More former members of Congress win election for lower office this year
They’ll represent more people than when they served in the House (close to 1 million constituents versus around 760,000).  "It’s prestige.
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The best photos of the year, Part 1
Children sled on the West Front of the Capitol on Jan. 16 after 3-4 inches of snow fell across the Washington metro area.
NDAA features historic raise for junior enlisted troops
The newly released compromise NDAA would not only give enlisted personnel in ranks E-1 through E-4 the 14.5 percent raise in the coming year, it would give the rest of the force a 4.5 percent raise, which
Final election results show House Democrats gained a net of one seat
The special elections for Gaetz’s and Waltz’s seats are slated for April 1, according to the Florida secretary of State’s office, with primaries on Jan. 28.
Trump’s pick for top Hill liaison brings strong conservative ties to a difficult role
That means Braid will be busy even before Day 1, as sources noted that House and Senate Republicans and their aides already have begun to look toward the new Congress and advancing Trump’s agenda. G.
Private donations pour in for cash-strapped national parks
Three years after setting a goal of raising $1 billion, the Park Service’s official charitable partner, the National Park Foundation, is almost there, having raised $840 million since 2021, the foundation
Baseline Battleground: How the partisan landscape has shifted after the election
Even after the 2016 elections, Democrats had just a 1-point Baseline edge in Virginia, but that’s far from the case now.
Trump picks Linda McMahon to be Education secretary
However, it administers more than $18 billion in Title 1 grants, which help fund the nation’s neediest school districts, oversees the federal student loan program and enforces civil rights laws in schools
America may have a new third party: the Democrats
This advantage occurred despite Republicans slipping by 1 percentage point, going from 36 percent in 2020 to 35 percent in 2024, according to the unfinalized exit polls.
Trump’s tariffs seen delivering a repeat blow to US farm exports
Corn exports below a 7.2 million-ton quota could see a 1 percent tariff rise to 26 percent. Corn exports above that quota could see tariffs rise from 65 percent to 90 percent, the study said.
Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office
, press secretary for the Trump campaign, said in a Fox News interview that Trump’s win "gives him a mandate to govern as he campaigned, to deliver on the promises that he made, which include, on Day 1,
Trump win opens door to major shift in US immigration policies
According to an October report from the American Immigration Council, deporting 1 million undocumented immigrants a year — a fraction of the total number — would cost more than $88 billion a year, for
GOP centers election concerns on noncitizen voting, but it’s rare
The Cato Institute says the percentage of noncitizens voting is closer to zero than 1 percent.
Ballot initiatives include cannabis, insurance measures
In New Mexico, Bond Question 1 would authorize the state to issue up to $30 million in bonds to fund senior citizen facilities.
Takeaways: Harris goes hard at Trump at same spot he revved up Jan. 6 mob
A Reuters-Ipsos poll released earlier Tuesday showed Harris’ national lead shrinking to 1 percentage point (44 percent to 43 percent, with a 3-point margin of error).
Vulnerable candidates get creative as they vie for climate votes
Brown is facing Republican Bernie Moreno and, as of Monday, was up by only 1 percentage point, according to Real Clear Polling.
Not shying from the red label in a blue district
There’s been little public polling on the race, which is the case in most House races, but an Emerson College/Pix11/The Hill poll taken between Oct. 1 and 3of 630 likely voters found Lawler leading, 45
Analysts see tech policy changes in potential GOP-led Senate
Polls have Cruz ahead, with some saying the margin is as close as 1 percent, according to Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales.
For Harris, mental health access a key policy priority
According to Mental Health America, nearly 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year, while nearly half of Americans, 46 percent, will meet the criteria for
Research funding faces crunch time post-election
But since then, Congress capped nondefense discretionary spending to increases of no more than 1 percent annually.