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The Maryland Democrat, whose 25-year-old son killed himself just days before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, says the upcoming trial is "a solemn and awesome responsibility."

President Biden picked an unusual financial watchdog to run the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gary Gensler made a fortune at Goldman Sachs — then pushed through aggressive market reforms.

Early in the pandemic, shortages of N95 respirators and other medical gear prompted panic across the world. A year later, the masks still aren't widely available to U.S. consumers.

President Biden is expected to sign on Wednesday an order pausing oil and gas drilling on federal land. It's one of several climate-focused executive actions he will make official.

Donald Trump lost the presidency, but the social divide he amplified while in office remains, and scholars are trying to figure out how to bridge it.…

Journalist Jon Fasman says local police are frequently able to access very powerful surveillance tools with little oversight. He writes about the threat to privacy in We See It All.

The astronauts will spend around eight days in orbit in what would be a new step for joint private-public space missions.

Andre Perry of Brookings says discrimination against communities of color also involves lenders, zoning laws and other issues in which the Department of Housing and Urban Development is less involved.

An insurance regulation known as "the birthday rule" is tripping up couples who are putting their newborn children on the wrong policy and risk losing thousands of dollars.

As the pandemic continues to grip Virginia, lawmakers are debating paid sick days.The House of Delegates is considering a bill that would require…