislators to address COVID relief for small businesses.

President Biden began his presidency earlier this year with high hopes of passing trillions in new spending, and while some measures were successful, some of his efforts were foiled by moderate Democrats who expressed concern over debt and rising inflation.