Republicans, in the peak of cruelty, are turning the L.A. fires into a political bargaining chip.

Biden and Congress squandered a chance to end the legal underpinnings of the forever war. The president-elect will once again reap the powers afforded to him.

The critical health benefit for millions of Americans looked to be all set for a two year extension. Then Elon and Trump intervened, and now its fate remains in purgatory.

He’s the richest person in human history, yet he’s trying to deny meager raises for lawmakers and doesn’t care if federal workers go unpaid over the holidays.

When the president-elect says he wants to revive “impoundments,” he’s really talking about a vast expansion of his autocratic vision.

The party should borrow a highly effective move from the outgoing Mitch McConnell—by steadfastly refusing to lend its support to the Trump agenda.

A bill allowing the executive branch to strip nonprofit status from organizations offering “material support” to terrorists could easily be used to target political enemies—including environmentalists.

The vanity agency the billionaire oligarch is getting from Trump probably won’t accomplish much beyond giving him and partner Vivek Ramaswamy more of what they desperately crave—attention.

Lawmakers left town last week without passing additional natural disaster funding, and approving additional money may prove tricky when they return.

Polling shows that the policy manifesto disavowed by the former president is increasingly penetrating the public consciousness. Kamala Harris’s Washington allies want it to stay that way.

Most women vote Democratic. And most still change their name when they marry. And that’s where the GOP sees an Achilles’ heel.

Fresh data from the Census Bureau has shone a stark light on the number of Americans, among them millions of children, who must endure what’s proven to be a fixable hardship.

The ex-president has demanded that Congress insert “voter fraud” measures into a must-pass spending bill. Speaker Mike Johnson says he agrees.

Experts warn that proposals to exempt taxes on tips and end taxes on Social Security benefits would have long-term negative effects.

Nancy Pelosi halted momentum toward coalescing behind the president.

Lawmakers aired their grievances privately in a meeting on Tuesday, even as most publicly maintain their support for Biden.

A civil war has brought the country to the brink of famine and created the world’s largest child displacement crisis. Here’s what politicians on Capitol Hill are hoping to do about it.

House Republicans’ farm bill includes a provision reversing a California law promoting more humane housing conditions for livestock. Opponents say the law infringes on other states’ prerogatives.

Trump polls very well with voters without college degrees. But organized labor polls well with even more voters. Make a move, Democrats.

The House GOP’s farm bill would change how SNAP benefits are evaluated, and Democrats are furious.