
Senate Intel Committee members urge sanctions on Putin enablers
The Senate Intelligence Committee is urging the Biden administration to increase sanctions on enablers of Vladimir Putin’s regime amidst its unprovoked and illegal war in Ukraine.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is urging the Biden administration to increase sanctions on enablers of Vladimir Putin’s regime amidst its unprovoked and illegal war in Ukraine.

The question that we’ve needed to ask for months, if not years, smacked us in the face today again: what do Senate Democrats get out of having Joe Manchin in their caucus?

The Support Kids Not Red Tape Act would grant the USDA additional flexibility so that schools and summer meal sites can stay open and improve access to free, healthy meals for children.

According to the Health Care Costs Institute, insulin prices nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, with the average price for a 40-day supply of insulin increasing from $344 to $666 during that span.

Legislation to reform the United States Postal Service passed the United States Senate on Tuesday.

The Senate unanimously passed the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022, which would require companies responsible for U.S. critical infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents to the government.

Many employers automatically enroll their employees in retirement savings plans when they start the job, but many employees initially decide to opt out.

The Virginia Senate voted 21-19, along party lines, to decline to take up the nomination of controversial former Trump administration EPA chief Andrew Wheeler to serve as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.

Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Reps. John Garamendi (CA-03) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08) are urging President Joe Biden to take bold steps to reduce its reliance on nuclear weapons.

One year after the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, political polarization – and the threat of related violence – is increasing, says a Virginia Tech expert who researches the role of communities in promoting, deterring, or reacting to extremism, crime, violence, and tragedies.
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