NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black ...

The Trump administration escalated its standoff with Harvard on Thursday, revoking the school's ability to enroll ...

WASHINGTON — The multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago while supporting ...

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Maria Elena Durazo during the Senate Committee on Health at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on April 9, 2025. (Fred Greaves for CalMatters) One of the most controversial housing bills ...

"The Affordable Housing ... Senate on Tuesday along with Sens. Maria Cantwell D-Wash., Marsha Blackburn R-Tenn., and Ron Wyden D-Ore., who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee.

Washington legislators pass statewide rent ... and starter homes—faced a make-or-break hearing before the Senate Housing Committee. One made it, the other broke. The committee rejected S.B ...

Back in the House, Housing Committee ... Washington just can't afford that now.” As discussions begin on how to come together and move the bill forward, Peterson said he would want the Senate ...

Brown Housing Community on St. Croix, a VIHA property. Photo Credit ... During Friday's meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing, Transportation, and Telecommunications, discussion among ...

On a party-line vote, the Senate ... The housing committee on Wednesday also advanced bills to encourage more transit-oriented development and allow for lot splitting. Washington State Standard ...

A new cap on rent hikes in Washington got one step closer to becoming law Wednesday. On a party-line vote, the Senate Housing Committee passed House Bill 1217, which would set a 7% limit on annual ...

Washington — The Senate Finance Committee voted on Tuesday to advance the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former heart surgeon and television host, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...