Tag: Washington news
AI industry uses light lobbying touch to educate Congress from corporate perspective
WASHINGTON -- The artificial intelligence industry has gone on a lobbying binge in the past few years, deploying scores of hired influencers to...
Biden to sign order to prioritize grants for projects with higher worker wages
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order for federal grants that would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits...
Jobs report will help Federal Reserve decide how much to cut interest rates
WASHINGTON -- Friday's monthly jobs report will likely mark a pivotal moment for the economy and the Federal Reserve.If it shows that hiring...
Trump says he'd create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk
PHOENIX -- Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would create a government efficiency commission to audit the entire federal government, an idea...
Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken...
5 takeaways from AP's report on the big backlog of uninspected drug factories
WASHINGTON -- As COVID-19 swept across the globe in early 2020, the Food and Drug Administration pulled most of its safety inspectors from...