How the Kavanaugh confirmation saga still haunts the Senate
As the Senate prepared to vote last week to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, one familiar name kept cropping up: Supreme Cour...
Musk-linked PAC spends big to promote newly enacted megabill
Building America’s Future, a PAC that has been supported by Elon Musk, is shelling out more than a million dollars to promote recent White House wins, including a GOP d...
Congress is on summer break. Funding 'chaos' awaits.
When the House and Senate return from their month-long August recess, lawmakers will have just four weeks to avert a government shutdown — and some kind of kick-the-can...
Justice Department demand for state voter lists underscores their importance
A voter leaves a polling place after casting a ballot in the state's primary election on March 5, 2024, in Mountain Brook, Ala. Before the November 2024 election, the A...
Republicans fight each other over spending strategy
The NewsRepublicans want to force Democrats to once again take an up-or-down vote on shutting down the government. First, they have a tactical dispute to settle by Sept...
‘The M-word’: Nebraska’s Flood plots new lane for dealmaking Republicans
The NewsThe Main Street Caucus has a bit of a misleading reputation in the House: It’s known as more moderate among Republican groups, but that’s largely by comparison...
Uncommon bonds: Housing supply
the issueThe demand for housing in the US has for years outpaced supply, fueling an affordability crisis that leaves a growing number of people unable to comfortably bu...
Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley announces 2026 Senate bid in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic...
Former college football coach Derek Dooley enters Georgia Senate race
Former college football coach Derek Dooley launched his bid for the Senate seat in Georgia on Monday, setting up a crowded GOP primary for the chance to topple incumben...
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state i...