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Regional bank crisis may be far from over, experts warn
The stock-market panic over the regional banks has subsided, but experts say sector headwinds remain, and regulators should stay vigilant.
Supreme Court restricts EPA again, ranks individual property rights over clean water
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to police water pollution in certain wetlands.
Debt-ceiling standoff: What is the Democrats’ ‘discharge petition’ option?
Key questions and answers about the discharge position, a procedural move that Democrats want to use to force a debt-ceiling vote.
The 14th Amendment: Here’s how it relates to the debt-ceiling debate
Key questions and answers about the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how it relates to the debt-ceiling stalemate.
White House targets growing mental-health crisis in schools
Many schools say they lack the staff, funding for effective mental-health services
Biden wants more rural utilities to tap renewable energy, carbon capture
Biden's USDA rolls out $11 billion in grants and loans to help rural energy and utility providers bring cleaner energy online, speed up carbon capture.
Title 42 has expired. Here’s what it did, and what comes next for immigration policy.
Here's a look at what comes in the wake of the expiration of Title 42, the pandemic-era immigration policy that lapsed Thursday night.
Biden’s EPA proposes first-ever restrictions on greenhouse gases from power plants
Regulations would target existing power plants, which spew 25% of U.S. emissions. The oil and gas sector, plus many Republicans, object.
Cannabis banking bill ‘faces an uphill climb in this Congress,’ analysts warn before today’s Senate hearing
While marijuana stocks seem to have scored a lift from optimism around a cannabis banking bill, some analysts are downbeat on the SAFE Banking Act's prospects.
Biden describes debt-ceiling meeting as ‘productive,’ but McCarthy says he ‘didn’t see any new movement’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he "didn't see any new movement" toward ending Washington's standoff over the debt ceiling.
Debt-ceiling standoff: As Biden and Republican lawmakers meet Tuesday, here’s what to expect
A divided Washington is making a little progress in raising the debt limit, but the endgame still isn't clear. Here’s what looks likely to come next.
Regional-bank crisis: Here’s how Washington might act to stop the bleeding.
Shares of embattled regional bank stocks were rebounding Friday, but ongoing uncertainty in the sector has led to calls for the government to take action.
Solar power: Congress votes to reinstate tariffs aimed at China, though Biden vows veto
House and Senate vote to reinstate tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asia, a rebuke of Pres. Biden's aim to cut emissions created by burning fossil fuels.
What child-care proposal has a chance in a divided Congress? Here’s one that ‘could move’
While a divided Congress won't deliver big changes to U.S. child care, modest policy tweaks have a chance, say experts on Monday during a panel discussion.
‘Crypto is dead in America.’ How FTX’s collapse instigated a Biden crackdown on the digital-asset sector.
The outlook for crypto has never looked worse amid a broad regulatory crackdown led by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler.
As Biden officially launches his re-election bid, inflation remains a top worry for voters
President Joe Biden has formally kicked off his re-election campaign, with the move coming even though most Americans don’t approve of his performance.
Biden aims to take on ‘environmental racism’ with executive action
President Biden used an executive order to pledge new policies on environmental justice and attacked GOP plans to strip green initiatives as part of debt fight.
Biden adds more EV charging across U.S., with pledges from Uber, Walmart, PG&E and others
The White House's latest rollout would add more than 100,000 public electric-vehicle chargers to the more than 135,000 now available.
Social Security’s expected shortfall sparks debate over tax increases
Rising income inequality undermines program’s ability to pay future retirement benefits, experts say
U.S. intel leaks: Questions and answers as suspect Jack Teixeira charged in court
What to know about the leaked U.S. intelligence documents and the government's case against an Air National Guard member in Massachusetts.