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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump's military authority in Venezuela.
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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump's military authority in Venezuela.
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Jan 14, 2026
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
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Jan 14, 2026
A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Republicans are expected to appeal.
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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to change their vote on the bill to block President Trump's military action in Venezuela without Congress's consent.
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Jan 14, 2026
The bill would allow lawmakers to keep their existing stock and continue to sell it if they provide seven to 14 days of notice. Democrats called it a "gift to insider traders."
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Jan 14, 2026
The question in the case was not a mail-in ballot rule itself but whether political candidates have the right to challenge the rules governing the vote count in their election.
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Jan 14, 2026
Mary Peltola's entry into the Alaska Senate race is a building block in an electoral strategy Democrats have been working on for months.
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Jan 14, 2026
After securing strong recruits on a tough Senate map, the Democratic leader is not only predicting an upset 2026 victory, but also naming the states he thinks his party can flip.
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Jan 13, 2026
It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.
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Jan 13, 2026
Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.
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Jan 13, 2026
That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies.
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Jan 13, 2026
Ezra Klein and State Representative James Talarico of Texas discuss his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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Jan 13, 2026
Unexpected vacancies have whittled the G.O.P.'s edge to just a couple of votes, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber.
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Jan 12, 2026
A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Justice Department's probe into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, lied about renovations to the central bank's headquarters has raised alarms.
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Jan 12, 2026
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
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Jan 12, 2026
The former congresswoman is the latest top-tier recruit for Democrats, who face a difficult Senate map this year as they try to retake control of the chamber.
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Jan 12, 2026
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez thinks too many members of her party miss what's really driving the alienation and anger in our society.
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Jan 11, 2026
The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.
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Jan 10, 2026
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.
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Jan 09, 2026
The California governor is powered by smoothies and bursting with thoughts about U.S. politics.
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Jan 09, 2026
The resolution created different sections of statutory code. A part the Senate is weighing using has not been widely seen as unconstitutional.
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Jan 09, 2026
The vote to open a war powers debate, a pair of attempted veto overrides and a split on health care suggested a greater appetite among Republicans to challenge the president.
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Jan 08, 2026
House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own branch's prerogatives. But they fell short.
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Jan 08, 2026
The passage of the bill was a triumph for Democrats, who drew substantial Republican backing. But it has no path forward, and an election-year compromise is a long shot.
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Jan 08, 2026
The Republican defectors paved the way for a debate that could expose bipartisan concern about President Trump's actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump called for them to lose their seats.
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Jan 08, 2026
House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own branch's prerogatives. But they fell short.
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Jan 08, 2026
A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration's strategy.
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Jan 08, 2026
Representative Thomas Massie, a rare Republican critic of President Trump's military intervention, explained his concerns in an interview with The New York Times.
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Jan 08, 2026
A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration's strategy.
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Jan 08, 2026
Claire Valdez, a New York assemblywoman, will face the Brooklyn borough president in a Democratic primary race to replace Representative Nydia Velázquez.
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Jan 08, 2026
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
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Jan 08, 2026
The Maryland congressman, who served as one of his party's top leaders, plans to depart after nearly half a century in Congress, as his party looks toward generational change.
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Jan 07, 2026
Most Republicans are on board with Trump's aggression. Not Thomas Massie.
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Jan 07, 2026
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
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Jan 07, 2026
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela's oil industry.
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Jan 07, 2026
Will anyone be in charge?
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Jan 07, 2026
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela's oil industry.
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Jan 07, 2026
Republicans have cheered the raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro but toiled to square their longstanding views with President Trump's unclear and rapidly evolving strategy.
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Jan 07, 2026
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of Democrats' few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
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Jan 07, 2026
A court dispute over the lines of the 11th Congressional District represents one of New York Democrats' few hopes of drawing maps in their favor for the 2026 midterms.
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Jan 06, 2026
The California Republican's sudden passing, on the same day that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation took effect, made the party's House math even trickier.
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Jan 06, 2026
The election on March 10, or a runoff in April, will determine who serves out the remainder of Ms. Greene's term after her unexpected resignation from Congress.
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Jan 06, 2026
On Capitol Hill, Democrats spent the fifth anniversary of the riot forcefully rebutting the president's attempts to rewrite the history of the attack, as he stepped up his false claims.
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Jan 06, 2026
Pamela Hemphill, who said she rejected President Trump's pardon for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, apologized to a Capitol Police officer who was assaulted during the mayhem.
