Congress
Your guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
The accusations that forced out the frontrunner in California’s governor race — and could push him from Congress next.
Sen. Chris Murphy explains how blatant corruption is undermining faith in democracy.
The former House speaker on the midterms, Trump, and democracy.
It would give $3,000 to every American in a household earning less than $150,000.
Why Rep. Ro Khanna isn’t done talking about the Epstein files.
America has remade itself every few decades. Are we due?
The US Senate candidate from Texas on why she believes voters — and nonvoters — are hungry for politicians like her.
Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.
Why an “America First” true believer is giving up.
Conservatives haven’t taken health policy seriously for decades.
After 43 days, the government is almost open again.
A political scientist explains the Democrats’ bizarre shutdown strategy.
Democrats are finally fighting back in the redistricting war.
The government shutdown and the new war on food stamps.
The diehard MAGA lawmaker’s new fight with the GOP, explained.
Four questions about the ongoing deadlock, answered by an expert.
There’s only so much you can do without a majority.
How the Democrats came to embrace shutdown politics.
Trump is threatening to fire federal workers if the government shuts down.
Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.
Chris Van Hollen on a government shutdown, Charlie Kirk, and Zohran Mamdani.
Texas plans to add five Republican seats. It could swing control of the House.
Democrats and Republicans are both escalating.
A rush to redraw voter maps might determine future control of Congress.
A Vox reporter explains what’s going on with the GOP’s early redistricting plans.
The House is heading for the door early to avoid an Epstein vote.
Congress signs off on Trump’s request to claw back funding.
The public tends to dislike big budget bills, and the way they’re passed.
The $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts will be felt by all Americans.
How Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” attacks abortion and reproductive care, in 2 charts.
Here are the numbers behind the bill behind Trump’s breakup with Elon Musk.
House Republicans just voted to cut taxes and Medicare.
Presidential emergency declarations mean emergency powers — and a way around Congress.
The New Jersey senator is doing something many Democrats wish their party would do more of.
There are early signs that a Democratic revolt is on the horizon. But is it too early to say how it will play out?
The debate over a government shutdown isn’t so simple.
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use a debt ceiling breach to usurp Congress’s power.
How Trump could attempt to cut Medicaid, school funding, and more — without Congress.
The Laken Riley Act passed with bipartisan support and will upend immigration enforcement.
The report accuses Gaetz of paying women for sex — including a 17-year-old.