Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

The measure would make clear the vice president’s role in tallying Electoral votes is ceremonial and would make challenges to state results harder.

U.S. democracy is in trouble on several fronts: public distrust of government, amplification of conspiracies’ on social media, ebbing bipartisanship.

Reimposition of the oil industry tax is included in the Inflation Reduction Act the Senate passed Sunday and the House approved Friday.

Pelosi’s decision in September to bring to the floor a bill making Roe v. Wade the law of the land proved a bridge too far for her local archdiocese.

The maximum Pell Grant covered roughly 75% of the cost of a four-year public college when it was enacted in the 1970s. Today, it ‘s less than a third.

Modeled after the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, Democrats want $30 billion to hire thousands of young people to fight climate change.

Manchin and Sinema have raised doubts about their ability to support large Democratic bills given the spiraling debt approaching $28 trillion.

Cheney told ’60 Minutes’ she has little affection for Biden, who she believes has embraced harmful polices for the economy and national security.

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in Congress, has been a controversial figure since being elected in 2018.