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Jan 06, 2026
Mr. LaMalfa had represented a district in northeastern California since 2013.
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Jan 06, 2026
The former conservative has moved from the Washington suburbs to Manhattan and will run for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district.
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Jan 06, 2026
Mr. Goldman, a Democrat from New York City, faces a stiff primary battle that could turn on Gaza and how to fight President Trump.
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Jan 06, 2026
The former conservative has moved from the Washington suburbs to Manhattan and will run for an open House seat in a heavily Democratic district.
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Jan 05, 2026
The classified session for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
It turns out that few things liberate Republicans to speak their minds about President Trump like the fact that they are departing Congress.
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Jan 05, 2026
Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.
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Jan 04, 2026
By Sunday evening, Trump administration officials had agreed to provide a briefing on Monday, after pleas from Democrats to fill them in on action that President Trump had taken circumventing Congress.
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Jan 03, 2026
Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.
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Jan 03, 2026
Los demócratas plantearon preocupaciones constitucionales y dijeron que el gobierno de Trump había tergiversado sus objetivos en Venezuela. La mayoría de los republicanos aplaudieron la acción.
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Jan 03, 2026
Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.
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Jan 02, 2026
The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live.
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Jan 02, 2026
Lawmakers head into President Trump's second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab.
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Jan 01, 2026
The former special counsel accused President Trump of "exploiting" violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an interview released by House Republicans.
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Dec 31, 2025
A Colorado Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House and 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.
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Dec 31, 2025
The president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers' money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.
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Dec 31, 2025
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Dec 31, 2025
The Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.
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Dec 30, 2025
A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.
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Dec 26, 2025
The president is planning to meet with the leader of Ukraine in Florida just as the lawmakers are applying some pressure.
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Dec 26, 2025
Zohran Mamdani's campaign encouraged canvassers to ditch their scripts in pursuit of genuine, off-the-cuff-conversation. It's a strategy that some Democratic strategists want to see more of.
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Dec 26, 2025
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California's congressional map, means that all of the state's conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
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Dec 25, 2025
Since President Trump's rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.
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Dec 25, 2025
The Baltic nation's congressional liaison is using candy, an American flag outfit and "Die Hard" jokes to make friends in Congress as the Trump administration turns against Europe.
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Dec 23, 2025
Representative LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, called on immigration officials to close Delaney Hall in Newark, calling detainees' food and medical care inadequate.
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Dec 23, 2025
Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, announced that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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Dec 22, 2025
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.
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Dec 22, 2025
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat of Ohio, sued President Trump on Monday seeking to force the removal of his name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Dec 22, 2025
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, has long been a target of racist insults by the president. Now her whole community faces an immigration crackdown.
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Dec 22, 2025
A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president's claims on birthright citizenship.
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Dec 20, 2025
A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the "difficult, exhausting session" this fall on Capitol Hill.
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Dec 19, 2025
The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an "ultra MAGA" Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.
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Dec 19, 2025
Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.
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Dec 19, 2025
The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.
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Dec 19, 2025
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.
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Dec 18, 2025
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein's ties to President Trump.
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Dec 18, 2025
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Trump.
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Dec 18, 2025
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
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Dec 18, 2025
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It's threatening to do so again next year.
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Dec 18, 2025
Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family's businesses.
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Dec 18, 2025
El Comando Sur dijo que el ataque tuvo como objetivo una lancha que navegaba por una "conocida ruta del narcotráfico" y que en ella habían muerto cuatro hombres "narcoterroristas".
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Dec 18, 2025
Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years.
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Dec 18, 2025
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
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Dec 18, 2025
Liberals should reconcile with America's oil and gas industry.
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Dec 17, 2025
The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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Dec 17, 2025
The Atlanta-area district attorney called President Trump and his allies "criminals" while being questioned by a Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday.
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Dec 17, 2025
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.
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Dec 17, 2025
The Pentagon said it was initiating a "command investigation" into the senator, another extraordinary step as the Trump administration seeks retribution against the president's perceived foes.
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Dec 17, 2025
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military's escalating campaign of boat attacks.
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Dec 17, 2025
Even adversaries of Jack Smith, the former special counsel, conceded that his tight-lipped, painstaking approach made tripping him up particularly difficult.
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Dec 17, 2025
Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin and Tina Smith all decided to leave the Senate during the Trump era. On "The Interview," the current and former lawmakers open up about why they think the Senate is broken and what it would take to fix it.
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Dec 17, 2025
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
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