LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated PressJan 2, 2019
The partial government shutdown persists through a 12th day over the president's $5.6 billion demand to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressJan 1, 2019
The meeting is set for the day before the Democrats take over the House and introduce bills to reopen the government without wall funding. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated PressMay 27, 2018
The president has warned Congress that he will never accept another $1 trillion-plus spending bill like the one he signed in March. But Capitol Hill dysfunction could stand in his way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated PressFeb 11, 2018
Senior staff is deployed to defend President Trump's and chief of staff John Kelly's reactions to spousal abuse allegations against Rob Porter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS and ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressJan 9, 2018
The president, congressional Republicans and Democrats have expressed optimism for a deal just 10 days before a government shutdown deadline. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 23, 2015
What a difference a few days makes. After putting on quite a convincing show of resistance, followed by reticence, Rep. Paul Ryan is now the very picture of enthusiasm when it comes to his prospective new role as speaker of the House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigOct 22, 2015
There are obvious political explanations but only one reason for his decision not to throw his hat in the ring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 20, 2015
Bad things happen on every president's watch -- also every secretary of state's -- and the proper place to lay blame is on the perpetrators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 15, 2015
It's been nearly a week since Rep. Kevin McCarthy bowed out of the running for outgoing House Speaker John Boehner's spot, and the field is still wide open. Also, Ann Coulter didn't quite get the whole constitutional aspect of this story, so we consulted a bona fide legal expert about the House rules to set the record straight. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigOct 12, 2015
Republicans have a big choice to make about what kind of party they are. But they're most likely to keep papering over their divide with psychobabble about "healing." This won't work. Just ask John Boehner. Or Kevin McCarthy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 9, 2015
At this point, I worry we're going to start finding members of the Republican establishment curled up in their beds, eyes clenched shut and ears covered with trembling hands, moaning "make it stop, make it stop, make it stop." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 9, 2015
"We probably need a fresh face," House Majority Leader McCarthy said Thursday, breaking the surprising news that he was bowing out of the contest to replace John Boehner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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