Lawmakers return to Washington as debt limit crisis and other key issues loom
Lawmakers face a lengthy to-do list as they return to the Capitol after a two-week recess to confront a series…
Biden judicial push hits roadblocks with GOP veto-power and Democratic absences
The remarkable pace with which President Joe Biden has sought to remake the federal bench has been put into jeopardy…
‘Old dudes are eating Jell-O’: Senator reportedly discussed why she ditched ‘ridiculous’ Democratic luncheons
Politico reported that independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema previously described Democratic lunches as "ridiculous" and "dumb." "Those lunches were ridiculous," Sinema…
Trump shadow looms large over House GOP policy retreat
House Republicans had hoped to use their annual retreat to get on the same page about upcoming policy battles and…
Why Joe Biden is playing defense on crime
The Senate this week passed a Republican-led resolution to overturn a Washington, DC, crime law, which critics have argued is…
Michigan Senate votes to repeal 1931 abortion ban
The Michigan state Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state's 1931 abortion ban as well as its sentencing guidelines.
Video of Nichols’ beating prompts renewed calls for police reform
With Congress as divided as ever, it appears public outrage is once again on a collision course with Washington partisanship.
McConnell plans backseat role as McCarthy battles White House over debt ceiling
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has engineered ways out of a devastating debt default in the past.
Every American could feel the pain of Washington’s next showdown
Every American could get hurt if the new hardline Republican House's dangerous game of roulette with a still vulnerable economy…
Biden delivers sermon drawing on legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King: ‘This is a time of choosing’
President Joe Biden delivered remarks from Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sunday, becoming the first sitting president to deliver…