Since opening up an independent bookstore on Long Island, I’ve often been asked by my former colleagues in Congress for book ...

With Congress ceding so much power to presidents, Trump, not GOP lawmakers, is where the action is.

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Today’s lawmakers hailed the 39th president, but their predecessors made his four years in office a constant battle and ...

Political parties are polarized, like the American people. Does that mean Congress has no chance to accomplish meaningful legislation?

He was elected in 2016, at the tail end of a period when technological progress and social progress still seemed intertwined.

Carter, who was born on Oct. 1, 1924, was predeceased by his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19, 2023. The couple was ...

Most Americans might remember Jimmy Carter for long lines at the gas pump, “stagflation” and successful Middle East peace ...

The 119th Congress convenes Friday with a huge shift of power in Washington as the GOP takes control of both chambers ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

In recent years, public officials of both parties have accused law enforcement authorities of “weaponizing” criminal law, ...