STATE AND LOCAL

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., blasted Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allowing his company to continue practices he deemed harmful, and called upon him to come to Capitol Hill and testify under oath.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed Monday that President Biden's Build Back Better agenda will cost nothing for Americans who make less than $400,000.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal said Sunday the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill has "never been about the price tag" but the $1.5 trillion price suggested by moderates is "not going to happen."

The House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that staved off a government shutdown and ensured funding to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees.

The 2022 midterm election cycle will likely set a new record for ad spending, according to a report from a top national ad tracking firm.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an agreement late Wednesday for a Thursday morning vote to avoid a government shutdown.

Two U.S. senators said on Tuesday a Facebook Inc. whistleblower will testify at a Senate hearing next week about what one of them called the social media company's "toxic effects" on young users.

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill this week that aims to challenge corporate spending of shareholder dollars for causes he described as “woke” social policy actions.

Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted the Senate Democrats for putting “crazy Uncle Bernie” in charge of the Senate Budget Committee while speaking at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference in Michigan Friday night.

Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., is leading the “No Hearing, No Vote” bill with a handful of his fellow prominent GOP colleagues, according to a press release exclusively obtained by FOX Business.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., argued on Thursday that the potential dangers of investing in Chinese companies is not a priority for the Biden administration.

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the media rounds this week, warning moderate Democrats that nearly 50 members of her progressive caucus will defeat the bipartisan-negotiated infrastructure bill in Congress if a larger, more expensive "reconciliation" bill doesn’t win approval first.

A New York City steakhouse owner discussed the negative economic impact of the city's coronavirus vaccine mandate, noting he lost nearly two million dollars of business due to the requirement.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez explained on Monday that MiamiCoin, a city-specific cryptocurrency, is a model that could “revolutionize the way governments are funded in the future.”

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, criticized the Biden administration for not recognizing the Taliban as a terrorist organization on ‘Kudlow’ Thursday.

A well-known conservative anti-tax group is taking aim at massive $3.5 trillion spending package that President Biden and Democrats who control both houses of Congress are aiming to pass along party lines.

Democratic New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney missed at least part of the House Financial Services Committee's markup of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package to attend the 2021 Met Gala Monday evening in New York City.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday he will not vote in favor of his party’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, which needs the support of all 50 Democratic senators to pass.

Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., says Americans are going to see higher taxes if Democrats' infrastructure package is approved.