STATE AND LOCAL

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.

The vaccine mandate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced for private employers earlier this month is not in effect in the city, with $1,000 fines looming for employers with unvaccinated workers.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who sits on the House Budget Committee, is accusing Democrats of hurting the poor with Build Back Better's vaping tax.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and President Biden will likely continue negotiations on the president's Build Back Better legislation next year.

Democrats' "Build Back Better Act" tanked Sunday when Sen. Joe Manchin announced his opposition to the bill, as moderate Republicans and progressive Democrats predicted.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 after he testified at a Senate hearing

Rep. Cori Bush said Sen. Joe Manchin has too much sway over Democrats' reconciliation bill.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told a Senate committee Wednesday that "masks don't add much, if anything," against the spread of COVID-19 on airplanes

Consumers' Research is sending senators a letter outlining a series of criticisms of American Airlines CEO Doug Parker's record.

The CEOs of American, Southwest, and United Airlines are slated to testify before a Senate panel on Wednesday, where lawmakers will ask about the effectiveness of COVID-19 payroll relief funds.