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Democrats are poised to drastically reorder their presidential primary schedule beginning next year, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a larger overhaul meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support. The Democratic National Committee has worked for months on rearranging the first five states, and its full membership...

Sanders, the first woman elected governor of Arkansas, said she relished the opportunity to contrast the GOP’s vision for the future against that of Biden and his fellow Democrats.

The 218-211 vote, along party lines, came after a heated, voices-raised debate in which Democrats accused the GOP of targeting Omar based on her race.

D.C.’s most famous marmot, Potomac Phil, predicted an early spring and six more months of political gridlock on Groundhog Day 2023.

D.C.’s favorite rodent predicted an early spring, but six more months of political gridlock.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is emphasizing his commitment to service in his first State of the State speech. He highlighted on Wednesday his proposal to create a service year program for high school graduates that he says will be the first of its kind in the nation. Moore is proposing to create a new Department of Service and Civic Innovation...

The House speaker arrived for the afternoon session carrying no formal GOP budget proposal, but he is laden with the promises he made to far-right and other conservative Republican lawmakers during his difficult campaign to become House speaker.

The Department of Justice is investigating the discovery of classified records found at private locations tied to both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

Haley, 51, served as South Carolina’s governor for six years before serving as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations.

Embattled Rep. George Santos won’t accept key congressional committee assignments amid ongoing ethics and campaign finance-related investigations, the Republican told colleagues — and his office confirmed — Tuesday.

Arizona’s Republican-controlled Legislature approved a measure this week exempting itself from the state’s public records law and authorizing the destruction of all emails sent or received by lawmakers and their staff after 90 days. The new rules adopted by both GOP-led chambers effectively shield members and their staff from public records requests, making investigations into any potential wrongdoing far more difficult. The exemptions...

The U.S./Mexico border may get the most attention, but a record number of refugees and asylum-seekers are looking to come to the United States because of dangerous situations all over the world.

A similar bill was unveiled by other lawmakers in the House and Senate in the last Congress, but it was not considered in either chamber.

Pence said he was “unaware of the existence of sensitive or classified documents at his personal residence” until a search last week and that he “understands the high importance of protecting sensitive and classified information” and stands ready to cooperate with “any appropriate inquiry.”

White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who’s spent more than two years as President Joe Biden’s top aide, is preparing to leave his job in the coming weeks.

What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? What are the extraordinary measures the Treasury is taking? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.

The Supreme Court says it hasn’t determined who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights, but that the investigation continues.

Economists say consequences of a default on the national debt could include higher interest rates, a stock market crash, a recession and massive job losses. NBC’s Alice Barr reports.

Two years into President Joe Biden’s tenure, more Americans feel a sense of unity in the United States, while fewer express concerns about political divisions, according to a new LX News/YouGov poll.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state’s first Black governor on Wednesday, punctuating his inauguration with references to Black history that included an acknowledgement of the enslaved people who once arrived by ship near the state Capitol.