From the Rose Garden to the Capitol, in the rat battle in the nation鈥檚 capital, victory can be measured in civic cooperation, not total destruction.
As Congress rushes to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill, Rep. Thomas Massie talks about what鈥檚 wrong with the process 鈥� and how it could be fixed.
The House speakership has always been a prime post of power. Now, due to Republicans鈥� slim majority and battles within their ranks, Speaker Mike Johnson鈥檚 job is also riding a vortex.
A House bill, which would force the sale of the popular TikTok app, passed with strong bipartisan support but faces an uncertain path in the Senate.
鈥淔reedom and democracy are under attack, both at home and overseas,鈥� President Joe Biden said, using Thursday鈥檚 speech to draw sharp contrasts and seeking to resolve concerns about his age.
Same-day border visits by both presidential front-runners underscore how illegal immigration has become the top issue in the race.
World Health Organization talks seek to address pandemic prevention and response. But consensus is difficult to reach.
As President Joe Biden visits the site of the February 2023 East Palestine derailment, the bipartisan Railway Safety Act has yet to come to a vote.
Experts say the president can take steps to stem a surge in migrant crossings, but big policy changes 鈥� and funding 鈥� must come from lawmakers.
A number of factors aligned to make a border security deal in Congress seem possible. But opposition from former President Donald Trump may halt the momentum.
The budget process has broken down over decades. As lawmakers eye a temporary fix, the path to more sustainable finances is hard, but not impossible.
We鈥檙e entering the thick of a momentous election season, with Congress still hard at work on a budget and Donald Trump in court. Here鈥檚 the Monitor political team鈥檚 look at the key developments from this week.
Perceptions of Jan. 6 aren鈥檛 just about the past. Diverging views of the Capitol riots may influence the political path ahead and trust in government.
GOP leaders say the vote was needed to counter White House stonewalling of requests for information. But even some Republicans say there鈥檚 no evidence so far of presidential wrongdoing.
In the U.S., the unusually high number of lawmakers stepping down has been interpreted by some as a sign of greater congressional dysfunction.
In only the sixth expulsion ever from the U.S. House, the issue was not just ethical concerns around Mr. Santos鈥� conduct, but also how expelling someone prior to a criminal conviction could undermine Congress as an institution.
Hard-right Republicans aren鈥檛 happy about the stopgap funding measure, but they鈥檙e giving their new speaker some room to maneuver. How long that lasts is another question.
Rashida Tlaib leads a vocal minority in Congress opposed to President Biden鈥檚 handling of the Israel-Hamas war. A GOP effort to censure her failed.
After a historic impasse, House Republicans Wednesday selected a new speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana. He is inexperienced in leadership and faces divisive and difficult issues 鈥� but he has the unanimous backing of his GOP colleagues.
In a show of backbone that surprised many, moderate Republicans declined to coalesce behind hard-liner Jim Jordan, so as not to reward tactics that brought on the chaos of the past few weeks.
