Grubby domestic political calculations almost certainly played a role in an administration-approved diplomatic mission to meet with a top Russian official.
The first official Republican presidential debate is scheduled for Aug. 23 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, to be broadcast live on Fox News. But what about the candidates? Donald Trump looms large here. The former president suggested back in April that he might skip the event -- and that canny threat has been followed by the news media ever since.
Rep. Matt Gaetz has proposed an amendment to a must-pass spending bill that would end marijuana testing for members of the military when they're enlisting or receiving a commission.
Activists are challenging the expansion of Election Day into a full election season with a new lawsuit aimed at trying to stuff the genie back in the bottle.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat, said Thursday that legislation to impose ethics standards on Supreme Court justices will be considered once Congress returns from July Fourth recess next week.
The Biden administration is appealing a court ruling that blocks several federal agencies and employees from involving themselves in social media censorship. As the Missouri v. Biden case threatens this crusade against online speech on First Amendment grounds, the government is giving a dubious legal justification for it.