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The Biden administration plans to announce on Thursday that it will increase the number of refugees who can come to the United States, a move toward…

The United States has been unable to return some migrant families to Mexico under a pandemic-era border policy after a change in Mexican law…

President Joe Biden pines for unity, but actually sharing power is basically impossible in a place where politicians build their careers fighting…

House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for…

The legal review by the town of Palm Beach into the use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home concluded that the…

President Joe Biden said at the start of his administration that family conflicts of interest would not be tolerated in his White House, but not two…

House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for…

The Senate on Wednesday approved a power-sharing agreement that will allow Democrats to take control of committees after winning a narrow majority in…

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy broke his silence on Wednesday over the uproar caused by freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiracy…

(A version of this piece appeared in Wednesday’s The Point newsletter. Sign up for more!) Congress is more popular than anytime since the early…

Two prominent members of the Proud Boys face new conspiracy charges related to the US Capitol riot, as the Justice Department laid out a planning and…

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a staggered pause of operations across the entire US military so commanders can have “needed…

Domestic terrorism is “one of the greatest threats” to the United States, newly minted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…

A Texas woman charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection has asked a federal judge to let her travel to Mexico for a “work-related…

US Capitol rioter and so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley should be given organic food while in a Washington, DC, jail, a federal…

House Democrats are taking steps toward removing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, and the top Republican in the…

The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…

House Democrats are set to take the first steps Wednesday to remove Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments,…

Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, is expected to defend her impeachment vote and confront her critics during a tense GOP conference…

Paul Whelan, a US citizen who has been detained in Russia for more than two years, is sick and has struggled to reach the US Embassy, his brother…

Even as President Joe Biden works to shore up Democratic support for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan and the country remains in a pitched…

The Biden administration is opening an overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico border, the federal agency…

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, told House Democrats on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump’s legal filing responding…

A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees,…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to…

President Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an…

President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…

The United States has extended a key nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.…

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to postpone oral arguments in significant cases regarding former President Donald Trump’s border wall and a…

Democrats tasked with protecting majorities in the House and Senate are seizing on deep divisions within the Republican Party, hoping that stoking…

President Joe Biden vowed that no one in his extended family will have sway over government decisions in an interview with People magazine published…

The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the…

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering bringing state charges against Steve Bannon related to the same border wall fundraising…

Hundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…

In another time, Joe Biden might have been the emissary explaining to a president what is doable — and what is not — on Capitol Hill.…

The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed a 14-page brief Tuesday that previews two main arguments we can expect to hear when the Senate…

Former President Donald Trump continues to defend the ludicrous lie that led him down the road to a second impeachment — even in his legal…

More than 370 congressional staffers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter advocating for former President Donald Trump’s…

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and a longtime conservative activist, has apologized to his former Supreme Court clerks for her…

The Republican civil war hits a critical moment on Wednesday over the fate of two prominent lawmakers who represent rival visions for a party torn by…

The Republican civil war hits a critical moment on Wednesday over the fate of two prominent lawmakers who represent rival visions for a party torn by…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked on Tuesday with the loved ones of Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained abroad — a gesture of…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats at lunch Tuesday that he wants a “big, bold package”…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay their respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer…

President Joe Biden arrived at the US Capitol late Tuesday night to pay his respects to fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, whose…

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has been quietly reaching out to GOP House members aiming to lock down their support amid the push to oust her…

The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…

Investigators are struggling to build a federal murder case regarding fallen US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, vexed by a lack of evidence…

The House of Representatives has officially created a new rule that will fine any member for failing to complete security screening prior to entering…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in an hours-long meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an incendiary freshman lawmaker, who has come…

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies next week, expanding points of…

The dominant storyline in American politics at the moment is the ongoing battle between the establishment wing and the Trump wing of the Republican…

Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a US Capitol Police officer in the shooting of a pro-Trump rioter…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has dismissed hundreds of members of 42 Pentagon advisory boards, including controversial late appointments by the…

Senate Republicans are losing patience with Georgia’s new Republican congresswoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. From comments questioning…

President Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies and try to rectify…

Democrats won the Senate, but they’re not in charge until the chamber’s party leaders strike a power-sharing agreement. A stalemate has…

State lawmakers across the US have filed more than 100 bills since the November election aimed at reforming election procedure and limiting voter…

A number of Democratic House members are calling for Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to be removed from Congress, censured or face other…

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary, the first Latino and immigrant to serve at the helm of the…

The House impeachment managers charged Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is “singularly responsible” for inciting the…

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team argued Tuesday that he cannot be convicted by the Senate because he is no longer in office,…

On Monday, President Joe Biden met with 10 Republican US senators at the White House to discuss a roughly $618 billion recovery package they…

GOP state senators in Georgia introduced a slate of bills on Monday that seek to roll back voter access in the state, such as “no excuse”…

Here’s a look at the life of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former 2020 Democratic…

Former President Donald Trump lost reelection over voters’ dissatisfaction with his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, his own pollster said in…

The Senate voted to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary on Tuesday, making him the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet secretary.…

Here is a look at the life of Jay Inslee, governor of Washington and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 9,…

The Biden administration has formally determined that the military takeover in Myanmar constitutes a coup d’état, a designation that requires…

Last week, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to addressing climate change by creating green energy jobs, building out a “modern and…

Democrats are moving now to fast-track a Covid relief package. If Republicans want to come along, great. Democrats are arguing Republicans can vote…

Andrew Yang, the former Democratic candidate for president who is currently running for mayor of New York City, tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday,…

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Robinhood co-CEO Vlad Tenev over potential conflicts of interest caused by the free trading…

Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975…

The House impeachment managers charge that former President Donald Trump is “singularly responsible” for inciting the insurrection at the…