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In this photo from Aug. 6, 2022, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Energy loan program for tribal lands remains untapped

In this photo from Aug. 6, 2022, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

April 10, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

A federal tribal energy loan program that has never been used is getting bipartisan attention from the leaders of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Read story

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Criticizing a judge's order barring abortion pills, Becerra on Sunday, April 9, blasted the decision as "not America" and pledged a vigorous legal fight by the Biden administration to maintain access for women seeking safe ways to end unwanted pregnancies.

Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Criticizing a judge's order barring abortion pills, Becerra on Sunday, April 9, blasted the decision as "not America" and pledged a vigorous legal fight by the Biden administration to maintain access for women seeking safe ways to end unwanted pregnancies.

April 9, 2023, 2:57pm Health

The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary. Read story

Amid technology worries, farm sector still eyes its potential

April 9, 2023, 9:26am Politics

If GPS-guided tractors led the previous revolution in agriculture, the next generation of farming is likely to be marked by unmanned drones with onboard sensors that can spot weeds and decide when and how much herbicide to spray to control their growth. Read story

Congressional staffers watch U.S. President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

House’s monthly pay cycle, an inconvenience for some, could get review

Congressional staffers watch U.S. President Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union address in the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House.

April 9, 2023, 6:00am Politics

When money gets low, some House staffers hit up receptions around the District for free food. Others, especially junior staffers, work multiple jobs to get them from one paycheck to the next. Still others run up credit card debt while working in the halls of Congress — whatever it takes… Read story

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

April 8, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

“Ex-zavey-err Becerra,” an elementary school teacher called out in 1960s Sacramento. Read story

FILE - A group of Brazilian migrants make their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz., seeking asylum in the U.S. after crossing over from Mexico, June 8, 2021. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel.

U.S. to test expedited asylum screenings at Mexico border

FILE - A group of Brazilian migrants make their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Ariz., seeking asylum in the U.S. after crossing over from Mexico, June 8, 2021. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel.

April 7, 2023, 1:49pm Politics

Migrants who enter the United States illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. Read story

U.S. Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

April 7, 2023, 10:18am Nation & World

The Senate’s top two leaders demanded on Friday that Russia immediately release Evan Gershkovich in a rare bipartisan statement that condemned the detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter and declared that “journalism is not a crime.” Read story

FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. (AP Photo/J.

Justice Thomas’s travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

FILE - Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. (AP Photo/J.

April 7, 2023, 9:07am Politics

In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at US law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts. Read story

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Founder of Senate ‘union tracker’ aims to empower staffers

The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

April 2, 2023, 6:00am Politics

Over the course of more than four years working on the Hill, Gabe Garbowit heard the same set of gripes from his fellow staffers that he felt. Read story

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla.

Worries grow that Trump indictment will eclipse other probes

Former President Donald J. Trump watches the NCAA Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Tulsa, Okla.

March 31, 2023, 12:18pm Latest News

The indictment against former President Donald Trump involving a 2016 hush money payment is raising concerns that it could undermine public confidence in what democracy experts view as far more important investigations. Read story