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A group of Democrats formed the Dads Caucus in the House, hoping to advocate for key democratic policies such as the expanded child tax credit and paid family leave.

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is taking heat for claiming he “had a few questions” about the resume of Rep. George Santos while insisting the serial liar should not be forced out of office.

The panel will take up criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump on at least three charges, including insurrection.

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress will welcome around 80 new members, and not all of them are strangers to the job. More than a dozen members of the incoming class have previously worked as congressional staff, whether that means calling the shots or answering the phones.

More than a dozen incoming lawmakers already know the drill. They may be new to the 118th Congress, but they’ve worked here before.

WASHINGTON — As momentum shifted toward impeaching then-President Donald Trump for withholding aid to Ukraine in 2019, U.S. Rep. Adam B. Schiff counseled Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the seven moderate freshman Democrats whose Washington Post op-ed supporting impeachment in essence forced the hand of House leaders, according to a new…

NEW YORK — Democratic Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou faces long odds of overtaking attorney Dan Goldman in the tight Democratic primary for New York's 10th Congressional District even though thousands of absentee ballots remain untallied.

August 25, 2022

Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida.