Simpson remembered as a giant of the Senate, literally
Former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson, one of the most colorful lawmakers in recent congressional history, died Friday at age ...
I am the face of Medicaid. Proposed cuts loom like dark clouds.
Readers describe their first-hand experience with Medicaid and discuss proposed changes to the program. I am the face of ...
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is short of $2 billion for the year, Axios reports
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has warned Congress has a funding shortfall of $2 billion for ...
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to ...
What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday’s deadline
Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a ...
D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...
A Republican Congress Member Had A Hissy Fit After Being Called Out For Misgendering A Member Of Congress Twice
Sarah McBride is the first openly transgender member elected to Congress. The Senator from Delaware has had to deal with ...
Will the Supreme Court kill birthright citizenship? It's a question of history vs. loyalty
President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to prop up a January executive order ending birthright citizenship in the ...
China wraps up its National People’s Congress in a sea of red
BEIJING, China (AP) — China wrapped up the National People’s Congress — its biggest political event of the year — on Tuesday.
Trump promised policies to make people of color miserable. Now his voters are feeling the pain, too.
The president's proposals are already starting to impact the very people who put him back in office. Trump’s agenda was never ...
The end of MAGA's dominance: "The American people see the Democrats take down Trump themselves"
President Trump is a juggernaut. His shock and awe campaign against American democracy, the rule of law, civil society, the ...
Congress holds a unique duty to uphold democracy. Is it doing so?
Commitment to democracy under the structure of a republic creates rights and duties for elected representatives. Some are not ...