Governing

President Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress in February. After the compromise spending bill failed to fulfill all his budget requests, the president appears to be gearing up for a fight in September.

Trump May Be Spoiling For A Shutdown Fight, But It Could Spell Disaster In 2018

6:43pm May 09, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The recent spending compromise may well have just kicked the can down the road until September, when both sides may be spoiling for a fight amid the specter of a government shutdown.

Public housing in lower Manhattan in New York City.

Location A Bigger Influence Than Race For Children In Public Housing

3:57pm May 09, 2017

by Gene Demby

A new study finds that the neighborhood where children in public housing live impacts their life outcomes in more significant ways than race does.

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House passed a Republican health care bill.

Don't Count On The Senate To Save Obamacare, Or To Save The House

7:00am May 07, 2017

by Ron Elving

The leaders and rank-and-file of the House know that what they have done so far is not yet law. It may not even qualify as a rough draft. Giant steps remain, and some in the GOP may well be grateful.

Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green has withdrawn his nomination to be secretary of the Army. Opposition was building against Green among Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee over statements Green made that critics called insensitive toward Muslim

Trump's 2nd Nominee To Serve As Army Secretary Withdraws

7:43pm May 05, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Tennessee State Sen. Mark Green blasted what he called "false and misleading attacks." Opponents of his nomination cited what they called his discriminatory views and comments.

In California, failure to pay traffic fines can lead to suspension or loss of license, and even jail time for some.

How A Traffic Fine Can Lead To Jail Time In California

8:10pm May 04, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Traffic fines in California have an outsize effect on low-income drivers and minorities.

The House GOP believes it has the votes to pass a repeal-and-replace health care bill, but this very likely won't be the final version of the law.

GOP Passes Its Health Care Bill At Long Last, But Still A Long Way To Go

8:01pm May 04, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The House voted Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But this bill will likely never become law, at least not in its current form, and the road ahead is bumpy and full of potholes.

President Trump speaks in the White House Rose Garden following the House passage of the Republican health care bill on Thursday.

Trump 'Confident' About GOP Health Care Bill's Prospects In The Senate

5:37pm May 04, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Passage in the House is the first step in fulfilling the GOP's longtime pledge to dismantle Obamacare. The president praised House Speaker Ryan as a "genius" for engineering the legislative victory.

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Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney points to an image of a border fence, making the case to reporters on Tuesday that there will be a border wall.

For The Deal-Making Trump, Compromise Seems To Be A Dirty Word

4:35pm May 03, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Ironically, President Trump seems irritated with the need to make deals. He's eager to make threats and change rules, but the American system was set up to curb a president's power.

The House easily passed a bill funding the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

House Approves $1 Trillion Spending Bill To Keep Federal Government Open

4:20pm May 03, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

The House approved a bipartisan spending bill that keeps the federal government funded through September, sending it to the Senate. President Trump has pushed back as Democrats declare it a victory.

A right wing activist holds a sign during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on April 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. Protestors are gathering in Berkeley to protest the cancellation of a speech by American conservative political commen

Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'

4:03pm May 03, 2017

by David Shih

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.