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Jul 24, 2021
Reaching any kind of national consensus about what happened that day now feels like as much of a fantasy as any false-flag conspiracy theory.
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Jul 22, 2021
The speaker has already given one of the eight Democratic seats on the panel to Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming.
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Jul 22, 2021
Abby Finkenauer, a 32-year-old former congresswoman, is jumping into next year's race against Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Republican incumbent.
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Jul 22, 2021
The increased spread of the virus has prompted the G.O.P. to change its tone and confront the reluctance among its constituents to take the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Jul 22, 2021
The F.B.I. said some of the 4,500 tips it received about Justice Brett Kavanaugh were given to the Trump White House, leading some Democrats to call the process a sham.
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Jul 22, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic majority leader, is expected to advance Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination. Democrats say they have the votes to confirm her.
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Jul 22, 2021
The legislation, spearheaded by Representative Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado and a former Army Ranger, passed by a vote of 407 to 16, with 16 Republicans opposed.
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Jul 22, 2021
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is delaying a hearing until the administration answers questions about the response to last year's unrest in Portland.
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Jul 22, 2021
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is delaying a hearing until the administration answers questions about the response to last year's unrest in Portland.
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Jul 22, 2021
A powerful legislator, he became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in 2005 but faced scrutiny from the Justice Department for his ties to a lobbyist.
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Jul 22, 2021
The two-year House term has profound consequences for our government — and too many of them are negative.
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Jul 21, 2021
"I don't want the debate to only be about whether or not we have a filibuster," the president said at a CNN town hall.
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Jul 21, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was barring them from a committee scrutinizing the attack based on Democrats' concerns about their "statements made and actions taken" around the assault.
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Jul 21, 2021
The failed test vote reflected mistrust between Democrats and Republicans, raising questions about whether they could agree on a key piece of President Biden's agenda.
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Jul 21, 2021
Democrats said Representatives Jim Banks and Jim Jordan, who amplified Donald J. Trump's lies of a stolen election and opposed investigating the assault, could not be trusted to scrutinize it.
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Jul 21, 2021
The two-year House term has profound consequences for our government — and too many of them are negative.
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Jul 21, 2021
Republicans blocked a Senate vote to start debate on an emerging bipartisan infrastructure plan, pushing for more negotiation time. Senator Chuck Schumer forced the vote in a bid to increase pressure to resolve the talks.
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Jul 21, 2021
Democrats plan to force a procedural vote on a nearly $600 billion bipartisan bill to address the nation's aging infrastructure. It is expected to fail amid Republican opposition, as negotiations over key details continue.
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Jul 21, 2021
Ex-chiefs of staff say the Senate rules need to be changed to end what they called abuse of the tactic.
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Jul 21, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer said he would move ahead with the test vote, even as Republicans warned it would undercut the ongoing negotiations.
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Jul 20, 2021
As the coronavirus's Delta variant rips through conservative communities, most Republicans remain reluctant to confront vaccine misinformation and skepticism in their midst.
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Jul 20, 2021
After at least six state lawmakers tested positive for the coronavirus, the group is now confined to a Washington hotel, holding virtual meetings and making little headway in its persuasion campaign.
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Jul 20, 2021
Health officials testified before the Senate that the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus was spreading rapidly across the country, particularly in areas with low levels of vaccinations.
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Jul 20, 2021
A three-judge panel ruled that courts did not have jurisdiction under the Constitution to wade into the House's rules and procedures.
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Jul 20, 2021
The 13-member select committee, created on a party-line vote of the House, will have seven Democrats and six Republican members.
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Jul 20, 2021
The Freedom and Right to Emancipate from Exploitation Act, or the FREE Act, was proposed on Tuesday by two members of the House of Representatives.
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Jul 20, 2021
The Freedom and Right to Emancipate from Exploitation Act, or the FREE Act, will be announced on Tuesday by two members of the House of Representatives.
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Jul 20, 2021
The Freedom and Right to Emancipate from Exploitation Act, or the FREE Act, will be announced on Tuesday by two members of the House of Representatives.
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Jul 20, 2021
Nina Turner's move from Bernie Sanders's campaign co-chairwoman to House candidate has highlighted a Democratic divide between impatient young activists and cautious older voters.
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Jul 20, 2021
Nina Turner's move from Bernie Sanders's campaign co-chairwoman to House candidate has highlighted a Democratic divide between impatient young activists and cautious older voters.
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Jul 19, 2021
A looming deadline and a last-minute need for a new revenue source are complicating a deal that was announced nearly a month ago.
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Jul 19, 2021
The sentence could serve as an indicator for scores of similar cases.
