Policy · 116th Congress
Worry over unintended consequences freights Hong Kong debate
The United States and China this summer are in a tense wait-and-see period until Beijing finishes drafting a new national security measure for Hong Kong.
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The United States and China this summer are in a tense wait-and-see period until Beijing finishes drafting a new national security measure for Hong Kong.
'This is not the way to do crowd control,' a former National Park Service official said of the June 1 U.S. Park Police actions at Lafayette Square.
In this episode, we delve into health care policy and some of the methods that health officials say can help contain the coronavirus from spreading further.
House Intelligence Committee urges social media platforms to be vigilant about disinformation. Facebook promises to take increasing actions if necessary
By backing candidates in open House districts, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is looking to bring more progressives into Congress.
Science to drive vaccine efforts, not politics, nominee pledges - Health Care
Voters will choose whether Madison Cawthorn or Lynda Bennett will take on Democrat Moe Davis in the 11th District in western North Carolina.
The decision takes pressure off Congress to find an immediate fix to help "Dreamers" but also highlights a need for a permanent legislative solution.
Opinion — While abortion takes primacy for socially conservative voters, a few are now considering issues of life in more nuanced ways.
Rep. Matt Gaetz has dislosed he has an adopted son, a previously unknown fact he kept concealed from those asking him related biographical questions.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered the removal of portraits of former House speakers who served in the Confederacy, timed in recognition of Juneteenth.
With D.C. bars and restaurants currently operating in a limited reopening, with the possibility of an expansion, soon, can things go back to normal?
It has been five years since the racist-motivated killings at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, and the legacy hangs over the current debate on race.
The Congressional Oversight Commission is asking whether the Fed is doing enough to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic
The CQ Roll Call newsroom is tracking campaigns around the country and sharing the best stories, with some extras, with this weekly At the Races newsletter.
The Senate voted to confirm Justin Walker, the protege of Mitch McConnell and ardent defender of Brett Kavanaugh to a judgeship on the DC Circuit.
“Who would’ve thought [the Supreme Court] would have so many good decisions in one week ... Wow,” said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.
The 5-4 ruling inserts a huge immigration issue back into presidential politics just months ahead of the November elections.
The Social Security and Medicare trust funds, already in ill health, are about to become sicker from the coronavirus. The economic recession triggered by the pandemic means a drop in payroll tax revenues that finance the trust funds.
In 2010, the census missed 2.1 percent of African Americans, 1.5 percent of Hispanics and 4.9 percent of Native Americans on reservations.