They’re good ideas, they poll well, and they enjoy the support of Republicans and Democrats. And they haven’t got a hope in hell.

The president may have found himself a pithy campaign platform, but his proposals will all need congressional approval to become reality.

The president’s new budget proposal is as politically savvy as last week’s State of the Union.

Tom Emmer might be the least effective majority whip in congressional history.

The president is effectively launching his reelection campaign this week, and everyone has got some advice for what’s being billed as a high-stakes affair.

It’s not just the Supreme Court. All three branches of government are in even worse shape than four years ago.

Beneficiaries of SNAP and WIC might end up getting caught in the crossfire of a proposed funding deal.

At the Munich Security Conference, members of Congress faced a new challenge—proving that a U.S. on the verge of returning to Trumpism could still be trusted.

The Republican Party is full of “sycophantic cowards who would gladly watch Ukrainians get killed if it meant Trump had a higher chance of winning reelection,” according to one American veteran training Ukrainian soldiers.

Lawmakers and tech companies say they want to protect kids. For Marsha Blackburn, that means keeping them from learning about trans people.

A key provision in the bipartisan tax bill is creating strange bedfellows.

If lawmakers don’t shore up a $1 billion shortfall, the most vulnerable families could lose key nutrition assistance benefits this year.

A staggering number of households across the country may lose broadband access if Congress doesn’t act.

Jamie Raskin and House Democrats unearthed dynamite. But they can’t subpoena. Senate Democrats can. So—will they?

The expansions on offer in the new bipartisan tax deal are more modest than the Covid-era changes, but advocates say the changes to the credit will reduce child poverty.

Not all House Republicans agree that the January 6 criminals are hostages. This is a division that is sure to deepen between now and Election Day.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says replacing the speaker is “absolutely on the table,” but several of his colleagues maintain his job is safe for now.

A bipartisan deal is in reach at last, but there’s no guarantee that some children won’t get left behind.

In a time of rank partisanship, lawmakers may reach a deal to extend key tax credits for families and businesses.

With 274 homicides, 2023 was the deadliest year in Washington, D.C., in more than two decades.