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The Senate has narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri did not commit to permanently ending the paused plans to create a version of the platform for kids under 13.

There’s still time to make year-end moves to slash your tax bill or boost your refund, according to experts. Here are some options to consider.

The Biden administration and Democrats talked the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland. They’re now about to show whether a politically divided United States can walk the walk: and squeeze a $555 billion investment for clean energy through the narrowest of margins in the Senate.

The House has passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds President Joe Biden’s top priorities.

Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s choice to lead one of the nation’s top bank regulators, is set for a fiery nomination hearing.

Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson has been confirmed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making her the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robinson 51-45 on Monday after President Joe Biden nominated her in August. The 13 federal courts of appeals, or circuit courts, are the...

Several Democratic donors have warned leaders that they may hold back on donations for next year’s midterm elections unless the party can get some big wins.

While the budget framework didn’t address changes to the limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, a provision may still make the final bill.

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in January the DOJ dropped a criminal probe of his trades after coronavirus briefings. But the SEC is still investigating them.

Middle-class U.S. households have limited financial assets and may face retirement insecurity, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has unveiled a plan to tax billionaires’ unrealized capital gains. However, if the proposal survives, it may face legal challenges.

Senate Democrats are eyeing a tax on billionaires to help fund their social spending package amid pushback on income and corporate tax hikes.

Former President Donald Trump struggled during his first year in office to get his nominees confirmed in a timely fashion in the Senate. It’s only gotten harder for the current administration.

Key Democrats are still fighting to change the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes. Here’s what to know.

Social Security checks will go out on time if the debt ceiling deal is approved by Congress. But the short-term agreement only postpones the uncertainty.

Congress has several high-stakes deadlines ahead of it that could hold implications for the country for years to come.

Frances Haugen unmasked herself Sunday as the source behind leaked documents at the core of a revealing Wall Street Journal series about Facebook.

The House passed a debt ceiling suspension, but Senate Republicans will reject it as the default deadline approaches.

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., said an agreement to repeal the cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes may come this week.