The District is used to Republicans thwarting its independence. But local politicians are appalled that Democrats are now doing the same.

The end of the formal ban on the practice will force Capitol Hill’s MAGA performance artists to do some real legislative work for a change.

Some lawmakers are calling on Russia to be expelled from SWIFT, a global financial network many nations depend upon. But some leaders fret it may do more harm than good.

An election-year proposal to save drivers a few bucks at the pumps might not be as great an idea as some Democrats think.

“We have no intention of fighting Russia,” the president said.

The proposed reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act would allow tribal authorities to prosecute non-Native offenders for crimes against women and children.

Families with school-age kids have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Will they make themselves heard at the ballot box?

Amy McGrath and other Senate candidates deceived donors to rake in far more cash than their Republican opponents. They got crushed anyway.

The not-funny names that lawmakers invent to sell their policy ideas are evidence of a legislative body in deep decline.

The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are teeming with ideas to halt the practice of self-enrichment. Which one will they choose?

Why congressional staffers are pushing to unionize their offices on Capitol Hill

The Competes Act sailed through where Build Back Better floundered. That’s a troubling sign of politicians’ priorities.

The House passed the China competitiveness bill, which includes funding to shore up faltering supply chains.

Senator Mitt Romney’s child allowance proposal may offer a basis for future bipartisan negotiations.

Experts and politicians agree: The measure is in desperate need of reform, in order to avoid a repeat of 2020 in 2024.

The California representative says Build Back Better needs to get pared down to some urgent essentials.

Cutting the Build Back Better Act into “chunks” would be painful, but it may be the last chance in a long time to pass ambitious, enduring climate policy.

Biden’s approval rating on the virus is bleak, but Democrats’ fortunes in 2022 could quickly change if the pandemic becomes endemic.

Georgia Republicans redrew her district to make it more Democratic, and she faces a primary challenge that could be serious. It’s not impossible.