Marisa Iati

Female senators, in particular, thanked the senator for paving a trail for other women in politics.

Just hours before a potential government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate passed a roughly 45-day continuing resolution.

The talking points were a response to anger from some GOP members after Bowman pulled a fire alarm in a congressional office building Saturday as Congress scrambled to avert a government shutdown.

McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he has no plans to seek reelection as speaker, creating a wide-open race as the House also faces a mid-November deadline to fund the government.

It is widely accepted that Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) does not have the full powers of a speaker who has been elected by House members.

A House Republican Conference rule stipulates that a member of leadership should step aside if charged with a felony punishable by two or more years in prison.

A split over the Middle East war jeopardizes a coalition with the left that Biden has nurtured for three years.

Biden and Harris have rearranged their schedules as the White House insists that they remain focused on domestic priorities.

The raw emotions over Israel’s conduct are dividing the Democratic Party more than any other issue in recent memory.

Biden’s team seeks to neutralize the age issue, while GOP hopefuls are urgently looking for ways to dent Trump’s lead