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“Honestly, I don’t know how much longer I can stay at DHS if this continues,” one official said.View Entire Post ›

With their party divided and a key deadline just days away, Democratic leaders announced a deal on a “framework” Thursday.View Entire Post ›

A judge rebuffed the government’s argument that releasing more surveillance videos posed a national security risk.View Entire Post ›

Progressives and centrists are holding major pieces of legislation hostage, and both have the numbers to make good on their threats.View Entire Post ›

Former staffers who worked for Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a House Democrat who built her reputation on being a champion of workers, say her treatment of her staff was often inconsistent with her public image.View Entire Post ›

The new US international travel guidelines will start in November and will require testing, contact tracing information, and masking requirements, as well as full vaccinations.View Entire Post ›

More than 6,600 people signed their names to a new brief supporting abortion rights: “I hope the justices read every single one of them.”View Entire Post ›

The “Justice for J6” rally is being pitched as support for “nonviolent offenders,” but that doesn’t describe charges against most defendants in jail.View Entire Post ›

A former Donald Trump staffer succeeded in getting a lot of media attention, but Trump himself didn’t acknowledge the rally, and members of Congress avoided it.View Entire Post ›

The advisory panel of outside health experts recommended that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine be authorized for people over 65 and those at high risk, rejecting the benefit for the general population.View Entire Post ›

Pennsylvania Republicans are joining in on the pro-Trump audit craze, as Democrats vow to take to them to court.View Entire Post ›

The Democratic governor survived an attempt to remove him from office, after weeks of anxiety from Democrats around the country.View Entire Post ›

Ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, the environmental lawyer has become a target of the far right’s bogus narrative around race.View Entire Post ›

Californians are voting on whether to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. See the results as they come in.View Entire Post ›

The party is planning to raise taxes on corporate investors and the wealthy to pay for social programs, but is not fundamentally reforming a system that allows billionaires to skirt paying taxes.View Entire Post ›

The man was arrested not far from where a pipe bomb was left on Jan. 5 and just days before another right-wing rally is planned for the Capitol.View Entire Post ›

Gov. Gavin Newsom is considered likely to survive a recall attempt this week, but the fact that it’s even a question has Democrats around the country on edge.View Entire Post ›

Judges nominated by Donald Trump have staked out strong anti-abortion stances in their short time on the bench.View Entire Post ›

Florida Republicans have shied away from fully supporting the Texas abortion ban in the latest split for the anti-abortion movement.View Entire Post ›

The state’s first hearing featured testimony about an audit backed by Trump supporters that didn’t actually find any election issues.View Entire Post ›

All companies with more than 100 employees will be required to ensure their workers are either fully vaccinated or tested weekly.View Entire Post ›

The biggest legislative battle of the year began this week with Democrats promising sweeping new support programs for parents.View Entire Post ›

SB 8, which has effectively stopped most abortions in Texas, took effect after the Supreme Court refused to step in this month.View Entire Post ›

There’s no end to the Arizona audit in sight. But with other Trump backers looking to take up audits of their own, some are ready to just call it a win.View Entire Post ›

It usually takes the Supreme Court months to rule in a case. But there’s a back door, and it’s getting a lot of use.View Entire Post ›

A lot of people thought this summer would be great, but most people seem totally fried and at loose ends instead — expectations keep getting subverted, and anger keeps flowing into the void.View Entire Post ›

Abortion providers said they were complying with Texas’s 6-week abortion ban once it took effect Wednesday, citing the risk of an endless stream of civil claims.View Entire Post ›

Jacob Chansley pleaded guilty to one felony charge for obstructing Congress.View Entire Post ›

Just 4 out of 25 officials responded to questions, and many of the most vocal anti-abortion advocates were silent about the 6-week ban.View Entire Post ›

The law, which bans abortions after 6weeks of pregnancy and empowers private citizens to sue to enforce it, went into effect Wednesday in a monumental shift on abortion rights.View Entire Post ›