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Rabindra Sangeet artist Sumitra Sen passes away at 89
Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has expressed condolence for the death of the legendary singer…
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'Not a person who gets overly excited': Sen. Mark Kelly auditions to be Kamala Harris's VP
Sen. Mark Kelly is the only senator on Kamala Harris's VP pick. He's won tough elections. But he's …
Bryan Metzger
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Student loan payments could get easier for survivors of sexual assault if a bill introduced by Sen. John Fetterman and 10 other Democrats passes
The bill, introduced on Wednesday by Democrats in the House and Senate, would give the option to de…
Hannah Getahun
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90
Feinstein died at her home in Washington, DC, on Thursday night, her chief of staff said in a state…
Rebecca Cohen,Sonam Sheth
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These 4 GOP senators voted to rip away millions of dollars in federal funding that they had secured for their home states
The vote was unsuccessful, and most of those senators voted for the bill's final passage. But it's …
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Raphael Warnock says that voting rights must pass 'no matter what'
During a CNN interview, Warnock said that while passing an infrastructure bill is vital, protecting…
John L. Dorman
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The House just passed a bill to block student-loan forgiveness and end the payment pause immediately
The House passed a bill on Wednesday to block student-debt cancellation. Biden will veto it if it m…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.
Bertie Bowman came to Washington, DC, as a runaway in 1944. He went on to have a decades-long caree…
Yoonji Han
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John Fetterman says JD Vance is more focused on 'silly performance art' than trying to pass the railway safety bill they've introduced together
The two self-styled populists are at loggerheads over Vance's bill to ban federal mask mandates, wi…
Bryan Metzger
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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says Trump should 'resign and go away as soon as possible'
"I don't think he's a viable candidate for office ever again because of the outrageous behavior in …
John L. Dorman
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GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account briefly suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister
The Utah senator had tweeted an ultimatum at Japanese PM Fumio Kishidia via his personal account, k…
Bryan Metzger
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Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock's runoff victory is a testament to how he connected with voters though faith
"I often say that a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our chil…
John L. Dorman
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Biden urges Democrats to advance a healthcare bill without climate programs, giving in to Manchin ultimatum
In the political battle of Joes, Senator Manchin has once again won, with President Biden conceding…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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The House just passed McCarthy and Biden's debt-ceiling deal, bringing the US one step closer to avoiding a default in a matter of days
After some conservative opposition to the debt-ceiling bill, McCarthy prevailed in corralling his p…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Florida lawmakers are working at breakneck speed to pass DeSantis' agenda before a presidential run: 'Our colleagues are tripping over themselves'
Republicans control a supermajority of seats in the Florida legislature, and DeSantis is widely exp…
Kimberly Leonard
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Trump-tied conservatives are 15 states away from an unprecedented rewrite of the Constitution
A well-funded conservative organization with ties to corporate America is leading the charge for a …
Brent D. Griffiths,Grace Pane…
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Sen. Marco Rubio supported banning almost all abortions in a newly uncovered 2010 questionnaire
Facing reelection in November, many Republicans such as Rubio haven't made promises about the types…
Kimberly Leonard
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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey says Joe Manchin was 'taken to the cleaners' on the Democratic-led climate and tax deal
"He gets the promise that someday in the future, they'll pass some kind of legislation about energy…
John L. Dorman
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Ex-Sen. Al Franken says Senate GOP 'destroyed' the legitimacy of the Supreme Court: 'They've stolen two seats'
"The legitimacy of the court was undermined when they [Senate Republicans] wouldn't take up Merrick…
John L. Dorman
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Mark Leibovich says the days of bipartisan Washington institutional figures like the late Sen. John McCain are 'absolutely' over
In his forthcoming book, "Thank You for Your Servitude," Leibovich writes about many of the politic…