“I’m much more worried,” says Maryland Democrat Chris van Hollen.

They might not fully appreciate what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would be willing to do to keep his speakership.

President Biden’s agenda will be imperiled unless Democrats summon the courage to end this madness.

With the proposal to temporarily seat a replacement for the ailing senator on the Judiciary Committee, the majority’s plans—and Biden’s judges—may be left in limbo.

The ailing senator would like to be replaced temporarily on the Senate Judiciary Committee, but that’s easier said than done.

The president’s spending plan will never pass, but that’s not the point.

As Rupert Murdoch’s brainchild reels from legal disclosures, Democrats have a big opportunity to take their fight against the network right to its airwaves.

Georgia’s Richard Russell was an unrepentant racist. You’d think a name change would be a no-brainer. And yet...

In an exclusive interview, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says our work is just beginning.

Congress has an overwhelming to-do list in the final months of the year, including the not-so-small matter of funding the government.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is the single largest recipient of campaign funds from NextEra energy, whose pipeline project could get fast-tracked with the deal Schumer recently brokered.

The side deal that Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin cut to pass the Inflation Reduction Act now threatens to be the proximate cause of a government shutdown.

The Senate won’t be voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the election. But that doesn’t mean it won’t pass at all.

“I know everything about my caucus,” the Senate majority leader enthused. “I care about them. I love them.”

The federal government is pretty good at handling the unique problems of seniors. Why don't we do the same for parents and kids?

The Democrats’ new tax-and-spending bill will punish stock buybacks. Not enough. But it’s a start.

The biggest takeaway from a long weekend of legislative action is that this is no way to run a country.

While the bill that just survived the Senate is a whittled-down version of the Build Back Better Act, it still puts the Democratic party on a promising new path.

The upper chamber's “vote-a-rama” may sound like a real fun way to spend a Saturday night, but guess what?

“It’s not ideal, but it’s how the sausage gets made, right? I try not to go to the sausage factory.”