President Donald Trump and Congress members from his own party are at odds when it comes to the $2,000 tariff dividend checks ...

Many Americans will be voting on Election Day – or have already cast votes – in races for statewide office, local positions and on ballot initiatives with major implications for democracy. Congress is ...

A small group of women known as some of the fiercest MAGA stalwarts in the House have led the way in pushing back against President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on some of the most ...

The carnival of foolishness in Washington this week is a good reminder that the best part of a government shutdown is the way ...

Democrats have successfully framed what is now the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history around the issue of health care. Some three weeks in, it remains solid ground for the party, and ...

President Trump's expansive interpretation of executive power is continuing to reshape federal spending in a government shutdown.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has largely banned military officials – including the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force – from speaking with Congress unless they ...

In October 2025, a rumor spread online that U.S. President Donald Trump had asked his supporters to share a set of "TRUMP Rules" called the "Congressional Reform Act of 2025." The alleged act, as ...

The White House is very distinctly not a palace, right? Yeah give it time. There’s so much gold. Well, believe it or not, we are not going to talk about the elections that are happening on Tuesday. We ...

The public’s approval of Congress is souring amid the government shutdown, according to a Gallup survey. The poll, released Wednesday, found that just 15 percent of respondents said they approve of ...

While some members of Congress engage in questionable trades that could be considered conflicts of interest due to their committee assignments, other recent disclosures have revealed that members are ...

The year is 1925. The Great Gatsby is published, the jazz age is swinging, and on October 28th, a new concert hall opens at an unlikely spot — the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C. If only its ...