It is tempting to claim that resource allocation questions are starker than ever. The classic formulation in political science is guns or butter. Today, it is vaccines, PPE, financial support to ...

This week brought fresh signs that as President Donald Trump’s popularity withers, Republicans in Congress are starting to reassert some of the prerogatives — and pride — that they abandoned during ...

As the White House angles to exert control over the Library of Congress, Democrats are defending the independence of another legislative branch agency. A spokesperson for the Government Accountability ...

Is Congress fulfilling its constitutional duty? I fear not. And so the well-being of our republic is at risk. The Constitution is clear: Congress is the preeminent branch of the federal government.

Unless the upcoming lame-duck session is remarkably productive, the current Congress may be a relative bust. It’s on track to produce fewer laws than the previous Congress, a Roll Call analysis shows.

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week after an extended recess with a packed to-do list, top of which is efforts to prevent a government shutdown when funding for federal agencies expires at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Capitol on Tuesday. - Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images This week brought fresh signs that as President Donald Trump’s ...