House Democrats pushed Republicans to clarify the implications of a new bill that would denounce the “horrors of socialism” and socialist policies, expressing concern that it may include Medicare and Social Security benefits. The House Rules Committee met Tuesday to discuss the resolution, proposed on Jan. 25 by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Florida). Democrats, including...

House Republican leaders are prepared to hold a vote as soon as Wednesday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Plans to move ahead on the vote come after compromise language was included in a resolution to strip her from the panel, causing Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) to drop her opposition...

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve after new data showed wage growth slowing. We’ll also look at billions of dollars in potential pandemic loan fraud, Biden’s late budget proposal and a report finding that the IRS is far more likely to audit Black taxpayers. But first, see which members of the last Congress have...

Some Ukrainians are risking their lives to save cats, dogs and other animals made homeless by the Russian invasion. The fighting has destroyed entire towns and leveled large stretches of many cities while forcing millions of Ukrainians into exile abroad or in the relatively safer western parts of the country. Olga Chevganiuk, of the Ukrainian...

Workday and PayPal announced layoffs Tuesday, following other widespread layoffs hitting the tech industry.   Meanwhile, the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East and North Africa announced they are including cybersecurity collaboration as part of its expansion of a 2020 agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab countries. This is Hillicon...

Russia’s refusal to engage with the U.S. on resuming nuclear arms inspections has taken another worrying turn, with the State Department telling Congress that Moscow is in noncompliance. We’ve got the breakdown of the State Department report and what Russia has said about the nuclear treaty. Plus: The details on a strengthening alliance between the...

A coalition of moderate House Democrats is offering a helping hand to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Biden in debt limit talks while urging them to work toward “good faith negotiations” as both leaders prepare to meet on Wednesday.  "With the deadline to increase the statutory debt limit only a few months away, we...

Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) decision to step away from committee assignments is colliding with another controversy over committees: House Republicans’ quest to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs panel. There is no public indication that GOP leadership pushed Santos to step down to make it easier to block Omar from the House...

The Biden administration is blocking the construction of a gold and copper mine over concerns about impacts to an Alaska salmon fishery. Meanwhile, six states are saying they found a compromise on water cuts amid a drought along the Colorado River, and ExxonMobil reports record profits. This is Energy & Environment, your source for...

The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates after seven hikes last year, as the central bank tries to tamp down inflation while avoiding a recession. The Fed’s monetary policy committee is meeting in the nation’s capital Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for its first meeting of 2023. The country continues to grapple with economic issues as...