“As democracy is perfected,” Mencken wrote in 1920, “the office [of the President] represents, more and more closely, the ...

New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at Manhattan’s immigration court Tuesday, becoming ...

The Senate GOP’s version of the “big, beautiful bill” is facing major headwinds in the House as a growing number of lawmakers stake opposition to the legislation, a troubling sign for Republican ...

The Senate’s deep cuts to Medicaid in the tax and spending megabill are setting off alarm bells among some Republicans, complicating leadership’s effort to get the legislation passed by July ...

Democrats in Washington and Pennsylvania are increasingly frustrated with Sen. John Fetterman after a week in which he once again criticized his own party’s response to the Los Angeles protests and to ...

Lawmakers are following a path taken by Pete Wilson, who left the Senate to become California governor. He shares thoughts as ...

The Senate’s budget bill, introduced Monday, would take even deeper bites out of Medicaid to help pay for tax cuts President ...

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Federal lawmakers are considering cutting billions from Medicaid. That could lead to an increase in hospital closures and ...

In a defining moment for the crypto industry, the United States Senate has passed the GENIUS Act, a bill that sets up the first comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins, or digital tokens ...

At least 11 states have imposed new reviews for tenured faculty, made it easier to fire them or proposed banning tenure ...

Senate passes GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for stablecoins. The bill boosts US-based issuers and limits Big Tech’s crypto ambitions.