After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began.
An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.
Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in early January. Using the complex budget process known as reconciliation to fund the entire Homeland Security Department, as Republicans are suggesting, would be a significant departure from traditional congressional practice.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is attracting criticism for social media posts taunting his opponents by suggesting they are gay.
Gov. Janet Mills argues that her rival for Senate, Graham Platner, could be doomed by his history of offensive online remarks. But at a time of anti-establishment anger, Mr. Platner says he is the safer choice.
The Democratic primary race for Senate in Maine between Graham Platner and Gov. Janet Mills has quickly become one of the most contentious Democratic primaries of the midterm season.
The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds.
The urgent instructions at the Trump administration’s behest to gather and relay the files on Representative Eric Swalwell have alarmed some career law enforcement officials.
Kaela Berg, a Minnesota state representative who works as a flight attendant, is part of a new crop of working-class candidates with atypical backgrounds. Democrats hope they can help their party win back blue-collar voters.
Republicans revolted over a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security and passed a rival bill, dimming the chances of a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.
Reaction to President Trump’s signature on the dollar. Also: Innocent lives lost in Iran; Democrats’ brand; young job seekers; subway announcements; calling all teenagers.
Affordability is Democrats’ new buzzword, the Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson says. But what’s their plan to actually lower prices? She explains on “The Opinions.”
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
The fight over ICE actions is a symptom of a much larger, more fundamental debate happening in America, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes argues on “Interesting Times.”
Gavin Newsom is more like Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama, and that’s bad news for any presidential aspirations Newsom may have, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes argues on “Interesting Times.”