Storied Senate Judiciary panel eyes a new era of quieter productivity
Much of the environment in the Senate Judiciary Committee will depend on the tone between Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and the panel's incoming top...
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U.S. closer to approving ‘significant number’ of Abrams tanks to Ukraine
U.S. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tanks prepare to cross the Hantan river during a river crossing operation. | Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo Updated: 01/24/2023 01:06 PM...
Borrow the opposition playbook? House GOP weighs the ultimate ‘tit for tat’
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy departs a Republican Steering Committee meeting. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Republicans are confronting a strategic dilemma as they prepare to unleash their...
No. 2 House Democrat condemns violence after daughter charged with assaulting cop
Not-guilty pleas were entered on Riley Dowell’s behalf. She was released on $500 bail that she posted at the police station on Saturday after her...
Daughter of No. 2 House Democrat arrested during clash with Boston cops
An adult child of Rep. Katherine Clark's was arrested during a protest late Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, on Boston Common and later charged with assault...
Santos leans on group with white nationalist ties
As scrutiny of Rep. George Santos has intensified, he’s reached out to members of The New York Young Republican Club, which is known for its...
Supreme Court could not identify who shared draft abortion opinion
The high court released a 20-page report of the investigation. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo Updated: 01/19/2023 09:10 PM EST An investigation by the Supreme Court...
Florida nixes African American studies course, claims it ‘lacks educational value’
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who championed the “Stop WOKE” act, has sought to reshape how children are taught in Florida. | Lynne Sladky/AP Photo Updated: 01/19/2023...
Treasury study shows stark racial differences in tax breaks, credits
The IRS does not know the race of filers so Treasury developed a method of estimating the likely race of the person listed first on...
The doomsday clock on the debt limit is ticking
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed Congress last week that the U.S. would hit its borrowing limit on Thursday, earlier than private estimates had projected until...