SAN DIEGO — They were sons of Washington, D.C., privilege, young men whose fathers shaped the nation’s history for better and for worse.

The two men from San Diego each found their own success, in part through family connections — one repeatedly winning election to Congress, the other becoming a respected state prosecutor.

Then they each...Read more

WASHINGTON — After months of pressure from rank-and-file members, a House panel will consider a new Republican-led bill this week that aims to prohibit members of Congress from trading stocks.

The bill, unveiled Monday by House Administration Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., would ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Mary Peltola launched a run for Senate in Alaska on Monday, positioning herself as an independent-minded Democrat and boosting the party’s hopes that a competitive race in a deep-red state could help Democrats secure control of the chamber.

Peltola served as the state’s at-large House member for over two years ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday over the legality of state bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls’ sports, in a pair of cases that could shape the legal landscape nationwide for similar bans and other transgender issues.

Two athletes challenged state laws in Idaho and West Virginia...Read more

WASHINGTON — Appropriations are on the agenda for both chambers of Congress this week, with a three-bill spending package potentially reaching President Donald Trump’s desk by the end of the week, and a possible Venezuela war powers vote-a-rama coming to the Senate floor.

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday evening to limit debate on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Maine state Sen. Joe Baldacci, the brother of former Rep. and Gov. John Baldacci, is running to succeed retiring fellow Democrat Jared Golden in a battleground district that’s voted for Donald Trump three times.

Golden announced last year that he would not seek a fifth term representing the rural 2nd District, leaving Democrats...Read more

Even government programs can get strangled by red tape.

Think back to 2021. That’s when President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It directed more than $1 trillion toward transportation and infrastructure projects. That included more than $42 billion to expand broadband internet.

“Access to high-speed internet ...Read more

A few months into President Trump's second term, federal appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III — a conservative appointee of President Reagan — issued a scathing opinion denouncing what he found to be the Trump administration's unlawful removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to his native El Salvador, despite a previous court order barring it...Read more

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. is closely monitoring the protests in Iran and is mulling potential options as the Islamic Republic faces its third week of nationwide protests, the largest since 2022.

“We’re looking at it very seriously. The military is looking at it, and we’re looking at some very strong options,” Trump told ...Read more

Thousands of demonstrators and a handful of elected officials turned out for a “No Kings” rally in Manhattan on Sunday, voicing their opposition to the Trump administration in the wake of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, and U.S. military actions in Venezuela.

“This is an urgent ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected this week to name global leaders for a “Board of Peace” to administer his ambitious post-war plan for Gaza, officials say, even as a standoff between Israel and Hamas raised doubts about the prospects for success.

Made up mainly of fellow heads of government or state and chaired by Trump, the board is...Read more

Following the capture of Venezuelan strongman and Cuban ally Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump said Sunday Cuba won’t be receiving any more oil from the South American country and warned the government in Havana to “make a deal BEFORE IS TOO LATE.”

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Cuba has for many years survived ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a challenge to Idaho’s law banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports that align with their gender identity.

Idaho in 2020 became the first state in the country to categorically bar trans women and girls from women’s and girls sports teams after Gov...Read more

President Donald Trump’s demand that credit card lenders cap interest rates at 10% for a year takes aim at one of the banking industry’s crown jewels — a business line they guard doggedly.

After a week of jarring markets with announcements aimed at making homes more affordable, the president swiveled to another consumer burden: the cost ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, effective Jan. 20, without specifying details.

“Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be “ripped off” by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Major U.S. oil executives expressed caution about President Donald Trump’s push for them to spend at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela, with the head of Exxon Mobil Corp. calling the nation currently “uninvestable.”

Trump convened nearly 20 industry representatives in the East Room of the White House on Friday and ...Read more

DETROIT — Planning is underway for a potential visit by President Donald Trump to Michigan on Tuesday, according to four sources familiar with the behind-the-scenes preparations.

The sources requested to speak on the condition of anonymity because the plans weren't finalized as of Friday afternoon and because they weren't authorized to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Over a six-decade political career, Steny H. Hoyer, currently the longest-serving Democrat in the House, built a legacy of influence few can match.

When the former majority leader announced his retirement Wednesday after nearly 45 years in Congress, it marked the end of a political career that saw the Maryland Democrat rise ...Read more

Picture a bridge with a clearly posted warning: without a routine maintenance fix, it will close. Engineers agree on the repair, but the construction crew in charge refuses to act. The problem is not that the fix is controversial or complex, but that making the repair might be seen as endorsing the bridge itself.

So, traffic keeps moving, the ...Read more