Yahoo HomeBen Werschkul is a senior producer and writer for Yahoo Finance reporting on the intersection of financial issues and politics in the nation's capital. He has covered Washington for over 15 years. Before joining Yahoo Finance, he worked at The New York Times and CNN.
Yahoo FinanceBiden asks CEOs for help on cybersecurity: 'We can't meet this challenge alone'
The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft met with President Biden on Wednesday to discuss the nation's cybersecurity preparedness.
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How to overcome COVID-19 going forward
We’re back to square one with COVID-19, once again trying to discern the indiscernible, the course of a pandemic. The implications couldn't be larger.
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Ex-Washington Post editor: Big Tech does 'a lot of harm' but has 'advantages'
The legendary journalist Marty Baron retired from his job as The Washington Post's top editor in February after a 45-year career that became increasingly demanding with the dawn of the internet.
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Trump’s claim that the election was stolen is a ‘fiasco for our democracy’: Marty Baron
Marty Baron led the Washington Post during Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency and recently reflected on Trump’s influence on the news business.
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DC, crypto industry tangle over potentially 'devastating impact' of infrastructure deal
The new infrastructure bill contains measures that would have a big impact on the cryptocurrency industry.
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Both parties think they can turn inflation worries to their advantage
Recent polling underscores just how concerned Americans have become about inflation.
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A 'no-brainer’: Why Democrats will keep pushing for increased IRS funding
In interviews this week, Democrats made clear that they remain interested in staffing up the IRS to chase down tax cheats.
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Leading House Republican is ‘skeptical’ the bipartisan infrastructure deal will actually pay for itself
Rep. Kevin Brady is unconvinced that the bipartisan framework on infrastructure will actually pay for itself. “How they've arrived at some of these figures are a bit puzzling,” he says.
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Pharmaceutical CEO on Biden’s support for COVID-19 vaccine waiver: ‘It just seems self-defeating’
In May, the Biden administration backed the idea of waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. In a new interview, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks weighed in says “this is a counterproductive move.”
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Supreme Court upholds Obamacare for a third time — here is what was at stake
The Supreme Court on Thursday released its highly anticipated decision on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. By a 7-2 vote, the court rejected the Republican-led challenge to the law.
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Why barbershops may be the key to increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates
While confidence in COVID-19 vaccines has recently risen within communities of color, a way to keep closing the gap, Biden officials think, is to reach people while they are getting a hair cut.
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Faster than expected inflation ‘is actually a good sign,’ White House official says
National Economic Council Deputy Director Bharat Ramamurti told Yahoo Finance that the recent inflation jump is actually a positive sign
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Why it could be 'an accounting nightmare' to try to work and collect Social Security benefits until this age
If you plan to keep working, don't start claiming Social Security benefits until at least your full retirement age.
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2 taxes could be raised to pay for Biden's tax credits: Former 2020 contender
John Delaney, like many Democrats, wants to make expansions of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit permanent and offered up two tax increases he says can help pay for it.
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Biden’s infrastructure plan could push more cities to offer internet service directly
Under the surface of Washington’s negotiations over infrastructure - and buried in jargon like ‘municipal networks’ and ‘overbuilding’ - is a debate about how Americans may get their internet in the years ahead.
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Congressman: 'Most of my colleagues don't have a deep understanding of cryptocurrencies'
“Most of my colleagues don't have a deep understanding of cryptocurrencies,” Rep. Jim Himes told Yahoo Finance.
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Commerce Secretary on corporate tax rate: ‘Many CEOs felt that 21% was too low’
As the Biden administration pitches its $2 trillion infrastructure proposal and the corporate tax hike that would fund it, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has become the team’s unofficial CEO whisperer.
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Retirement reform is on track for Biden's signature 'hopefully this year': Rep. Kevin Brady
Before he retires himself at the end of 2022, Rep. Kevin Brady has prioritized getting another round of retirement reform through Congress.
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Corporations donated millions of dollars to Republicans who voted to overturn presidential election
A comprehensive report by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released Wednesday shows the myriad ways that a dollar can make its way from a company to these 147 lawmakers even without a direct donation.
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The college matched-savings program Congress wants to take national
Congress is thinking about taking an Arizona program - which offers an 8-to-1 match for college savers - nationwide.