Politics
To Many Americans, Government Dysfunction Is the New Normal
As the nation’s capital seemed to be barreling toward another debilitating federal government shutdown this weekend, America, well, did not...
Congress Narrowly Averts Shutdown and Passes Stopgap Bill
Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown on Saturday as the House, in a stunning turnabout, approved a stopgap plan to...
Matt Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
Representative Matt Gaetz, the far-right Republican from Florida, said on Sunday that he would move this week to remove Speaker...
Trump and DeSantis Push for Mass Deportations, Escalating Hard-Right Immigration Proposals
As a presidential candidate, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has said he would authorize the use of deadly force against...
Inside McCarthy’s Shutdown Turnabout That Left His Speakership at Risk
Speaker Kevin McCarthy began the final day before a government shutdown pinned against the ropes, facing dim prospects of passing...
The Businessman Accused of Corrupting Robert Menendez
Just five years ago, Wael Hana was reeling from a string of bad business deals in New Jersey, having tried...
Nikki Haley Won the Debate Stage. Now, She’s Trying to Win Over Iowa.
About 15 minutes after Nikki Haley took the stage at a town hall in a Des Moines suburb on Saturday,...
Jamaal Bowman Pulls Fire Alarm Before House Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill
Representative Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, pulled a fire alarm in the House Cannon office building on Saturday as...
A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Dianne Feinstein, who died on Thursday at 90, was the first senator to die in office since John McCain in...
Jimmy Carter’s Birthday Party Was Rescheduled in Case of Shutdown
There was trivia, doll-making and a chocolate marble cake that was gone in minutes. Hundreds of admirers of Jimmy Carter...
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