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The White House is positioning the president to the middle on crime in an effort to blunt attacks in next year's presidential election from former President Trump and Republicans. → Read More
Republicans face a likely crowded field for the chance to challenge President Biden, who is expected to announce he's running for reelection. Here's who's in and who's thinking about a 2024 run. → Read More
East Palestine, Ohio, has been devastated by a train derailment and chemical burn off that has threatened the health of residents, but it has now also become the center of political controversy. → Read More
A slim majority of respondents in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll say the debt ceiling should be raised. But they split on whether to cut programs or raise taxes to reduce the national debt. → Read More
Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling. → Read More
The president drew a clear distinction with House Republicans, baiting them into several moments of hectoring, while seemingly getting them to agree to not cut Social Security or Medicare. → Read More
The speech represents a chance for Biden to address the nation on where he thinks the country stands, where it is headed and what his priorities are ahead. Here, several issue areas to look out for. → Read More
Lawmakers have taken more control of the National Prayer Breakfast from the group that ran it for seven decades after concerns rose over influence peddling and attendees, including a Russian spy. → Read More
Georgia and New Hampshire have asked for extensions to try and meet the Democratic Party's requirements to move into the early voting window, but it's not clear how they can overcome the hurdles. → Read More
McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less. → Read More
This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to. → Read More
This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to. → Read More
This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to. → Read More
The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice. → Read More
Three-quarters of those polled say they want members of Congress to compromise with each other across the aisle, but 58% say they have no confidence they will. That's more than double the percent who said so in 2008. → Read More
The bill signing comes after months of work on Capitol Hill and years of changed attitudes — even as the threat looms that the conservative Supreme Court could roll back same-sex marriage rights. → Read More
Overall, the electorate delivered a warning against going too far, against extremes, but we're likely headed for a messy, partisan two years. Here, five lessons learned from last week's midterms. → Read More
Overall, the electorate delivered a warning against going too far, against extremes, but we're likely headed for a messy, partisan two years. Here, five lessons learned from last week's midterms. → Read More
Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the 2020 election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol, said he is running again for president. → Read More
Donald Trump is officially running again, trying to avenge his loss to Joe Biden, even as Trump still refuses to admit he lost. Trump's push to overturn the 2020 outcome helped spark an insurrection. → Read More