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There's overwhelming support for an age limit on the president and Congress. Here's why that won't happen anytime soon.
Seventy-five percent of Americans polled by Insider favored congressional age limits. But no one in…
Bryan Metzger,Brent D. Griffi…
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This one chart shows an unprecedented recent spike in age for Congress, posing a huge problem for American democracy
Half of America is 38 years old or younger. Just 4% of Congress is.
Madison Hall,Walt Hickey
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How the mind of an 80-year-old president is biologically different from a 45-year-old president's
The brain changes as people get older, but people's minds can differ hugely thanks to their environ…
Kimberly Leonard
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The Trump administration approved a $700 million pandemic loan earmarked for national security to a trucking company despite DOD objections, new report says
Senior Trump officials, "potentially including the president," helped get the loan approved, the Se…
Katie Balevic
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Ketanji Brown Jackson links her historic Supreme Court nomination to the first Black federal judge: 'I stand on Judge Motley's shoulders'
If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.
Brent D. Griffiths
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'I'm too young to give out': Black Democrats vow to press on with voting rights despite legislation headed for certain Senate defeat
"This country has changed because of people's courage," said Rep. Terri Sewell. "And it bends towar…
Grace Panetta
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Donald Trump directs former aide to defy House COVID probe into his administration's handling of the pandemic
Donald Trump told former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro to ignore a subpoena issued by a H…
Alia Shoaib
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GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw fined $5,000 for skipping Capitol metal detectors installed after January 6
Crenshaw was fined $5,000 for failing to walk through the checkpoint outside the House floor, the H…
Connor Perrett
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Biden rips states for sitting on billions in rental aid as he lets eviction ban end
Rep. Hoyer asked for unanimous consent to extend the federal eviction ban, which failed with one ob…
Lauren Frias,Joseph Zeballos-…
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Congress fails to extend federal eviction moratorium - which ends after July 31 - before going on recess
Around 6 million Americans are at risk of getting evicted in the coming days, or 16% of all renters…
Azmi Haroun,Lauren Frias,Jose…
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10 Things in Politics: BLM activists say Congress isn't listening
And Belarus has sparked an international outcry.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Pelosi says Democrats will move to impeach Trump this week if Pence doesn't respond to calls to invoke the 25th Amendment
Calls to remove Trump from office have grown since the deadly Capitol siege and are coming from Dem…
Kelsey Vlamis
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George W. Bush says he will attend Biden's inauguration as Trump considers plan for a rival attention-grabbing event
A spokesman for the former president said he looked forward to 'witnessing the peaceful transfer of…
Thomas Colson
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House panel says CDC director Robert Redfield demanded the deletion of an email showing interference in Covid-19 guidance
Rep. James Clyburn argued that the email deletion may be evidence of the Trump administration's eff…
Eliza Relman
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Biden is now seriously considering a Black US Army general to lead the US military
If nominated by Biden and confirmed by the Senate, the retired US Army general would be America's f…
David Choi
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Biden picks retired US Army general to lead the Pentagon. He'd be the first Black man to head the Defense Department, if confirmed.
Retired US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be America's first Black defense secretary, if confirmed by…
David Choi
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Biden reportedly considering a retired four-star general to lead US military, would be first Black defense secretary if confirmed
If confirmed, Ret. US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first Black defense secretary for the Uni…
David Choi
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the progressives' delicate truce with centrist Democrats is over, and the battle over the party's future is already heating up
Democrats' dismal results in congressional races this cycle have provoked a debate in the caucus ab…
Eliza Relman
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Biden blasts Barr's comments comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slavery as 'sick' and 'outrageous'
"Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civ…
Oma Seddiq
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Marijuana is only legal in 11 states but a House vote coming next month could expand legalization to the entire US
The MORE Act, if passed by Congress, would remove marijuana from the controlled substances list and…