House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she intended to make her legislative priorities "too hot" for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ignore in Congress' upper chamber. Published November 21, 2019
Efforts to postpone a government shutdown have stalled in the Senate, where an anticipated vote on a stopgap spending resolution was not held Wednesday. Published November 20, 2019
The United States has a new diplomat in an Eastern European country whose governance Rudy Giuliani has said he sought to influence at the behest of paying interests--not in Ukraine, but Romania. Published November 20, 2019
Congress on Tuesday moved closer to avoiding a government shutdown for Thanksgiving but punting the deadline to just before Christmas. Published November 19, 2019
The Democratic Attorneys General Association has created a new requirement for every Democrat wanting its endorsement: support the pro-choice agenda on abortion or lose the group's support. Published November 19, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell applauded the House's preparations to avert a government shutdown, but he said Tuesday that Congress must still complete the appropriations process before the end of the year. Published November 19, 2019
Photographs and video from Sen. Gary Peters' campaign website have surfaced on a "dark money" group's new pro-Peters ad, raising questions about illegal coordination between the groups. Published November 18, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he and his Republican colleagues are eager to pass temporary funding legislation keeping the government open through Dec. 20. Published November 18, 2019
The House is poised to vote as early as Tuesday on a stopgap funding resolution to keep the government running through Dec. 20. Published November 18, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch preached civility to a private gathering of the Federalist Society, and implored the audience to follow Justice Brett M. Kavaugh's example. Published November 16, 2019
He has become a favorite punching bag for left-wing activists. His public reputation is scarred by sexual misconduct accusations, but Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh vowed to remain unintimidated and says he's "not afraid." Published November 14, 2019
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions looked to bolster conservative support at the Federalist Society's annual convention in Washington on Thursday as he builds his nascent bid to become an Alabama senator again. Published November 14, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Congress ought not allow its legislative priorities to get bogged down by the ongoing impeachment proceedings, which he dismissed as "some public hearing." Published November 14, 2019
An agreement on stopgap spending legislation to keep the government running until Dec. 20 is far from guaranteed. Published November 13, 2019
A group of moderate Republicans is beginning to build a "farm team" to help the GOP recapture the House from Democrats in 2022. Published November 12, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed House Democrats' prioritization of impeaching President Trump over other policy priorities of appropriations and trade agreements. Published November 12, 2019
The Republican Main Street Partnership is beginning to build a "farm team" to help the GOP recapture the House from Democrats come 2022. Published November 11, 2019
President Trump's defenders are preparing to make war against House Democrats' tightly controlled public hearings on impeachment this week, the rules of which give impeachment ringmaster Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat, a distinct advantage over the White House. Published November 10, 2019
Justice Clarence Thomas scoffed at 2020 Democratic front-runner former Vice President Joseph R. Biden recalling his confirmation hearing nearly three decades ago, suggesting Mr. Biden didn't have a grasp of the law and was just playing politics. Published November 10, 2019
The Conservative Political Action Conference went to prison -- and found a receptive audience among the locked-up murderers, robbers and drug dealers there. Published November 9, 2019
