The Senate will begin marking up annual spending bills next week, starting with three fiscal 2025 measures and overall funding totals for a dozen appropriations bills.
Joe Biden’s campaign sent a memo Wednesday morning to House allies that shows still tight internal polling and the latest fundraising numbers, in an attempt to quell concerns from members about the president's reelection efforts.
President Joe Biden called senior Hill Democrats days after his terrible debate performance last week, multiple people familiar told POLITICO, marking his most direct effort to reassure the highest levels of his party of his reelection…
Sen. Joe Manchin became greatly concerned over Joe Biden’s condition after the president’s debate performance last week — so much so that he considered voicing his worries in a Sunday national TV interview before being convinced otherwise,…
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), one of the most centrist Democrats in Congress, predicted his party would lose the White House this fall but added “I'm OK with that.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leaders endorsed Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, giving the embattled incumbent a boost in next month's Missouri primary.
Those raising concerns about President Joe Biden's physical abilities following a shaky debate performance are posing a "a legitimate question," former Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday, also noting they should make similar queries about…
Rep. Bob Good aimed to overhaul the House Freedom Caucus, making it into a more assertive body within the Republican conference. But that could come to a roaring halt Tuesday if he formally loses his Virginia primary.
Republicans took a victory lap after the Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution over some actions he took as president, while Democrats bashed the decision as an outcome that would haunt…
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden’s Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions.
The White House asked Congress on Friday for $4 billion in emergency money to address the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, in addition to tornado, wildfire and hurricane recovery needs nationwide.
House Republicans on Friday passed three more spending bills rife with budget cuts and divisive policies, grinding through their mission to clear a dozen of their own funding measures this summer.
Few congressional Democrats could muster a defense of President Joe Biden's halting debate performance Thursday, opting instead to criticize former President Donald Trump for his answers on how he would handle women's reproductive health…
The White House plans to send Congress an emergency funding request to address the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and other pressing needs as soon as Friday, according to three people who were granted anonymity to…
House Republicans moved forward Thursday on their push to hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress — yet another escalation in their fight over former special counsel Robert Hur’s report.
Mark Rutte is grabbing the reins of NATO at a perilous time for the alliance — but he’ll be starting with effectively a blank slate among U.S. lawmakers.
Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers abruptly canceled a markup of her bipartisan privacy bill five minutes before the panel was set to deliberate on the controversial legislation, according to four people familiar with the…
GOP senators are increasingly publicizing their battle over potential rules changes ahead of the Republican leadership elections, with conservative Sen. Mike Lee doubling down on his push for term limits and clapping back at proposals from…
Rep. Troy Nehls said he’s no longer wearing a badge pin awarded to infantrymen or Special Forces who fought in active combat after many of his own colleagues have accused him of “stolen valor.”
It's not common to see a primary challenger get a warm welcome on Capitol Hill after ousting an incumbent. But that's exactly what Westchester County Executive George Latimer is likely to experience with most of the House Democratic caucus…
House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers got a clear warning Tuesday from the chamber’s top two GOP leaders: If you don’t fix your data privacy bill, it’s on track to die in your committee.
Only 21.4 percent of mid-level Senate staffers are people of color — about 20 points lower than the proportion across the general U.S. population — according to a new report on staff diversity in the Senate.