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WASHINGTON -- It’s been nearly four months since Congress let the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum lapse, potentially hindering the deployment of broadband or expanding 5G capabilities.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden looks to revive a key campaign promise to provide widespread debt relief to student loan borrowers, legal experts warn that he’s likely to encounter a fresh wave of lawsuits challenging his authority to act without congressional approval.

The leader of the Solomon Islands will visit China next week, highlighting the accelerating contest between Beijing and Washington for influence in the South Pacific

As President Joe Biden finds himself struggling with approval ratings that remain stubbornly resistant even to good economic news, Washington’s chattering classes have begun to resurrect a question that was prominent in 2020: Could former President Barack Obama be the magical healer Democrats need to reinvigorate disenchanted Democrats?

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For years, Charlene Redrick worked double shifts to make sure she made rent each month. The 64-year-old nursing home aide always paid on time — even at the height of the pandemic.

WASHINGTON — Newly unsealed details from the Justice Department’s investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified information shed light on how investigators made their case in court last year for a warrant to search the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home, including the extent of surveillance footage they said showed boxes…

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials called for reinforcing security policies and practices to ensure accountability “down to the lowest levels of the department” in a review of a leak of classified information allegedly by a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department said it’s appealing a court ruling that would block federal agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about the content that appears on their platforms, restricting the Biden administration’s efforts to stem the spread of misinformation.