When U.S. Rep. Ami Bera decided to join a bipartisan congressional delegation to Haiti this week — the first such visit by U.S. lawmakers in seven years — the California Democrat and physician was prepared to see dire conditions based on the reports coming out of the Caribbean country and briefings he has received as a member of the House ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is appealing a court order barring him from attempting to use a sweeping audit-immunity settlement that resolved his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

Trump filed a notice of appeal in federal court in Miami on Friday, the latest twist in a lawsuit he filed in January that made him ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The timeline is slipping for senators to strike a bipartisan deal on a short-term funding patch before their August recess as leadership struggles to work out the finer details.

Senior appropriators had been hopeful of unveiling text before the weekend for a stopgap measure expected to keep the government funded into early ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is pressuring his Democratic rival, Xavier Becerra, to participate in a series of debates in the weeks leading up the Nov. 3 election to determine California's next governor.

In a video shared by his campaign Friday, Hilton listed six debate invitations he has received from ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump blamed the state of Minnesota and Gov. Tim Walz for the coordinated cyberattack on over 30 water systems across the state even as officials say the attacks may have been carried out by Iran.

“They blame it on Iran, I don’t think so ... I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As his nominee for attorney general hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump dug in on Friday, defending a controversial settlement that has angered some Republicans in the Senate.

It further upended Todd Blanche’s bid to permanently lead the Justice Department, as senators look for a path forward after canceling a planned ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — After long-time Congress member Daniel Webster announced in April that he is retiring, candidates rushed to enter the race for the open seat.

The field includes one familiar face in Central Florida politics, as well as political newcomers. Five Republicans and three Democrats are vying to represent congressional District 11, a...Read more

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, its citizens commemorate a democracy more diverse, free and inclusive than it’s ever been. The path to this milestone was imperfect and paved in blood and suffering. Still, few of the revelers will likely pay heed to the anniversary of another historic event: the 150th anniversary of the July ...Read more

In his White House Correspondents’ Association dinner speech on July 24, 2026, President Donald Trump made his usual diatribes against the news media. He derided the “failing” New York Times and reiterated his complaint that CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins doesn’t smile enough. He dismissed the award she received at the dinner as “fake...Read more

WASHINGTON — Staff working for Senate Democrats are significantly more diverse than a decade ago, according to the results of their annual survey.

Forty-three percent of Senate Democratic staff now identify as nonwhite, up from about a third in 2017, when the survey first began.

The report comes as President Donald Trump continues to lash ...Read more

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from a Senate committee more than 100 times on July 29, 2026.

The Republican-led hearing – convened to scrutinize Fauci’s management of the pandemic and the origins of COVID-19 – was the latest chapter in a political story that began in 2020, when ...Read more

President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas next week to promote his administration’s Working Families Tax Cuts, his second such appearance in the valley this year, the White House said.

Trump is slated to again highlight the tax provision of the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act he signed into law. The legislation included tax deductions ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the U.S.-led Board of Peace had reached an agreement for Hamas to disarm, though questions remained about the extent of the accord and officials suggested it would not be implemented immediately.

U.S. and Board of Peace officials said details of the deal would have to be refined over the next couple of weeks, with ...Read more

President Donald Trump said the U.S.-led Board of Peace had reached a deal for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, as well as putting the area under a new Palestinian government, marking a breakthrough in implementing his 20-point peace plan.

“This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee advanced a bipartisan tax administration package Thursday aimed at modernizing the IRS, improving customer service and strengthening taxpayer rights.

The committee voted, 26-1, to approve the sprawling tax modernization bill, which encompasses a laundry list of tax provisions including some proposals ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate again rejected advancing a measure to direct President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a vote that comes as a brief respite in fighting appears to be over.

The Senate voted 49-50 on Thursday against discharging from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a war powers resolution offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Election analysts moved two of North Carolina’s congressional district races — the 1st and 11th — from leans Republican to toss-up races.

On Thursday, The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics leaned left 13 congressional districts across the country.

North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, in the state’s...Read more

WASHINGTON — With three months remaining until election day, there is now little the Trump administration can do to bring relief to Americans battered by years of stagnant wages and steep inflation before they hit the polls, experts say — complicating midterm campaigning for Republicans and sharpening the opportunity for Democrats to win ...Read more

The Rand Paul-Anthony Fauci show returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The ensuing fireworks detracted from legitimate questions about the government’s involvement in potentially dangerous research.

Paul, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the Homeland Security and Government Committee, and Fauci, the high-profile symbol of the nation’s ...Read more