Tony Romm

Washington, D.C.

Economic policy and accountability reporter.

Education: American University, BA in Journalism

Tony Romm is the economic policy and accountability reporter at The Washington Post, where he traces the impact of federal law on people’s lives. His work aims to answer questions that are often overlooked in the nation's capital: What happens after a bill is approved in Congress and signed at the White House? Are its loftiest goals achieved? Or do its promising policies and pots of taxpayer cash get snagged on the rocks of waste, fraud and bureaucratic inertia? Romm previously served as the newspaper's congressional economic policy reporter, chronicling the oft-fraught debates over issues i
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Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change

As storms, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather events strike with greater frequency and intensity, repairing and rebuilding has grown more costly, too.

October 12, 2024
An aerial view of a flooded area at Siesta Key on Thursday after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Fla.

U.S. court opens door for more election betting this fall

The betting site KalshiEx wins a legal battle against the CFTC, which had sought to block some political wagers.

October 2, 2024
The headquarters of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington, D.C.

In critical Ohio Senate race, crypto cash looks to tip the scales

The cryptocurrency industry is pouring money into the Ohio Senate race to support Bernie Moreno against Sherrod Brown.

September 23, 2024

Biden administration releases plans for new minimum tax on large companies

The new minimum tax on large companies by the Biden administration aims to raise $250 billion over the next decade.

September 12, 2024
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House.

U.S. looks to ban election betting as traders flock to prediction sites

The CFTC's crackdown on political futures contracts faces stiff resistance as some sites want to allow wagers of millions of dollars.

August 17, 2024

Insurance lobbyists block federal crackdown on costly retirement advice

The financial services industry has blocked the Biden administration from requiring brokers to put retirees’ needs first — above lucrative commissions.

August 11, 2024
Bills are cut and stacked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

State pension funds eye crypto investments, cheered on by lobbyists

The industry seeks a toehold in a lucrative market, which could tie bitcoin and other digital assets more closely to traditional finance — and bring some risk for retirees.

August 4, 2024
cryptopension

Crypto fanatics flock to Trump, hoping to ‘make bitcoin great again’

The crypto community is rallying behind Trump for the 2024 election, hoping to avoid regulation.

July 27, 2024
At a bitcoin conference Saturday in Nashville, Donald Trump proposed a series of crypto-friendly policies.

Corporate lobbyists eye new lawsuits after Supreme Court limits federal power

Powerful opponents of federal regulation — in climate, finance, health, labor and technology — are already planning how to use the ruling for their advantage.

June 30, 2024
Outside of the Supreme Court in Washington.

In conservative win, Supreme Court limits use of SEC in-house tribunals

The court said the Securities and Exchange Commission wrongly relies on internal tribunals, not federal courts, to bring enforcement actions in fraud cases.

June 27, 2024
The Supreme Court building in February. (Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post)