Americans on both sides of the aisle are ready to hold firm, and things could get messy.

As the nation talks about the rise of political violence, a Republican official blatantly called for Representative Pramila Jayapal to be hanged.

As the White House press secretary suggests the targeting of activists like Mahmoud Khalil will intensify, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to us about her new efforts to counter Trump.

As the White House press secretary signals worsening horrors on immigration, Representative Pramila Jayapal explains the common thread linking them together: an effort to foment fear.

The debt ceiling agreement forged by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will save the economy from default, but the vibes on Capitol Hill were still decidedly mixed.

“Sorry, bud,” AOC clapped back at McCarthy after he took a shot at her. “The only person here holding the entire U.S. economy hostage because they’ve completely lost control is you.”

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

Inside the progressive flank’s plans to regroup under the Republican House

They’re reversing a rule Democrats passed in 2021 calling for gender-neutral pronouns. Think it’s gonna stop there?

Nancy Pelosi will give way to a younger core of party bosses who will need to quickly learn how to share power—and be a minority party.

A tedious and tepid missive did more to damage its writers’ reputations than advance the cause of peace.

Yes, Build Back Better eventually became Build Back Manchin, but for Democrats, it’s better than nothing.

And it was … interesting to see the “bipartisan” No Labels group come out and say that the House select committee is “a partisan exercise.”

Congress can’t pass laws, so Democrats want Biden to issue more executive orders. But the conservative Supreme Court often rejects such orders, requiring Congress to pass a law. But Congress can’t pass laws …

The president has guaranteed the votes will be there for the Build Back Better Act. He’ll have to deliver.

What deal did the president and his party’s leaders in Congress strike on Thursday?

The Democrats are *this close* to a deal—except for all the major portions of the budget bill they still disagree on.

Democrats have to prove that the government can deliver for people. If they don’t, authoritarianism wins.

Her leverage is the votes she controls in the Progressive Caucus. Their leverage is that they can kill a deal single-handedly. The stakes could not be higher.

House leadership included the measure in a government funding bill—and even members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus went along with it.