The Speaker of the House is the most visible and authoritative spokesperson for the majority party in the House. Speakers articulate an agenda and explain legislative action to other Washington officials as well as the public.
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The full document detailing Donald Trump's betrayal of his oath and his attempted coup has now been released.
Recent actions—and inaction—by the right-wing majority of the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for a Republican House majority.
The surprisingly competitive matchup between Boebert and Frisch has become Colorado’s closest congressional race since 2002 and will likely trigger a statutory recount.
Before coronavirus vaccines were even released, a disinformation campaign used a moment of national and personal vulnerability to prey on those who were pregnant or who planned to become pregnant.
Campaign contributions can be a confusing web of super PACs, FEC filings and dark money. That’s why it is useful to know how to see who is paying who and trying to influence our votes.
Book banning is an illiberal idea that undermines a long and honorable tradition of making knowledge and ideas widely available, making people free to choose what to read for themselves.
The largest-ever analysis of Google’s ad practices on non-English-language websites reveals how the tech giant makes disinformation profitable.
The Workers' Party candidate, who completed a remarkable political comeback less than three years removed from a prison cell, tweeted one word following his win: "Democracy."
With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, experts say it's important for working-age Americans to know whether they are voting for officials who support Republican policies that increase the risk of early death.
In what should be a lesson to conservatives in the US—but probably won't—Liz Truss resigns after a mere six weeks as Prime Minister, after attempting to invoke a Reaganesque tax-cut for the rich.
It appears Facebook is condoning the cloning of accounts and says they do not violate "community standards." This begs the question: of Facebook's reported 2.9 billion active users, how many of those are fake or cloned accounts?
The Lincoln Project has been a thorn in the side of MAGA Republicans and Trump for years. Now it has become much more so with its own documentary series on Showtime.
A Florida state senator has filed a lawsuit against Governor Ron DeSantis for his abuse of Florida state funds for his Martha's Vineyard scheme.
A 19th/Survey Monkey Survey finds the economy is a bigger deal for Republicans and preserving democracy is bigger for Democrats as a motivating factor in this year’s midterm elections.
Elizabeth II inherited a monarchy whose political power had been steadily ebbing away since the 18th century but whose role in the public life of the nation seemed, if anything, to have grown ever more important.
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