
Biden Opens the Possibility of More Offshore Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Interior’s oil-drilling proposal could allow 11 lease sales over the next five years, but includes an option for the administration to conduct no sales.
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Treasury Blocks $1 Billion Trust Owned by Russian Oligarch
The Treasury Department said Thursday it has blocked a $1 billion Delaware-based trust connected to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov. The move comes after the U.S. seized a $3... -
Biden Backs Filibuster Exception to Protect Abortion Access
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats coalesce around an election-year message inten... -
Senate Democrats See ‘Major Progress' on Biden's Economic Agenda Bill
Democrats plan to submit a “finalized agreement” on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies to a key Senate official “in the coming days” to see if ... -
US Buys 105 Million COVID Vaccine Doses for Fall Campaign
U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have agreed to purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of a fall booster campaign. The $3.2 billion deal announc...