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.
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.
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.
Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.
STORIES
U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-10th District, who has faced scrutiny for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, is on the panel.
Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years
A decision on the program's legality is not expected until 2024, when it eventually goes to the U.S. Supreme Court.
White House launches new push to help states remove lead pipes that carry drinking water
Erie County and Pittsburgh are among the communities set to participate in the program, according to the White House.
National Dems ready to OK new 2024 primary voting calendar, despite uncertainty in two states
Party bosses will meet Feb. 4 in Philadelphia. But it won’t be the last step in what’s become a contentious process.
Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states
The bill includes a cost-of-living adjustment that would peg teacher salaries to inflation.
Pa.’s Evans, Lee among congressional Dems condemning Biden admin’s expansion of Title 42
WASHINGTON — Nearly 80 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the White House expressing their “great concern” that the Biden administration is walking back on its promise to restore migrants’ access to asylum. In the letter, they also condemned the administration’s expansion of a controversial policy that immediately turns away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, […]
Postal service on-time performance similar in rural, urban areas, report finds
Pa. was among the locales where USPS periodical deliveries occurred 5% or more frequently in rural areas than urban areas.
Ukrainians by the thousands arrive in states — but with a time limit
Nearly 200,000 Americans have applied to sponsor those fleeing the war, with the majority of applicants from New York, Illinois, California and Washington.
U.S. hits debt limit and Treasury Department begins ‘extraordinary measures’
'The debt ceiling is officially a ticking time bomb we can’t diffuse soon enough,' U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said
Pa.’s Thompson, U.S. House ag leaders discuss anti-hunger measures in upcoming farm bill
'Food security provides a pathway to financial security,' Thompson, the new chair of the House Agriculture Committee, said.
U.S. House GOP would make it easier for feds to give public lands away to states
Supporters of the measure agree that it would make it easier for Congress to divest public lands, but they say that’s a good thing.
U.S. to hit debt limit much sooner than expected, thrusting Congress into showdown
The country will reach the debt limit on Jan. 19 at which point the Treasury Department will begin using extraordinary measures.