First it was four, then 10. So who knows? And naturally, he’s not telling the committee’s Democrats anything.

PLUS: debt ceiling fatigue and Chris Christie chronicles

Yes, they made noise, and most of them voted against the debt deal. But they had zero influence. Biden White House, take note.

Justice Samuel Alito is inventing a new way for the high court to substitute its own judgment for that of lawmakers.

By getting the deal through the fractious House, the speaker proved his doubters wrong.

It may not be up there with East Timor, but the practice of turning vast global contacts into wealth has been horrible for American democracy.

They’re antiquated and susceptible to attack. But they employ a lot of people in a lot of congressional districts.

Yes, the deal he struck with Kevin McCarthy could have been worse. But its long-term implications are dire.

Here is an object lesson in how not to use generative A.I.

At least the debt crisis is now over. But the Kevin McCarthy crisis is just getting started.

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.

The far right is mobilizing against LGBTQ events. But activists are getting ready as well.

The anti-LGBTQ attacks of Bud Light and Target are no mere boycotts—the aim is to intimidate companies into submission.

The speaker has his debt ceiling deal—but saboteurs are lying in wait.

How far can he go in a state that Democrats don’t win?

The current debt ceiling impasse could convince ratings agencies to cast their baleful eye over the U.S. sovereign credit, with serious implications.

With legal cases piling up, the former president may be destined for a jumpsuit to match his skin tone.

The policy outcome may prove terrible, but whatever it is, it will likely end McCarthy’s speakership in the near future.

A new book shows that paying frontline workers well makes good business sense. But that isn’t why it will happen.

A case involving the EPA’s protection of wetlands somehow became a forum for some fiery justice-on-justice warfare over textualism.