The day of the mass-shooting in Orlando, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) saw a partisan opportunity. In a striking statement, the far-right Texan effectively challenged his foes on the other side of the aisle ...

REDMAP 2012 Summary Report ProPublica: House Seats vs. Popular Vote A chart! RNC chief backs electoral college scheme And in the states: Michigan Effort Shows G.O.P. Sway Wisconsin GOP governor is ...

It’s not exactly a secret that the impeachment crusade congressional Republicans launched against President Joe Biden has struggled badly. After a year of obsessive investigations, GOP officials ...

And then there were three: Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper is the latest former member of Donald Trump's team to say he’s earned the "fascist" label. By Steve Benen When Bill Ackman, one of Donald ...

For many years, reporters have received press releases from the White House touting various initiatives with "what people are saying" collections. It's a straightforward exercise: the White House will ...

It’s been a dreadful year for mass shootings in the United States. As my colleague Clarissa-Jan Lim noted, after some back-to-back shootings over the weekend, the Gun Violence Archive has recorded "38 ...

Campaigning in Cleveland yesterday, Donald Trump unveiled a line of attack against Hillary Clinton that seemed fairly new for him. "Does she look presidential, fellas?" he asked. "Give me a break." ...

On the surface, the circumstances sound almost comical. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, under criminal indictment and facing an FBI investigation, filed a lawsuit this week asking the Supreme Court ...

After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally won the gavel after midnight early Saturday morning, the California Republican delivered prepared remarks to his colleagues. “I know the night is late,” he ...

For those rooting for the U.S. economy, there was a lot to like about the latest jobs report, which was released on Friday morning. The data showed the economy adding 272,000 jobs in May — far more ...

After Donald Trump forced Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his post for failing to be as overtly political as the president wanted him to be, the reins of the Justice Department were temporarily ...