Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that Americans should expect to continue paying increased prices on everyday goods for the next year, offering a reversal from her previous forecast that record-high inflation would soon subside. Published March 11, 2022
The Biden administration is becoming more aggressive in prodding domestic fossil fuel producers to boost their output amid war overseas and a global energy shortage that has caused the price of gasoline to soar into record territory. Published March 10, 2022
Sen. Joe Manchin III urged the U.S. energy industry on Thursday to focus less on the profits it's likely raking in amid record-high gasoline prices and prioritize pumping new oil into a market that is being overpowered by demand. Published March 10, 2022
Lawmakers have dropped an extension of waivers for free universal school lunches from the new bipartisan $1.5 trillion spending package working its way through Congress, meaning millions of students could soon lose the food subsidies that they have been offered since the start of the pandemic. Published March 10, 2022
Elected state leaders have turned their attention toward a gas tax holiday to offer at least some relief to drivers amid all-time high prices at the pump. Published March 10, 2022
Former President Donald Trump aired his grievances about his successor, arguing in a Fox News interview Wednesday that President Biden is to blame for high energy costs and record-high prices at the pump as Russia wages war against Ukraine. Published March 10, 2022
House Democrats are setting their sights on several GOP-held districts they believe they can flip, even as the party faces a tough midterm election environment in which it is widely anticipated to lose the majority. Published March 10, 2022
Attorney General Merrick Garland has vowed to continue investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol from Jan. 6, 2021, labeling the probe as the "most urgent investigation in the history of the Justice Department." Published March 10, 2022
The House approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian energy imports, a move that came on the heels of President Biden issuing his own embargo via executive order. Published March 9, 2022
The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated the ability of California and other states to impose stricter pollution standards for vehicles than the federal government, reversing a Trump-era policy that barred states' authority to implement such stringent emission rules. Published March 9, 2022
Politicians have no shortage of purported solutions to a global energy crisis that is causing Americans to wince at the pump -- but the painful reality, experts say, is neither President Biden nor Congress can do much about it. Published March 8, 2022
Democrats took turns taking swipes at President Biden for seeking new oil imports in countries led by dictators now that the U.S. put the kibosh on Russian oil imports. Published March 8, 2022
House Democrats will move forward with bipartisan legislation to ban Russian energy imports as soon as Tuesday, despite President Biden already announcing a nearly identical embargo. Published March 8, 2022
President Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on the importation of Russian oil and natural gas in an effort to ramp up economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. Published March 8, 2022
U.S. President Biden will unilaterally impose a ban on importing Russian oil Tuesday in an effort to ramp up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, a person familiar with the issue told The Washington Times. Published March 8, 2022
Top congressional lawmakers announced Monday that they reached a bipartisan deal on legislation to ban Russian energy imports and suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus for the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Published March 7, 2022
About 1,000 tractor-trailers, recreational vehicles, pickup trucks and other vehicles were expected Monday morning to resume a slow-moving convoy around the Capital Beltway that slowed traffic on Sunday to protest pandemic restrictions. Published March 7, 2022
The U.S. is in talks with European allies about banning the import of Russian oil, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. Published March 6, 2022
In a matter of days, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine accomplished something that has become increasingly rare in Washington's polarized political climate: uniting Republicans and Democrats. Published March 4, 2022
Gasoline prices are on pace to hit record highs across the country, with some regions already topping $5 per gallon with soaring costs exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Published March 4, 2022
