New York Republican Rep. George Santos is stepping down from his committee assignments. The move comes as outcry continues over his fabricated biography.
We spoke to Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was Business Secretary last year during Liz Truss's time as Prime Minister, and asked him what he thinks of the IMF's predictions for the UK.
The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
Multiple GOP lawmakers tell NPR that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos has voluntarily recused himself from serving on committees temporarily.
The former president has made good on his threat to sue the Washington Post reporter over his use of interview recordings. The lawsuit seeks nearly $50 million in damages.
During his early years in the House, Rep. Jordan pressured Republican leaders to move to the right. Now as Judiciary Chairman, he is a key architect in Speaker McCarthy's oversight agenda this year.
Secretary of State Blinken meets with Palestinian President Abbas, deadline to cut water use along the Colorado River, evidence is presented on Trump's role in paying hush-money to Stormy Daniels.
National outrage over the killing of Tyre Nichols has prompted renewed calls on Capitol Hill for police reform. But in a divided Congress, bipartisan reform legislation is unlikely.
TikTok has been under scrutiny in recent years about its privacy and security practices and its effect on young people's mental health. Various bans of the app have been enacted across the country.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — By this time four years ago, at least a dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls eager to make their case against Donald Trump had either visited Iowa or announced plans to soon visit the leadoff voting state ahead...
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In Part 3 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew look ahead to the gubernatorial, legislative, mayoral and judicial races they are watching for in 2023.
In Part 2 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew looks at how the Democratic Party’s effort to rearrange its presidential primary calendar is going and discusses the impact this resorting could have on candidate...
In Part 1 of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, it’s another GUOP/BUOP where the crew ask whether a survey of Republican National Committee members was a good or bad use of polling.
With investigations waiting for him at home, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has asked to stay in the US for at least another six months. Bolsonaro flew to Florida in late December, after delivering a farewell address to the...
The declarations have been extended several times since they were first enacted back in 2020. The plan could have implications for several COVID-related policies, such as funds for tests and vaccines.
Although much of our elections-related attention is already trained on 2024, there are consequential elections happening this very calendar year. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the...
The relentless storms that hit California from Dec. 27 to Jan. 16 caused extreme flooding and extensive damage, killing at least 22 people. Climate scientists told us it’s too soon to know whether climate change had a role in this...
Few Republican lawmakers have publicly supported the FairTax Act, but that hasn't stopped Democratic leaders from suggesting that the bill has wide support among congressional Republicans. The post Democrats Misleadingly Suggest...
Before this month, only married women were allowed to register births in the Chinese province of Sichuan, but in an attempt to reverse an ageing and declining population local authorities are extending benefits reserved for married...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in South Korea to reassure its ally of the U.S. commitment to defend it, as the seven-decades-old U.S. system of alliances in Asia comes under increasing pressure.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that "heightened public concern" contributed to the Scottish Government's decision yesterday to pause transfers to women's prisons of transgender prisoners with any history of violence...
President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union Address next Tuesday and the guests will include the parents of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis man who died days after he was brutally beaten by police. Democratic Rep. Steven...
Last-minute talks with the education secretary aimed at resolving a pay dispute have failed so the largest teachers' strike in years will now go ahead on Wednesday.
Rishi Sunak has insisted he acted "pretty decisively" by sacking Nadhim Zahawi for breaching the ministerial code and promised to restore "integrity" to politics.
Former NYPD detective Marq Claxton from the Black Law Enforcement Alliance describes a 'toxic' police culture in the US that needs reform on a federal level.
Violence has gripped the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jerusalem for days after a military raid killed 10 people, sparking at least two shootings by Palestinian gunmen.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican candidate for a western North Carolina congressional seat in 2020 has been accused by federal prosecutors of a campaign finance violation, and she's signed a plea agreement, court records say. Lynda...
Keir Starmer told international business leaders that Labour is a “reliable partner” in global trade and industry at a reception in Westminster on Monday evening.