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Jul 19, 2021
Senate Republicans warned that they would not move forward with a planned test vote this week on an unfinished bill and negotiators jettisoned a crucial proposal to help pay for it.
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Jul 19, 2021
Senators are hearing testimony from Georgians affected by the restrictive new voting law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican. But their real aim is to sway a debate in Washington.
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Jul 18, 2021
An emergency measure intended to allow Congress to function amid a nationwide lockdown has become a matter of personal and political convenience for House members of both parties.
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Jul 18, 2021
The Justice Department should choose accountability for Mo Brooks and others over neutrality.
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Jul 18, 2021
The panel typically focuses on the Senate's inner workings, but its chairwoman, Amy Klobuchar, is seeking to transform it into a major force on voting rights.
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Jul 17, 2021
Early fund-raising has given Democrats cause for optimism in key states as Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump's preferences.
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Jul 17, 2021
Early fund-raising totals provide Democrats cause for optimism in key states as Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump's preferences. But historical trends work against the party in power.
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Jul 17, 2021
An obscure federal office operated for more than a decade as an "unaccountable police force" inside the Commerce Department, using extreme and unauthorized tactics.
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Jul 15, 2021
Virginia's senior senator spent years in the Capitol eyeing the exits. Now he is seen as a "linchpin" in talks on infrastructure, social and environmental spending, and the tax increases to pay for it.
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Jul 15, 2021
As lawmakers share social media posts and messages of solidarity, activists hope the increased attention on Britney Spears's conservatorship case will prompt legislative change.
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Jul 15, 2021
The $3.5 trillion blueprint under consideration in the Senate would deliver, at least temporarily, on the economic promise of a unified Washington run by Democrats.
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Jul 15, 2021
The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell, testified to the House on the effects of the coronavirus on the economy and issues surrounding inflation as the financial sector recovers.
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Jul 15, 2021
The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the newest monetary report.
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Jul 15, 2021
The Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on the newest monetary report.
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Jul 14, 2021
The party's $3.5 trillion budget plan would include a first-ever carbon tariff, as well as a host of other climate actions.
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Jul 14, 2021
"We're going to get a lot done," President Biden said, as Senate Democrats began drafting the details on a social and environmental bill that could yield transformative change.
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Jul 14, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, offered draft legislation to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances and begin regulating and taxing it.
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Jul 14, 2021
Jerome H. Powell told House lawmakers that inflation had increased "notably" in the country's reopening from the pandemic and would most likely stay higher in the next months before moderating.
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Jul 14, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, said the proposed bill would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and call for the immediate expunging of criminal records related to nonviolent marijuana arrests.
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Jul 14, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, will offer draft legislation to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances and begin regulating and taxing it.
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Jul 14, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, will offer draft legislation to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances and begin regulating and taxing it.
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Jul 13, 2021
The measure, which would include money to address climate change, expand Medicare and fulfill other Democratic priorities, is intended to deliver on President Biden's economic proposal.
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Jul 13, 2021
Democratic leaders want a Senate vote on a major infrastructure bill as soon as next week, but Republicans are struggling to deliver the 10 votes needed to beat a filibuster.
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Jul 13, 2021
Democratic leaders want a Senate vote on a major infrastructure bill as soon as next week, but Republicans are struggling to deliver the 10 votes needed to beat a filibuster.
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Jul 13, 2021
The president tried to reinvigorate the fight for voting rights, but he made no mention of rolling back the filibuster, which some see as the only way to beat back Republican-led efforts to restrict ballot access.
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Jul 12, 2021
Democratic leaders have mapped out a monthlong sprint for senators, warning them to prepare for late nights and even the cancellation of part of their beloved August recess.
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Jul 12, 2021
Looking at the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago, a reporter sought to tell an overlooked part of history before it was too late.
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Jul 11, 2021
The senator is willing to break a few eggs, over easy, to get Democrats back on track to their working-class roots.
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Jul 10, 2021
Democrats and Republicans are already jockeying for a crucial voting bloc that soured on Donald Trump, tilted to Joe Biden and now holds the key to the second half of the president's term.
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Jul 10, 2021
Senator Maggie Hassan, a former governor of her state, is working to burnish her centrist image without making political waves.
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Jul 09, 2021
The top Senate Democrat confirmed that he intends to hold votes both on an infrastructure plan and a budget blueprint that could pave the way for a more expansive economic and social policy bill.
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Jul 08, 2021
Representative Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach Donald J. Trump, seeks "decency and humility" in Western Michigan, but has found anger, fear and misinformation.
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Jul 07, 2021
Detective Greg Ferency was a 30-year veteran of the Terre Haute Police Department and a member of an F.B.I. task force since 2010, officials said.
