The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced on Tuesday it is investing $100,000 in two Northern Virginia state legislature special elections next month.  While Democrats are expected to win the races for the 32nd state Senate district and the 26th state House district, the elections could set the tone for what is expected to be...

The U.S. health care system has many problems, but government-run health care systems in the UK and Canada frequently delay or deny needed medical care due to underinvestment in health services.

House Republicans are fuming at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year measure to extend government funding until March, saying it is more like a sprawling omnibus — which they abhor — than a simple temporary funding measure. The continuing resolution (CR), which will keep government funding at current levels through March 14, is also...

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters that the delayed release of a stopgap spending bill could force the Senate to work into the weekend to ultimately pass it. Thune indicated that it is unclear if the two sides will be able to reach a time agreement to expedite passage of the continuing resolution...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expressing her concerns about apparent conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk serving as a top adviser in the new administration and asking for President-elect Trump to explain what ethics standards will apply to the billionaire businessman. She wants to know whether Musk has complied with the Trump transition team’s...

House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) their top member on the House Agriculture Committee, choosing a junior member of the powerful panel over a more veteran lawmaker who was also vying for the seat. Craig, in her third term, defeated Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), the second-ranking member of the committee, who...

The U.S. on Monday charged two Iranian officials in a scheme that contributed to a deadly January drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, who is a U.S.-Iranian national from Natick, Mass., and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, 38, of Tehran,...

Pieces of a bipartisan effort to prevent a government shutdown during the holiday season are beginning to come into focus, including a March end-date and $100 billion in disaster aid. GOP leadership briefed Republicans on Tuesday morning on some of the details of the forthcoming legislation. Text of the measure has yet to be released....

The largest federal workers’ union vowed to fight President-elect Trump’s administration if he pushes to block a contract signed by the Biden administration allowing federal workers to keep working remotely. Trump said at his first post-election press conference on Monday that he would challenge in court the “very terrible” contract signed with the American Federation...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned surprise junk fees for ticketing platforms, vacation rental sites and hotel fees on Tuesday, deeming the practice “unfair” and “deceptive.” “People deserve to know up-front what they’re being asked to pay — without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t...