Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through...
CLEVELAND (USA Today) — Louis Stokes, the first African-American member of Congress from the state of Ohio, died late Tuesday at the age of 90. His family released the...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The anguished national debate over the future of the Confederate flag exploded on the House floor on Thursday as Democrats, led...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press DAVID ESPO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a triumph of divided government, the Republican-controlled Congress passed major trade legislation Wednesday that...
(Politico) – The sister of a wrestling team manager at the Illinois high school where Dennis Hastert once coached says her brother revealed years of...
(Politico) – Nancy Pelosi is in the market for a new successor. The California Democrat had a favored recruit in Rep. Chris Van Hollen, but...
EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Congressman Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) couldn’t bring his French bulldog, Lily, on an Amtrak train. So when Amtrak funding came up...
(Time) – Congress passed a bill to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up the first veto since 2010 and only the third in the...
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a telling hit list. The veto threats that he’s issued over the last three weeks...
Roger Yu and Mike Snider, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—The fight over net neutrality played out in a doubleheader of Congressional hearings on Wednesday, with...
(The Washington Post) – Trying to predict the gender and race of a member of Congress is like trying to predict who would win a...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are in retreat in more ways than one this week. As Democratic senators...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but...
(Politico) – Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his biggest challenge will be righting the course of Congress, adding — in a swipe at outgoing...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Health insurance companies preserved their tax breaks. Farmers and ranchers were spared having to report on pollution from manure. Tourist destinations like Las...
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There’s almost...
(The Washington Post) – The District will be prohibited from legalizing marijuana for the much of the coming year under a spending deal reached Tuesday between...
(Politico) – Most of their candidates were crushed this year, even as their party won big. Now, many tea party activists are embracing a strategy for...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Even though the next Congress, which starts on January 6, will feature 48 African Americans, the largest number in history, the...
WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)—Just like that, Washington’s political landscape has shifted again. Republicans expanded their majority in the House of Representatives and captured enough...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “If I could sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.” –Mrs. Rosa Parks, honorary co-chair, 1996 Stand for...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist There are 44 African American members of Congress. Next year, five more are expected to join them, bringing the...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent NEW YORK (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes in Syria has...
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation requested by President Barack Obama authorizing the military to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State...
