Government And Institutions

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is questioning Abbott Laboratories' business practices after the shutdown of one of the company's plants exacerbated the baby formula shortage in the U.S.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that "there might be need for indictment" over the ongoing baby formula shortage in the U.S.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Robert Califf said Monday that his agency is working to allow baby formulas intended for sale in other countries to be sold in the U.S. to help boost supply amid domestic shortages.

Across the country, steel production is expected to increase due to a new federal mandate that prioritizes U.S. steel over foreign alternatives. Starting May 14, all federally funded infrastructure is required to use U.S.-made steel and iron.

Officials say upwards of $100 billion was stolen in fraud schemes via pandemic relief packages, pushing the government to make major changes to security of the PPP loan program.

Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on Wednesday, questioning whether she has taken action on her former employer's calls for her agency to block Elon Musk's pending purchase of Twitter.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Monday released his latest wasteful spending report, dubbed "Federal Fumbles: Ways the federal government dropped the ball."

The FAA is demanding that Jacob immediately surrender his piloting certificate and any other certificates he holds following the incident in November, which had been posted to his YouTube channel.

The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, is calling on Visa and Mastercard to cancel swipe fee increases as consumers battle skyrocketing inflation.

According to the Postal Service, 32% of first-class packages will see their delivery service standard increase by one or two days. Meanwhile, 64% of first-class package service volume will be unaffected and 4% will be updated from a three-day to two-day service standard.

The Internal Revenue Service's website experienced problems on Monday, the tax filing deadline, leaving many taxpayers frustrated.

The IRS will try to process over 133 million tax returns filed by individuals and businesses this year while also facing a backlog of returns.

The Honolulu City Council voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban any short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a two-year ban on foreign investors buying homes in Canada.

Journalist Glenn Greenwald said Thursday that Edward Snowden is the “happiest person” he's “ever met” at the Bitcoin 2022 conference during a panel that linked bitcoin to libertarian and third-party ideals.

Many of us pledge to tackle our taxes early every year, only to land in a scenario where instead, we're running up against the deadline and aren't ready with our returns.

Six people died in an Illinois Amazon warehouse after tornadoes ripped through the area in December.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is creating new screening standards for transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming airline passengers at checkpoints.

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced it has sued Intuit in an effort to halt its advertising of "free" tax filing services through TurboTax, calling the campaign "deceptive."

U.S. regulators are set to propose stringent requirements for publicly traded companies to report information on greenhouse-gas emissions and risks related to climate change, in one of the Biden administration’s most significant environmental actions to date.