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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is part of a group of Democrats up for reelection in 2022 pushing for eliminating the gas tax for the rest of the year to address higher prices at the pump.

Senate Democrats want to fight inflation, but there are limits to what they can do

Some are looking to a gas tax holiday to bring relief to consumers faced with skyrocketing prices.

Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., speak to reporters about negotiations on the debt limit outside of the House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill.

Low-key Louisiana lawmaker tapped to help lead GOP debt negotiations

Rep. Garret Graves was critical in helping Kevin McCarthy get the votes to be elected speaker. Now, he's taking the lead at the negotiating table on how to avoid a historic debt default.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023.

With visit to China, Blinken clears a diplomatic path, but it's unclear where it goes

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip shows the Biden administration is keen to reignite diplomacy and inject stability to its dealings with China, but whether it was a success remains to be seen.

Dr. Mandy Cohen, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will replace outgoing CDC director Rochelle Walensky.

Biden taps Mandy Cohen — former North Carolina health secretary — to lead CDC

President Biden's pick for the next director of the CDC is Dr. Mandy Cohen, an internal medicine physician with experience in state and federal government.

President Biden arrives at a political rally in Philadelphia on June 17. He has increasingly cast his climate program as a jobs program as his reelection campaign heats up.

Biden frames his clean energy plan as a jobs plan, obscuring his record on climate

President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion to address the climate crisis. But as the president focuses on the law's economic benefits, is his climate win getting lost?

Supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo work together to roll a boulder onto the Pan-American North Highway during a protest against his detention, in Chao, Peru, on Thursday.

A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months detention for ousted President Pedro Castillo

The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo.

England's striker Chloe Kelly celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final match between England and Germany on July 31, 2022.

As the Women's World Cup gets underway, a look at the history of the sports bra

The return of the Women's World Cup could mean more iconic shots of shirtless celebrations revealing sports bras. The garment has come a long way from its humble beginnings.

A mobile billboard is seen near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

The who's who of the tech world meet with senators to debate plan to regulate AI

More than 20 business leaders and others, including tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, are on Capitol Hill to meet with U.S. senators.

Walter Reed Officials Raised Concerns About Hasan

Many advisers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center had concerns about Nidal Hasan's job performance and behavior, yet time and time again, officials gave him another chance. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has spoken with top officials there, and tells host Melissa Block new details about Hasan's work at Walter Reed.

Former LA Dodger Steve Garvey aims for the wall in U.S. Senate race

When the former baseball star won a runoff spot for California's open senate seat, he reminded supporters that his primary victory was only "the first game of a doubleheader."

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