The Not-Quite-Anti-Woke Caucus

Adam Smith is a standard boomer Democrat—born in 1965, technically a year after the generational cutoff,…

What’s Really Behind the House Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes from School Sports?

What did people care about in the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential election? Last fall, Gallup…

New Social Security benefit legislation may worsen insolvency. Broad reform remains elusive, experts say

Richard Stephen | Istock | Getty Images When President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness…

Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after dramatic vote reversals

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday on…

The G.O.P.’s Elon Musk Problem

For almost a decade, conservatives have insisted that we should take Donald Trump seriously, not literally.…

Government shutdown: House passes stopgap funding bill, sends it to Senate for vote

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan federal spending bill Friday and sent it…

How Kamala Harris’s Coalition Changes the Race for Congress

Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the Presidential race upended the campaign, delivered a jolt…