by Clara Martinez | Feb 12, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Growing energy consumption from AI data centers dominated the agenda at the National Association of State Energy Officials’ 2026 Energy Policy Outlook Conference last week. Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Judy Chang said...
by Dasha Dubinina | Feb 11, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — As Americans struggle with the affordability crisis, a panel of top Democratic‑aligned economists at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday debated whether price controls should be the centerpiece of an affordability agenda. The think tank gathered...
by Melody Xu | Feb 4, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers questioned Tesla and Waymo executives about the safety and privacy of their self-driving cars at a Senate Commerce, Science, & Technology Committee hearing Wednesday. Rules on self-driving cars currently differ state-to-state, and lawmakers...
by André Hiroki and Clara Martinez | Feb 4, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — A Senate antitrust hearing on Netflix’s proposed $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery began Tuesday with debate on market power, labor competition and consolidation in the entertainment industry — before exploding into a partisan fight over...
by Clara Martinez | Jan 29, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Federal Open Market Committee announced that the federal funds rate will remain at 3.5-3.75% on Wednesday. In his first press conference since the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into renovation spending, Federal Reserve Chairman...
by Clara Martinez | Jan 22, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison, R-Miss., blamed rising home prices on a supply issue, which he claimed is caused entirely by government policy during a hearing on Thursday. “That is not a failure of the free...
by André Hiroki | Jan 21, 2026 | Business
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers pressed Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner on oversight of federal housing programs and the Federal Housing Administration during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, as housing affordability remains a...
by Clara Martinez | Jan 15, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – In a House Financial Services committee hearing Wednesday, representatives repeatedly criticized the Trump administration’s criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Although the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market...
by André Hiroki | Jan 15, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Witnesses from across the agricultural sector told senators that small and family farms play a critical role in feeding Americans but continue to face bureaucratic barriers and limited access to federal programs during a hearing to examine growth in the...
by Melody Xu | Jan 13, 2026 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats shared bipartisan support for Earned Wage Access during a House hearing on Tuesday, but disagreed on whether it needs to be treated like credit — a distinction that could determine how much consumers pay in fees and how tightly...
by Avigna Ramachandran and Katareena Roska | Dec 2, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices pressed counsel for the music industry and internet providers on secondary copyright liability in oral arguments on Monday. The case, Cox Communications Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, focuses on whether internet service...
by Desiree Luo | Nov 19, 2025 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – House Republican leadership is facing bipartisan pressure to call for a vote on banning congressional stock trading as the House Administration Committee held a hearing on the topic Wednesday. “Mark my words, a bill will come to the floor,” Rep. Brian...
