Representative Steny News Today

A confluence of political forces and changing media behavior are testing their efficacy in the Trump era.

Another Republican resignation and medical absences are cutting into the party’s already shaky hold on the chamber.

The debate over where to build the headquarters has been ongoing for the past 15 years.

Kevin McCarthy was just the latest in a series of Republican speakers and speaker wannabes who faced revolts. Speaker Mike Johnson should take note.

The glib Californian made many promises and paid a price when he was unable to fulfill them. But his demise also reflected the challenge of wielding a Republican majority that refuses to be governed.

Mourners bearing bouquets and cards paid their respects Wednesday to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco City Hall, where she launched her groundbreaking political career and spent a decade as the city’s first female mayor.

The House speaker has little trust in his Budget Committee chairman or his No. 2 as he works to unite the fractious Republican majority around a spending plan.

The close alliance that has developed between the speaker and the hard-right Georgia Republican explains his rise, how he might govern and the heavy influence of the extremes on the new House G.O.P. majority.

History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.

The bill next goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. After it becomes law, Capitol officials will have up to two years to obtain a bust of Justice Marshall as a replacement.