Electoral Count Act
The Electoral Count Act.
Is this law in need of reform?
Congress
Child Tax Credit
The child tax credit ends.
Can Democrats revive the program?
NDAA
Biden signs the NDAA.
He just signed off on $768 billion of annual defense spending.
Nancy Pelosi
Congress and stocks.
Should Congress be able to sell stocks?
Build Back Better
Tick-tock: Biden's agenda on the clock
This week is critical.
Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon gets held in contempt.
We're back in action, and we're covering the Steve Bannon contempt vote, a reader question about Democrats' strategy, and a story about universal basic income.
Personal essay
Why I write about politics
Cynicism is the dominant theme of today's politics. But being cynical is a cop-out.
Debt ceiling
Did Mitch McConnell cave?
Democrats just got a lifeline on the debt ceiling. But what does it mean long-term?
Reconciliation bill
The progressives strike back.
Onlookers thought they would fold. Instead, they've forced the two bills back onto a two-track process.
Police reform
How police reform failed.
Not long ago, police reform felt like the most pressing issue in America. In the wake of George Floyd's death, a national reckoning on race relations ushered in one major demand from progressives and even many middle-of-the-road Americans: Fix the way policing works in our country. Progressives
Joe Biden agenda
Joe Biden's agenda hangs in the balance.
The next 48 hours could determine the fate of his presidency.
Reconciliation bill
The historic week in Congress.
Biden's agenda is on the line this week.