Republicans pour money into Arizona's Senate race as Trudeau and Poilievre face off on inflation

More Republican money flowing to Arizona’s Senate race

A new Republican-allied PAC plans to spend $5 million to boost Blake Masters, who is trailing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.

Trudeau vs. Poilievre: Inflation takes top billing as showdown begins

Canada's new Conservative leader comes out swinging at Justin Trudeau's "reckless" spending.

House GOP eyes its own Trump-free Jan. 6 inquiry

Even after some party colleagues downplayed the violent reality of the Capitol attack, Republicans are itching to dig into their security-focused take on it.

Biden jumps into rail dispute to avert possible strike

Freight and passenger rail service is already being affected by anticipation of a possible work stoppage as early as Friday.

Trump judges are on a tear

The former president's appointees to the bench have been more partisan and often rule in Trump's favor.

McCarthy mows down GOP detractors ahead of speaker bid — but the job isn’t done

The minority leader and his partners have indeed worked — with great success — to shape the contours of a potential Republican House majority in 2023 with McCarthy at the helm.

Trump fights back against DOJ in dispute over classified records

The filing is a response to prosecutors’ warning that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s unorthodox directive — preventing FBI investigators from accessing the files seized in their Aug. 8 search — was harming national security.

The quick take on Canada's new Conservative leader

Here's what you need to know about Pierre Poilievre.

Prepare for Vlad's exit? Not yet...

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A Trump-appointed judge's ruling in favor of a special master to vet the documents he kept at Mar-a-Lago is also keeping Congress in the dark — for now.

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Russia under threat as Ukraine redefines victory

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POLITICO Playbook: Washington revs up for a stacked week

And the House is back Tuesday.

16 weeks left for a heap of questions: Jan. 6 panel weighs its endgame

Members of the select committee face multiple huge X factors, from Mike Pence's testimony, to future public hearings, to writing their final report and legislative recommendations.

The Grand Old Party of Crybabies

How Republicans embraced the victimhood mythology they once denounced.

‘You Believe This S--t?’ Biden’s Complicated Friendship With Obama

Joe Biden’s 2020 run took him back to the painful intraparty strife that led up to 2016.

Cold Cuts and Global Warming: When Jerry Brown and Prince Charles Hung Out

The two men met back in the late 70s. They didn’t have a lot in common except a burgeoning world view.

McCarthy's test in the Granite State

Congress puts Twitter, social media platforms in the hot seat

Two Senate committees will put social media platforms in the spotlight this week, zooming in on potential threats to user data and the amplification of misinformation and disinformation.

Fed Hall snags one of its clients’ top lobbyists

Saat Alety, who led Allstate’s advocacy efforts on the Hill, with the White House and in federal agencies since, made the move after Fed Hall.

Freight rail strike deadline looms

Freight railroad operators said that shipping changes for hazardous and security-sensitive materials, such as chlorine used to purify drinking water and chemicals used in fertilizer, will begin today.

Dems urge Biden to expand student debt relief for parent borrowers

A group of Senate Democrats are urging the administration to expand student debt relief for more Parent PLUS borrowers whose children received Pell grants.

Bustos, retiring after a decade, reflects on farm bill

She spoke to MA while driving to deliver an oversized $4.5 million grant check to an ag research lab in Peoria, Ill.

Western officials ‘surprised’ by Ukraine’s rapid gains in northern counteroffensive

Kyiv notified top U.S. generals in advance of the plan to launch the two-front attack simultaneously.

Podesta-led White House team tagged to execute climate law

Creation of the new office represents the Biden administration's efforts to pivot from passing historic climate legislation to implementing its provisions.

EPA watchdog to probe Jackson, Miss., water crisis

This isn’t the first time a water-related emergency in a majority-Black city has landed on the agency inspector general's radar.

Clock is ticking on IRS top spot

The current IRS chief, Chuck Rettig, sees his five-year term expire in almost exactly two months.

PRO Act allies stick Senate battlegrounds in their crosshairs

Republicans and business groups have fiercely opposed the bill, which they say would violate worker privacy and force workers to pay dues against their will, among other things.

The Capitol Hill trade policy cleanup

The House is back this week, and that means lawmakers can get to work in earnest on trying to tie up some loose ends on trade policy before the midterm elections.

Trail time

Bollwage's threat