Chummy Senate Democrats jump into veep stakes

The Senate didn’t deliver a president in 2020. But it’s a good bet a senator will…

Schumer, Warren demand investigations of small business loans

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sens. Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and…

‘The political honeymoon may be ending’

The ink is barely dry on Congress’ latest $484 billion check to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…

A feud over face masks and pandemic relief: Congress returns

For the first time in nearly a month, House members returned to a largely deserted Capitol…

Biodiversity in Britain at risk from standstill due to coronavirus

While lockdown has allowed some a greater appreciation of spring and the fun of seeing goats,…

House creates new select coronavirus oversight committee over GOP objections

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | David Butow for Politico. The House voted Thursday to establish a…

Romney and Sinema say feds ‘behind the curve’ on tracking coronavirus

Sen. Mitt Romney. | Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Sens. Mitt Romney and Kyrsten Sinema are raising alarms…

Pollutionwatch: why has particle pollution increased under lockdown?

News reports have focused on reductions in air pollution from traffic during the lockdown, but particle…

Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, global study finds

The biggest assessment of global insect abundances to date shows a worrying drop of almost 25%…

Why few Britons pick fruit on our farm | Letter

Re your article (‘Just not true’ we’re too lazy for farm work, say frustrated UK applicants,…