DC BUREAU
Our Washington, D.C., bureau reports on congressional delegations and key Supreme Court and administrative decisions that affect our state.
STAFF
Jane directs national coverage, managing staff and freelance reporters in the nation’s capital and assigning and editing state-specific daily and enterprise stories.
Jacob covers federal policy as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Based in Oregon, he focuses on Western issues. His coverage areas include climate, energy development, public lands and infrastructure.
Ashley Murray covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include domestic policy and appropriations.
Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, housing and aid to families.
Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.
STORIES
Treasury secretary pinpoints June 5 as earliest date for U.S. debt default
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said if Congress fails to increase the debt limit, it would cause severe hardship to American families.
GOP-led states plan new voter data systems to replace one they rejected
A close look at how ERIC was set up and how it operates suggests that building any new interstate partnership from scratch will be a major challenge.
Western lands fight erupts over Bureau of Land Management’s conservation proposal
Supporters say the proposal would lift conservation to the level of extractive uses, a responsible move to protect lands affected by climate change.
Fentanyl-related drugs permanently made criminal under bill passed by U.S. House
The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently categorize lab-made substances with similar chemical structures to fentanyl among the most strictly regulated drugs under U.S. law.
U.S. Supreme Court narrows scope of Clean Water Act
The justices issued separate opinions that showed a 5-4 split in how far they would allow federal jurisdiction to extend, with the conservative majority ruling to significantly narrow federal agency power.
With debt default as soon as a week away, U.S. House jets off for holiday break
Top House Republicans negotiating with the White House did not immediately leave to fly home or head abroad on official trips ahead of the week-long break.
After years of bipartisan spending boosts, U.S. House GOP won’t lift debt ceiling without cuts
The flip in approach has left negotiators struggling to reach the bipartisan agreement needed to avoid a default on the U.S. debt as soon as June 1 that economists say would be catastrophic.
Biden student debt relief plan revoked in U.S. House vote
President Joe Biden said he will veto the measure, arguing it “would weaken America’s middle class.”
Biden and McCarthy strike positive tone after debt limit talks, but no deal yet
Neither man divulged details about what remains unresolved nor how soon they hope to reach an agreement.
New bipartisan immigration legislation proposed in U.S. House
The bill's sponsors say it aims to target the more than 10 million undocumented people in the country and ease the way for legal employment of workers in industries experiencing labor shortages.
Progressives try to persuade Biden to use the 14th Amendment to resolve debt crisis
Supporters of the idea argue that the Reconstruction-era amendment trumps the debt limit statute, or the law that sets the dollar amount of how much the U.S. government can borrow to pay its bills.
Missouri man arrested for crashing truck, making threats near White House
Investigators’ first look at the incident suggested the man intentionally drove a truck into Lafayette Park’s bollards.