Lawmakers failed to resolve several key defense spending and policy battles ahead of the November elections, leaving unresolved issues that will dominate the upcoming lame-duck session. Chief among ...

HHS’ first chief competition officer is headed to Capitol Hill to serve as chief health adviser on the Senate Finance Committee Democratic majority staff next month. Stacy Sanders will join the ...

PROGRESSIVES INTO BATTLE: Any agreement over how Washington deals with the temporary portions of the Trump tax cuts could easily be a year-plus away, with November’s election results set to have a ...

The Democratic Party’s platform includes new initiatives and builds on many of the policies begun in President Joe Biden’s term. They include funding affordable child care, raising taxes on wealthy ...

The Biden administration has navigated a sometimes uneasy balance of seeding clean energy projects while limiting the growth of fossil fuel production on federal land and waters. But the Inflation ...

The conversation around representation in government has gained momentum, but has the demographic makeup of our leaders, legislators, and judges changed? We pulled together data on the race, sex, ...

Former President Donald Trump said Monday, during a conversation with Elon Musk, that it “doesn’t make sense” why the U.S. compares so poorly to other countries with “unbelievably fast” bullet trains ...

The Biden administration’s signature labor policies—such as expanding overtime pay, banning noncompete clauses, and implementing other regulations—face challenges on unfriendly legal terrain. Fill out ...

A long-running battle over U.S. regulators’ massive stock trading surveillance system is stirring up once again — this time, in the courts. For decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission relied ...