Clinical trials for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines are well under way and some drugs are already being given tentative approvals, with a vaccine likely to follow in coming weeks. But some of the populations that are most affected by the pandemic — the

The cruise industry, shut out of federal COVID-19 aid and ordered not to sail through Oct. 31, is now the subject of even more scrutiny. Democratic lawmaker Sean Maloney wants to know if the Trump administration intervened in a decision on when cruises ca

Patrick Njoroge, the Governor of the Central Bank at Kenya, speaks with Chris Brummer at DC Fintech Week 2020 to discuss how Mpesa, one of the world's most successful mobile money transfer services, impacted Kenya’s economic development, and what central

Congressional leaders and the White House must reach agreement on a coronavirus aid deal Tuesday if they want it to become law before Election Day. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin still have several unresolved items to work

The Trump Administration has scheduled a court case in front of the Supreme Court for November 30th to rule on whether the government can exclude undocumented immigrants from apportionment. Michael Macagnone unpacks this case and what is at stake. Learn m

The FDIC released survey results on the number of unbanked Americans -- a measure that determines poverty levels. While the numbers in it are improving, the survey does not include data since the pandemic, which in all likelihood pushed the number higher.

Nursing homes have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. This may be a moment for government to recalibrate and make much needed improvements. Lauren Clason reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marijuana is on the ballot on Nov. 3 in several red and blue states alike. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp discusses why these initiatives are important to watch and why many eyes are on South Dakota and New Jersey in particular. Learn more about your ad choic

There has been lots of talk about packing the Supreme Court if the Democrats win the presidency. But CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller lays out the case on why eliminating the filibuster would rebalance the scales of power between the Supreme Court and Congress

For the last half century the GOP party platform has been to destroy labor, not save it. Now comes conservative Oren Cass who advised Sen. Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns. He has caught the attention of many conservatives as he raises the question of