A鈥� 鈥媎ebate over how fast to transition to clean energy 鈥媔s gaining urgency, as 鈥媋 proposed 鈥婨PA 鈥媏missions rule stirs concerns about electric grid reliability.
Advocates argue transparency around COVID-19 origins is key to restoring public trust. Critics say a politicized push could have the opposite effect.
Freshman Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina is carving out an alternative to outrage politics with his kitchen-table videos about Congress behind the scenes.
While some far-right members are unhappy with the debt deal, others say Speaker Kevin McCarthy is holding an unwieldy GOP caucus together better than most. He鈥檚 also shown a willingness and ability to work with Democrats.
Even as congressional negotiators near a deal with the White House on raising the U.S. debt limit, avoiding default isn鈥檛 a foregone conclusion. That鈥檚 stirring criticism of the debt limit process itself.
Many were bracing for a ballooning of already record-high levels of illegal immigration last week, sparking renewed efforts to address border security and a broken immigration system.
Congressional leaders will meet with President Joe Biden to try to avert a default on the national debt and ensuing harm for the U.S. economy.
Washington鈥檚 centripetal forces affect journalists as much as politicians, creating narratives that are hard to break out of.
Congress never formed a commission to evaluate the U.S. COVID response 鈥� including what went wrong and why. So this group of experts took it upon themselves.
Kevin McCarthy is known to most journalists as a creature of Washington. He also has deep roots in his California hometown, which our reporter recently visited.
Getting outside the Beltway and understanding the place and people who shaped Speaker McCarthy gives insight into his approach to governance.
Hundreds of billions of dollars were stolen in the rush to aid small businesses and individuals. Now the U.S. is trying to claw some money back.
The historic indictment of a former president sparked a full range of reactions today, from concern to relief to a mixture of both.
Climate action can be politically divisive. But a love for nature is bringing people together 鈥� even in Washington.
The question over whether to ban TikTok sits at the nexus of two broader debates: how to regulate increasingly influential social media platforms, and how to foster U.S. interests as China鈥檚 economic and military power grows.
Is America asleep to a growing threat, or overhyping it? Lawmakers debate how to preserve democratic values at home and abroad as China鈥檚 global influence expands.
Here鈥檚 what we are learning about just how many foreign objects, and what type, may be routinely coming into our airspace. Is this mostly an annoyance or a real national security problem?
Did Twitter inappropriately suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story? A House hearing raises the question of how to balance free speech with public safety in an era of disinformation.
Republicans say they鈥檙e trying to get answers on how the pandemic started, but others worry a partisan probe will muddy the waters.
Some House Republicans contend that a weak speaker is a good thing 鈥� giving members more say on legislation. But there鈥檚 a fine line between a more democratic process and dysfunction.
