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bill, Republicans extended the debt limit by $5 trillion, leaving some wondering if the policy of setting any limit is outdated.

But now that the deal is off, urban Democrats can stop backing expensive and destructive rural giveaways, and other Democrats ...

The decision by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to not seek reelection next year could give Republican leaders headaches as he ...

Congress has just voted to cut health care and food benefits by well over $1 trillion so the richest among us can continue to enjoy historically low tax rates.

Louisiana is a state that voted for Trump. But it also relies heavily on Medicaid benefits, which are set to face steep cuts ...

So Congress has become the first U.S. institution that really resembles a collection of robots. I will not concede that they ...

Republicans U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, former Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Lexington tech entrepreneur Nate Morris are all running for McConnell’s seat in 2026. Kentucky’s senior senator announced ...

The consolation prize retirees received from the One Big Beautiful Bill is arguably a bigger win than ending the tax on ...

President Donald Trump received a great Fourth of July present -- he signed his administration's signature piece of federal legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is a sweeping tax cut and ...

Even with the world’s richest man behind it, the “America Party” is unlikely to produce any political shuffling.

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. House Amended budget bill The House on July 3 ...

History can be cruel. Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, is remembered only for being beaten ...