House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo House Speaker…
Year: 2020
Chummy Senate Democrats jump into veep stakes
The Senate didn’t deliver a president in 2020. But it’s a good bet a senator will…
Schumer, Warren demand investigations of small business loans
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sens. Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and…
‘The political honeymoon may be ending’
The ink is barely dry on Congress’ latest $484 billion check to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…
A feud over face masks and pandemic relief: Congress returns
For the first time in nearly a month, House members returned to a largely deserted Capitol…
Biodiversity in Britain at risk from standstill due to coronavirus
While lockdown has allowed some a greater appreciation of spring and the fun of seeing goats,…
House creates new select coronavirus oversight committee over GOP objections
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | David Butow for Politico. The House voted Thursday to establish a…
Romney and Sinema say feds ‘behind the curve’ on tracking coronavirus
Sen. Mitt Romney. | Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Sens. Mitt Romney and Kyrsten Sinema are raising alarms…
Pollutionwatch: why has particle pollution increased under lockdown?
News reports have focused on reductions in air pollution from traffic during the lockdown, but particle…
Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, global study finds
The biggest assessment of global insect abundances to date shows a worrying drop of almost 25%…