Both parties raise the stakes ahead of Virginia redistricting referendum

When author and journalist Beth Macy launched a bid last fall for Virginia’s 6th District, the Democrat expected to face an uphill climb in the deep-red seat. But if Virginia voters approve a new ...

Vance hits rough patch as Iran talks falter, Orbán goes down in Hungary

President Donald Trump might have declared Vice President JD Vance did a “good job” in weekend talks that did not produce a peace pact with Iran, but there are scant signs his recent high-profile ...

Iowa Democrats pursue ‘once in a generation opportunity’ amid farmer woes

Every day, Seth Watkins wakes with the sun. The 58-year-old farmer raises livestock on a southwest Iowa farm that’s been in his family since the 1840s. Like most farmers, Watkins is up and working ...

Betting against political prediction markets

The rise of political prediction markets and several well-timed trades have spurred lawmakers to introduce multiple bills aimed at stopping or regulating insider trading in prediction markets. But ...

Artemis II: Back to the Future

Writing this column, I rarely stray far from the political path in my commentary. Today, I make an exception. Watching the ...

House starts uncertain push to reauthorize key surveillance authority

Privacy advocates and the intelligence community have painted vastly different pictures over whether a powerful surveillance authority contains enough privacy protections for Americans, as lawmakers ...

Preserve, alter or end? Each proposed for family planning funds

The Trump administration’s mixed messaging on federal family planning funds has anti-abortion groups simultaneously outraged and optimistic, after the administration rolled out widely divergent goals ...

Can Senate Republicans buck midterm history again?

Eight years ago, President Donald Trump’s mediocre job approval rating created a difficult national political environment for ...

Winning the AI ‘arms race’ holds appeal for both parties

Ky., said the U.S. “is in an AI arms race with China” at a markup in January, it was routine. Earlier that month, at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, aired his ...

Gonzales announces plans to leave office when House returns

Ahead of an expulsion vote, Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said he plans to “file my retirement from office” when the House returns on Tuesday — more than a month after he faced allegations of an ...

Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns, denies sexual assault allegations

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he will resign his seat, an announcement that came just days after a ...

In Trump’s Department of Justice, weaponization without accountability

When then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton happened to meet on the tarmac in Phoenix, they ...