WASHINGTON — The last time Americans overwhelmingly approved of Congress, the U.S. had recently gone to war and was still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gas prices were $1.31 a gallon and “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys was the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The year was 2001, and 84% of the public approved of the way ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Political activist Denise Powell clung to a narrow lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District after a contentious campaign that brought an influx of outside money and a blitz of increasingly negative attack ads to one of the nation’s most competitive House battlegrounds.

With more than 51,000 ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced on May 1, 2026, that the United States will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany – personnel who had been deployed there as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Germany-U.S. tensions started after the U.S. invasion of Iran. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz refused to support Trump’s war...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When state Sen. Sharif Street was elected to be the first Black chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 2022, he inherited a fractured coalition led by some powerful people who had outwardly opposed his ascent to the role.

At the time, Gov. Josh Shapiro, who backed another candidate for the post, said publicly that an ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In Napa and surrounding counties, Rep. Mike Thompson’s once-easy reelection contest is turning into something of a race. In the Sacramento area, Rep. Doris Matsui is facing one of her most serious challengers in two decades. In Los Angeles, a former White House climate official wants to unseat Rep. Brad Sherman.

In these ...Read more

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel denied allegations about his alcohol consumption Tuesday as Senate Democrats raised concerns about his leadership, pressing him on a series of rolling controversies at the agency.

At one point during a more than two-hour budget hearing, Patel lashed out at Sen. Chris Van Hollen after the Maryland Democrat ...Read more

A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs unlawful, as the judges weigh the administration’s request to allow officials to keep collecting the levies while the legal fight continues.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a brief order on Tuesday ...Read more

Christian Mango, a 10-year-old from Greensboro, worried about the lives of 6.5 million people being threatened by pollution.

He worried about what would happen to the glaciers.

And he worried about the worsening weather.

So he wrote to U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, a Republican from Banner Elk, North Carolina, with a solution: a $5,000 tax rebate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy requires members of Congress to seek advanced approval in order to speak with detainees during oversight inspections at detention facilities.

It’s the latest twist in a months-long effort by ICE to restrict such visits by lawmakers, which have skyrocketed amid the Trump ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A 30-second campaign video spot making the rounds this week claims to oppose Spencer Pratt in the June 2 primary for Los Angeles mayor. But to many viewers, the list of criticisms against Pratt seem more like a roster of his selling points for L.A.’s Republican voters.

Pratt wants to add more police officers, rein in the power...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday called for special primary elections for a handful of House districts in Alabama, essentially voiding the contests for those seats scheduled for next week.

The Yellowhammer State is hosting primary elections next Tuesday, including for an open Senate seat. But after the Supreme Court cleared ...Read more

Despite taking an oath (twice) to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” Donald Trump clearly hasn’t read it. Article I, Section 8 gives Congress, not the president, the “Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.”

So just as it did before with his first round of worldwide tariffs, the ...Read more

Here's a riddle for you: A conservative Republican senator, a top economic advisor to the Trump White House and a venture capitalist walk into a conference room at a financial conference and claim a new government program will be a boon for all American families.

Question: Do you think these people are looking out for your interests?

If you ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats are doubling down on calls to oust Rep. Jen Kiggans, a Republican running to defend her vulnerable seat in Virginia this fall, after she seemed to agree with a conservative radio host’s racist description of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Kiggans, who denies agreeing with the comment, on Monday appeared on Richmond�...Read more

In California's 12th District, U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon pledges to hold the Trump administration accountable in her sophomore term should Democrats take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while her opponent, Jamie Joyce, is calling for a sweeping overhaul of how government works for the people.

The June 2 primary will give voters ...Read more

NEW YORK — Rep. Dan Goldman trails ex-New York City Comptroller Brad Lander by 5% in a poll of their Democratic primary race in the NY-10 district that was conducted by a group allied with Goldman.

Lander, who is challenging Goldman from the left, won the support of 47% of likely voters surveyed compared to 42% for the incumbent in the ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he will discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a meeting this week, a move that risks undermining America’s longstanding support for the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

Ahead of his visit to China for the highly anticipated leaders’ summit, Trump was asked on Monday if he would ...Read more

CHICAGO — The political arm of the Congressional Progressive Caucus is following U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García’s lead in backing the Southwest Side Democrat’s former chief of staff to succeed him in the House next year.

The caucus’s political action committee on Tuesday endorsed Democratic nominee Patty García as its candidate in...Read more

Bahamians head to the polls on Tuesday in general elections in which the current prime minister has called the opposition “weak,” a former NBA star has claimed the party in power targeted him, and a lucrative contract with Trump-connected lobbyists has raised the ire of some voters.

There are 41 seats up for grabs in the parliamentary vote,...Read more