Republican senators say the race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could be decided by fundraising prowess, citing the more than $1.6 billion he helped raised through two outside groups for Senate Republican candidates since 2015. GOP senators say the fundraising “factor” could give an advantage to Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) in...

President Biden on Monday will unveil his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, calling for tax increases for large corporations and for billionaires to pay a minimum 25 percent tax rate. The president’s budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year would reduce the federal deficit by about $3 trillion over a 10-year period, the...

The Pentagon is sailing into somewhat unprecedented waters as it prepares to unveil its 2025 fiscal year budget next Monday. The Defense Department (DOD) still doesn't have a full budget for 2024, faces a looming 1 percent across-the-board cut unless Congress can break its logjam and is still reeling from years of high inflation.  What’s more, the...

Curtis Hertel Jr., a Democrat running to represent Michigan's 7th Congressional District, previously suggested local governments should not report illegal immigrants to ICE.

Mississippi's Republican Secretary of State is calling on the Biden administration to stop enforcing an executive order he says is registering non-eligible voters.

Inflation may be down from the 9.1% high President Joe Biden caused with his multitrillion-dollar stimulus, but it is still higher than pre-pandemic levels and shows little sign of falling further.  A president of normal mental capacity whose name was already synonymous with higher prices might be extra careful to make sure none of his […]