WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to spend a Wednesday excursion to the U.S. Capitol demanding divisive voter ID legislation. Frustrated Republican senators have other ideas.

Over lunch in a wood-paneled room on the Capitol’s second floor, several GOP senators plan to try to impress on Trump that his targeting of fellow Republicans,...Read more

MACUNGIE, Pa. — President Donald Trump’s speech on manufacturing in a key Pennsylvania swing district repeatedly veered into other topics and musings about elections in other states, like Maine and California.

It took the president nearly an hour to even reference by name GOP U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, the vulnerable incumbent whose district...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a rare show of bipartisanship, Congress is working toward a measure to boost law enforcement efforts against cargo theft, gift card fraud and other retail crimes — issues of particular importance to states like Michigan that serve as supply chain hubs with busy international crossings.

"For Meijer, just like most retailers, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House appeared poised to pass Congress’ most significant housing legislation in decades on Tuesday — a bid by both parties to show midterm voters that they’re paying attention to affordability concerns ahead of November’s election.

The legislation, which the Senate passed Monday, aims to boost the housing supply ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brad Lander on Tuesday called on his supporters to ease up on rival Rep. Dan Goldman after a Brooklyn cafe told the congressman he wasn’t welcome because of his support for Israel.

Lander, who is running to unseat Goldman in the Democratic primary for the NY-10 district, asked his backers to tone down the “toxic” attacks on ...Read more

NEW YORK — MTA Chairman Janno Lieber blasted President Donald Trump’s Penn Station Czar Andy Byford over the plans for a rebuilt and renewed Penn Station over what he called a “simply bizarre” process to rebuild the facility that is tainted with “the appearance of impropriety.”

Lieber, whose Long Island Rail Road is the primary ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal border officials can use an indictment or other accusation to temporarily strip green cards from immigrants as they reenter the country.

The 6-3 opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, says the officials do not need to have “clear and convincing” evidence of offenses at the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren learned Tuesday morning that implying Sen. Thom Tillis is a chicken, gets her his full attention.

Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, had already grabbed his energy drink — a Celsius — and his name plate from the dais in front of him preparing to leave a Senate hearing, when Warren, a Democrat from...Read more

More than 10,000 lawyers, many of them from the U.S. Department of Justice, have left the federal government during the second Trump administration. “Their departures show how rapidly the president has eroded the image of the federal government as the gold standard for lawyers seeking public service roles,” writes The New York Times.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Michigan family in finding they're only owed the surplus proceeds of the tax sale of their former home in Isabella County ― that is, the difference between the tax debt and the sale price, not the property's fair market value.

The justices concluded "neither history nor precedent" ...Read more

MIAMI — Congresswoman Frederica Wilson granted her coveted endorsement Monday to Miami-Dade County Commissioner and former Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert in the crowded race to succeed her in the U.S. House after her retirement.

“It’s not a job for a neophyte, it's a job for experience, you have to hit the ground running,” Wilson ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley fired back at former state Sen. Richard Pan on Monday afternoon, criticizing the Democrat’s record and challenging him to five debates in the months leading up to the November election.

Kiley’s response came days after Pan hosted a news conference portraying his 6th District opponent as a staunch...Read more

WASHINGTON — A manager’s amendment filed ahead of this week’s scheduled floor consideration of a sweeping package of veterans legislation would tweak some key language in the bill, but leave untouched the most controversial part of the measure.

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., filed an amendment last week ...Read more

Roughly two-thirds of Americans end their pregnancies by taking two abortion medications – misoprostol and mifepristone. Because these safe, effective medications can be prescribed via telehealth, without an in-office visit, they are how most patients terminate pregnancies in states that ban abortion.

In recent years, anti-abortion ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A sweeping housing bill sailed through the Senate on Monday and is expected to move quickly in the House early this week, potentially giving both parties a win on the issue of lowering home costs.

The Senate passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, 85-5. An aide to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the House could ...Read more

“I felt like a rock.”

Those were the words of nine-year-old Odai Shanah in a news interview that gained viral attention on social media. Odai was a witness to the horrific shooting that took place at the largest mosque in San Diego last month.

In the video, we can all see a young boy recounting his experience with stunning composure, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan kids’ internet safety legislation is one step closer to reality as key House members announced an agreement including privacy and data broker provisions and indicated they hope to bring the bill to a suspension vote on the House floor.

House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., and ranking member Frank ...Read more

When Maryland voters head to the polls on June 23, they will be casting ballots under some election rules that did not exist during the state’s last gubernatorial primary four years ago.

Since 2022, state lawmakers have approved a series of election-related changes affecting polling place operations, election materials, voter protections and ...Read more

In a recent exchange with reporters about the newly brokered Iran agreement, President Donald Trump was asked whether he planned to submit the deal to Congress.

“I never thought about sending – never even thought about it, but I will,” Trump said. “I will send it to Congress. I like the idea.”

The most revealing ...Read more