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Jul 07, 2021
The fence was viewed by many as a physical manifestation of the consequences of the Capitol riot.
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Jul 07, 2021
The Democratic senator from Illinois is pushing for legislation that would end the government's practice of deporting people who have served honorably in the United States military.
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Jul 07, 2021
How would you like to live in the state of New York City?
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Jul 07, 2021
How would you like to live in the state of New York City?
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Jul 05, 2021
Representative Paul Gosar's association with the white nationalist Nick Fuentes is the most vivid example of the Republican Party's growing acceptance of extremism.
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Jul 05, 2021
Representative Paul Gosar's association with the white nationalist Nick Fuentes is the most vivid example of the Republican Party's growing acceptance of extremism.
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Jul 03, 2021
A former Democratic centrist senator says too many lawmakers come to Washington to obstruct rather than be constructive.
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Jul 02, 2021
The chairman of a powerful House subcommittee said he is seeking answers from Exxon and other oil and gas giants over their role in spreading disinformation on climate change.
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Jul 02, 2021
A growing movement supports independent investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault cases, outside of the military chain of command.
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Jul 02, 2021
The U.S. used to be a country of invention and change. Today, our politics are sclerotic, our civic culture is in crisis, and our dreams are small. What happened?
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Jul 01, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to offer a slot to the Wyoming Republican was an effort to bring a veneer of bipartisanship to an investigation the G.O.P. has denounced as one-sided.
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Jul 01, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to offer a slot to the Wyoming Republican was an effort to bring a veneer of bipartisanship to an investigation the G.O.P. has denounced as one-sided.
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Jul 01, 2021
The author and venture capitalist will vie for the Republican nomination in one of the most wide-open 2022 Senate races.
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Jul 01, 2021
The author and venture capitalist will vie for the Republican nomination in one of the most wide-open 2022 Senate races.
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Jul 01, 2021
House Democrats loaded their infrastructure measure with climate change spending, staking out a contrast with the Senate's bipartisan bill that President Biden has embraced.
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Jul 01, 2021
The selection of Ms. Cheney was an attempt to bring a degree of bipartisanship to an investigation that G.O.P. leaders have fought to block.
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Jul 01, 2021
Ron Klain discusses the infrastructure bill, the White House pandemic response and why he'll "let Republicans deal with Donald Trump."
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Jul 01, 2021
‘Everything' — except, apparently, the midterms.
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Jun 30, 2021
The vote, mostly along party lines, came after Republicans blocked the creation of an independent panel to scrutinize the Jan. 6 assault.
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Jun 30, 2021
We spoke with our congressional reporter Luke Broadwater about how the committee will work, and how Republicans see it.
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Jun 30, 2021
The resolution up for a vote outlines a 13-member investigative panel with subpoena powers. Eight members are to be named by Democrats and five with input from Republicans.
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Jun 29, 2021
The House voted Tuesday to remove statues honoring Confederate and other white supremacist leaders from public display at the United States Capitol.
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Jun 29, 2021
The bill would direct congressional officials to remove statues of Confederate leaders from public view in the Capitol, the latest bid to do away with prominent symbols of racism.
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Jun 29, 2021
The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.
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Jun 29, 2021
The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.
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Jun 29, 2021
The legislation would scrap a requirement that Afghans applying for Special Immigrant Visas undergo a medical examination in the country, allowing them to do so after entering the United States.
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Jun 29, 2021
The vote comes as the United States and other countries prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan.
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Jun 29, 2021
Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team expect the select committee measure to pass this week with almost all Democratic votes.
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Jun 29, 2021
House progressives say they can bring down the bipartisan bill if they do not get their priorities too, but as White House lobbying steps up, other Democrats have different ideas.
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Jun 28, 2021
The legislation would invest in traditional research and development, clashing with a broad Senate measure that focuses on cutting-edge technology to compete with China.
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Jun 28, 2021
The legislation would invest in traditional research and development, clashing with a broad Senate measure that focuses on cutting-edge technology to compete with China.
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Jun 28, 2021
Twelve states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of poor Americans without health coverage, and Democrats divided over how to respond.
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Jun 27, 2021
Moderate Republicans said they believed that the $1.2 trillion bill, which they suggested they could now begin drafting, would have enough G.O.P. support to pass the Senate.
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Jun 27, 2021
He made headlines by fighting for an oil pipeline and reading the Pentagon Papers aloud. After 25 years of obscurity, he re-emerged with a quixotic presidential campaign.
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Jun 26, 2021
The former president's speech in Ohio, made on behalf of a challenger to a Republican congressman who voted to impeach Mr. Trump, reflected both his power over the party and his diminished status.
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