The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

House Republicans face a decision in the coming days on not only who should be speaker but also whether to make it easier to stay in the role.

There’s a growing sense among many Americans that the Roberts court with its 6-3 hard-right supermajority is irrevocably broken

“We could pay Donald Trump not to run for president. How much would it take?”

House Speaker McCarthy faces resistance from hardline Republicans as Senate vote looms

Salon talks to author Minda Honey about her new Aughts-in-LA memoir about looking for love and finding herself

The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal.

The U.S. is on the brink of a federal government shutdown

President signed the bill hours after it was approved in a bipartisan vote, but admonished Republicans for the delay

The U.S. is on the brink of a federal government shutdown

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition circulators to gather signatures

There’s an empty seat in the U.S. Senate now that California’s longtime and senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, has died. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on social media that he has chosen former state labor leader and current Emily’s List president Laphonza Butler, whom he said would be “the first Black…