Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is tee-ing up a second attempt at passing the bipartisan border bill — after Republicans blocked it earlier this year — a move that comes as the situation at the southern border remains top of mind for voters ahead of the November elections. Schumer announced on Sunday that the Senate...
Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts could reveal whether the party’s voters favor progressive or establishment factions.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked some enforcement of a new Biden administration rule that would force more gun sellers to run background checks.
Congress is setting the stage for another partisan government-funding fight, as conservatives look to chip away at a previous “side deal” struck between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the White House aimed at boosting nondefense dollars. Democrats have been sharply criticizing a recent announcement by House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) previewing cuts the party...
Vulnerable Senate Democrats are distancing themselves from President Biden’s ailing brand after polls show him trailing former President Trump in several battleground states. Democrats in tough races are breaking with Biden over border security, liquified natural gas exports, the Israel-Hamas war, and tariffs on Chinese goods. They’re staying competitive in the polls despite Biden’s low approval...
A clash is looming between anti-abortion red states and the blue state telemedicine shield laws trying to preserve abortion access. More than a dozen states have laws shielding medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations and prosecutions regarding abortions and gender affirming care. But six states — Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, California, Vermont and Washington...
Former President Trump’s criminal trial is expected to resume Monday with Michael Cohen on the stand for the third day of cross-examination by defense attorneys.
Lawyers for two IRS whistleblowers claim special counsel "hid and twisted" information, prompting angst on Capitol Hill about alleged politicization of the Biden Justice Department.
President Biden's recent remarks about Americans being able to choose any car they want clash with his EPA's new stringent emissions standards, critics say.
The Supreme Court ruled last week that Congress, when it created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, had every right to delegate the power of the purse over to the Federal Reserve. That doesn’t mean it was a good idea. Republicans in Congress ought to introduce a bill to scrap the CFPB’s unorthodox and unaccountable funding […]