Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY

Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech is likely to draw his biggest audience of the year and provide a blueprint for the rest of his presidency.

Exclusive poll: The messy battle to elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a sign for most of stalemate ahead.

Republicans and Democrats value different leadership styles in the Oval Office, one reason it’s hard to get things done.

After a million documents and a thousand interviews, the committee concludes Trump bears responsibility for the mob and their assault.

Americans by overwhelming numbers express concern about rising antisemitism and white nationalism, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.

Most Republican voters want Trump-ism but are no longer so enthusiastic about ex-President Donald Trump himself, a warning sign for his 2024 campaign.

Congressional scholars and modern politicians rate Speaker Nancy Pelosi as one of the most consequential legislative leaders in U.S. and House history.

In Pennsylvania Senate race, 7% of voters not supporting Democrat John Fetterman over Republican Mehmet Oz said they would if he hadn’t had a stroke.

Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto leads Republican Adam Laxalt by a single point in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 8 midterms.