President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff hikes on more than 90 countries took effect August 7, raising U.S. import taxes to their highest level in nearly a century. The administration argues the ...

With the Sept. 30 government funding deadline approaching, Congress has just four weeks to pass appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown. The House and Senate remain far apart on fiscal 2026 budget ...

People make policy. The conversation around representation in government has gained momentum, but has the demographic makeup of our leaders, legislators, and judges changed? We pulled together data on ...

The Biden administration has navigated a sometimes uneasy balance of seeding clean energy projects while limiting the growth of fossil fuel production on federal land and waters. But the Inflation ...

Democrats and Republicans are hoping to use the battle over the next farm bill, which has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year, as a way to message to rural voters. A critical vote is coming up ...

The Biden administration is delaying until after the election a rule that could update connector requirements for federally-funded electric vehicle chargers, according to a semi-annual regulatory ...

How we got here: Among the new members, the freshmen class of the 119th Congress will include at least 40 Democrats — 34 in the House and six in the Senate — and 38 Republicans — 32 in the House and ...

Vice President Kamala Harris will seek the Democratic nod to replace President Joe Biden, and her candidacy could mean a sea change for health policy. The former senator and attorney general of ...

The Agriculture Department is set to launch a new $400 million drought program to assist Western states grappling with the fallout of a yearslong mega-drought. The Water Savings Commodity Program will ...

Even if Republicans don’t enact tariffs, the GOP can still point to the levies as offsets for other tax, energy and border policies. House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith indicated that tariffs won’t ...

California regulators will delay the start of their hotly anticipated cap-and-trade rulemaking to early 2025, the agency confirmed to POLITICO on Thursday, November 14. The California Air Resources ...