Georgia’s Richard Russell was an unrepentant racist. You’d think a name change would be a no-brainer. And yet...

In an exclusive interview, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says our work is just beginning.

Republicans did away with the arcane practice when it suited their purposes.

In the most polarized Congress probably ever, there are still plenty of Taylor Swift fans, and the Senate will hold a hearing on the monopoly ticket-peddler Tuesday.

A provision offering an additional $15 billion in pandemic aid fell out of an omnibus package last week, and Congress might not be able to pass a stand-alone bill.

Biden’s Supreme Court nominee met with Senate leaders on Wednesday, kicking off what Democrats hope will be a quick confirmation process.

The GOP can slow down the confirmation process for Stephen Breyer’s replacement, but the Democrats almost certainly have the votes to confirm her.

The January 6 commission’s latest subpoena target was willing to become Trump’s attorney general and help him invalidate the election. He spent a career preparing for that moment.

On his order, ex-aides are resisting the January 6 committee subpoenas.

With former Liberian militia leader Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu soon to be sentenced, others like him remain unprosecuted in the U.S.—even living alongside their victims.

How a best-selling thriller writer and media hound is spreading a moral panic about pot

Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.

The government shutdown shows just how powerful John Kelly has become—and how he's bringing chaos, not order, to the White House.

The president is the mercurial head of a party of enablers and deniers.

Brian Benczkowski, a former aide to Jeff Sessions, will soon be in a position to share information about the grand jury investigation with the president.

But here's how Democrats can end Republican brinkmanship for good.

Democrats are at their most inspiring when they’re pushing actual policies. The public option is a good place to start.