STATE AND LOCAL

Pennsylvania senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey joined fellow Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio in introducing legislation aimed at increasing railway safety.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., traded barbs at a hearing regarding the coffee company's treatment of union organizing on the "billionaire moniker."

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says he will receive thousands in campaign donations he received from the failed Silicon Valley Bank if there is evidence of malfeasance.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has indefinitely delayed the vote on President Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown on Tuesday said lawmakers will hold a hearing next week on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin condemned President Biden's administration after the president vetoed a resolution that would nullify the Department of Labor's proposed rule on ESG standards.

President Biden formally sent Julie Su's nomination to be the next secretary of labor to the senate on Tuesday, the White House announced.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., a member of the Joint Economic Committee, claimed President Biden's budget proposal shows he's "not serious" about negotiating with Republicans.

Republicans in the House and Senate are hammering President Joe Biden over his newly unveiled budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024, and House GOP said their budget is coming soon.

House Republicans are looking at ways to avoid a debt default, including by exemption debt and entitlement payments from the debt ceiling once the ceiling is reached.

A first responder testifying about the Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment in Ohio says the decision to vent and burn five tank cars instead of one widened the “impact” area.

The House Ways and Means Committee will consider a bill on Thursday that would prioritize federal spending if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling later this year.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fired back at Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a tense exchange Tuesday over the potential impact of the central bank's interest rate hikes.

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are expected to grill Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a Tuesday hearing on Capitol Hill.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown is expected at Tuesday's hearing to criticize the Federal Reserve's continuous interest rate hikes.

California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed Walgreens over its decision to stop selling the abortion drug mifepristone in 20 states led by Republican attorneys general.

Sen. Joe Manchin this week called on President Biden to release his budget proposal so that Congress can find a bipartisan compromise that will cut spending.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was the top recipient of political donations from BlackRock, a leading investment firm advocating for environmental, social and governance investing.

New York will double the number of licenses issued to marijuana dispensaries in its first round of applications, though both legal and illegal sales are flourishing statewide.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday appointed five members of the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board, which will govern the operations of Walt Disney World.