Newsom sets summer special election for Swalwell’s seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued a proclamation Tuesday setting up an Aug. 18 special election to fill the ...

Surveillance authority reauthorization faces key House floor vote

Key House Republicans expressed uncertainty Wednesday over whether there would be enough GOP support to clear a procedural vote on a powerful surveillance authority, a program that’s received staunch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Capitol Lens | Fuller House

La., right, poses with Rep. Clay Fuller and his family in the Capitol on Tuesday during the Georgia Republican’s ceremonial swearing in. Fuller won the special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie ...

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 ...

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 ...