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Washington correspondent

Ariana covers the nation’s capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance. Before joining States Newsroom, Ariana covered public health and chemical policy on Capitol Hill for E&E News. As a Florida native, she’s worked for the Miami Herald and her hometown paper, the Tampa Bay Times. Her work has also appeared in the Chicago Tribune and NPR. She is a graduate of the University of Florida.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal in principle Saturday night that would stave off a first-ever default on the nation’s debt as long…

The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is currently on hold awaiting a Supreme…

A U.S. default on its debt would have a significantly broader impact on federal operations, financial markets and the global economy than recent government…

Contend withdrawing access could threaten patient health.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday said House Republicans’ debt limit proposal would cut vital education programs and harm vulnerable students across the…

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will direct his administration to allow undocumented people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to…

Health insurance companies may no longer need to cover a wide swath of preventive health care services that were required by the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

Questions of authority, standing and fairness at issue.

As the Biden administration prepares to defend its student debt cancellation program before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, data shows that Black borrowers…

President Joe Biden at an annual meeting with county leaders on Tuesday said there is much more work to be done on gun control…