When it comes to voter ID laws, Republicans care intensely about fraud while Democrats worry more about whether their own party will come out ahead,…
Donald Trump boosts local police with policies, results
Top law enforcement leaders say they have had no bigger advocate this year than President Trump, and they are hopeful he has set the stage…
Tom Perez, DNC chairman, struggles to rebuild Democratic Party
Tom Perez has had a rocky first year as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, managing to incense liberals, ostracize pro-life Democrats and lose a…
Wild horse population control methods divide lawmakers, advocates
After a years-long battle over an effective ban on horse slaughter in the U.S., advocates on both sides are grappling with how the federal government…
Donald Trump slow to fill administration posts
Draining the swampy Washington bureaucracy is hard, and President Trump also is still having trouble filling his administration with appointees who share his vision for…
Republicans struggle to keep ‘Pledge to America’
Desperate to get back to the majority in Congress in 2010, Republicans issued a bold “Pledge to America” promising a laundry list of policies and…
FBI says Russia dossier’s collusion charges unsubstantiated
The FBI is declining to repudiate the Russia dossier on which it partially relied to start an investigation into the Trump campaign, but it concedes…
Maine voters introduce ranked-choice ballot initiative
Voters have long complained about being forced into bad binary choices between less-than-perfect (or worse) candidates. Maine voters last year took matters into their own…
Mark Meadows introduces bill that would limit opioid prescriptions to seven days
Saying the American medical system is flooded with too many prescription painkillers, governors, lawmakers and health officials are trying to come up with ways to…
Bikers for Trump rallies for Republicans to help president’s agenda
The wild ride of Bikers for Trump is just getting started. A year after President Trump’s historic upset victory, the grass-roots biker movement he inspired…