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Dark clouds hang over the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington on May 3.

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Why there are no heroes in this shutdown showdown

Everyone blames everyone else for unpassed spending bills

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 22, 2023 at 6:00am

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduates like these at a June 23, 2003, commencement ceremony in Kings Point, N.Y. will benefit from a cutting-edge training ship program.

Opinion

How a new generation of Merchant Marine ships can chart a course for government efficiency

By Elaine Chao
Posted September 21, 2023 at 2:46pm
Political analyst Stu Rothenberg cautions that current polls cannot predict the election year dynamics for 2024.

Opinion

Breaking news: The 2024 election isn’t tomorrow

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 20, 2023 at 12:10pm
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Bidenomics and Republican economic policies in Maryland on Sept. 14.

Opinion

Latest inflation data shows Americans are still not buying Bidenomics

By David Winston
Posted September 20, 2023 at 6:00am
The Capitol dome is lit by the morning sun on March 14, 2022.

Increased accessibility on Capitol Hill should be a priority, not a joke

By Adam Veale
Posted September 15, 2023 at 3:22pm
Confederate statues, like this one saluting Confederate War Dead in Downtown Chatham, Va., is a reminder of the past for Black people seeking justice, columnist Mary C. Curtis writes.

America’s two-tiered justice system isn’t new — just don’t talk about it

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 14, 2023 at 6:00am

Medicare Advantage is here for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Kevin Rogers
Posted May 5, 2020 at 7:31pm
A gas station in Virginia shows still-high prices last month.

Voters ask: Is anything working in America?

By David Winston
Posted September 13, 2023 at 6:00am
Dark clouds hang over the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington on May 3.

Why there are no heroes in this shutdown showdown

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., writes that her legislation would ensure that the "polluter pays" to clean up PFAS.

Addressing America’s PFAS issue cannot wait forever

By Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Posted September 12, 2023 at 1:00pm
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walk in the Capitol earlier this year.

House Republicans marching toward ‘Cloud-Cuckoo Land’

By Walter Shapiro
Posted September 12, 2023 at 6:30am
Marine One takes off with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden from the South Lawn of the White House on May 29.

In new poll, Europeans express little faith in America’s future influence

By Bruce Stokes
Posted September 12, 2023 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One on Aug. 14.

‘Strongest economy in the world’: Aviator Joe is selling. Voters aren’t buying.

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 8, 2023 at 6:00am
Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Terri A. Sewell, D-Ala., write that their bipartisan legislation to address chronic kidney disease will save lives and improve health care.

We must help improve the outlook for individuals living with chronic kidney disease

By Rep. Terri A. Sewell and Rep. Carol Miller
Posted September 7, 2023 at 2:13pm
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley got a small bump from the first GOP presidential primary debate.

Why GOP candidates should go positive at next 2024 debate

By David Winston
Posted September 6, 2023 at 6:30am
The Rosa Parks statue in the Capitol's Statuary Hall in June 2021.

A summer of reflection — and fears of history repeating itself

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted September 6, 2023 at 6:00am