As part of Trump’s tax-and-spend bill, Republicans extended the debt limit by $5 trillion, leaving some wondering if the policy of setting any limit is outdated.

An Ingham County judge is determining if government prosecutors have established enough proof to send the case to trial.

A year after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, some political commentators are arguing the incident was minimized by the media, while marveling ...

Here is exactly what the Democratic Party has done, writ large—or perhaps writ small—to oppose the Trump presidency and the ...

While the Palmetto State is deeply Republican, its role in choosing the Democratic nominee cannot be overstated — and Black ...

Former senator Scott Brown's first hit on his Democratic opponent in New Hampshire shows that Republicans just can't quit Joe ...

Pa., expresses opposition to NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's policies and explains the issues he may pose to the Democratic Party's messaging.

Texas flood victims are being remembered by their communities. | The Secret Service has suspended six staff members amid ...

A little over a month after President Donald Trump returned to power, the White House hosted an unusual event. A group of ...

Congress relishes in complaining about a president exceeding their constitutional authority. Unfortunately, it is often Congress that delegates such authority to the executive branch.

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