Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirements ahead of the midterms in 2026, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

Out of Senate leadership and serving likely his last term, Mitch McConnell has often found himself on an island among ...

In a Wednesday opinion piece for The New York Times, researcher and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson said she was "surprised" ...

When Lou and Lindsay Volpe's son was diagnosed with a chronic bowel disease at age 11, their health insurer required constant preapproval of drugs and treatments — a process the Volpes say often ...

Senate Republicans confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as Donald Trump's Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday, despite her lack of experience.

What does it say about the state of the Republican Party and American politics in 2025 that officials are even being asked about honoring court rulings?

Vanity Fair editors chronicle the veep’s circuitous rise to power—from Never Trumper to 47’s right-hand man—and discuss his ...

A new poll shows that 52 percent of American voters believe Vice President J.D. Vance is doing a good job. He is in Europe ...

Hasner is the latest in a string of former lawmakers who’ve become a Florida college or university president in recent years.

Our 46 Heads of State all had interactions with the Jewish community – positive and negative, historic and bizarre ...

Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so ...

After the vice president questioned the need to honor a court ruling, experts expressed concern about a "breakdown" of the constitutional system.