WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order last week to block and regulate high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China — a move the administration said was targeted but it also reflected an intensifying competition between the world's two biggest powers. The order covers advanced computer chips, microelectronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. [...]

A generation ago, non-profit organizations regularly lobbied for legislation and served as advocates on issues, but according to a recent survey, charities are now far more reluctant to seek to influence lawmakers and other policymakers. The survey, conducted for Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits and grant makers, found that less than one-third of [...]

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness in July, just weeks after the Supreme Court struck [...]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is delaying plans to restock the nation's emergency oil reserve amid a price hike that has pushed oil above $80 a barrel. The Energy Department canceled a planned purchase of 6 million barrels for the strategic reserve last week, saying it wants to secure a good deal for taxpayers. The [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using an American spy database of foreigners' emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren't related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released earlier this week. The President's Intelligence Advisory Board's findings come as the White House pushes Congress [...]