Chuck Schumer couldn’t hold his senators together at a time when their unity and toughness were essential. Yet Trump cracks the whip and gets all Republicans to do his bidding. Does this mean Schumer ...

President Donald Trump's approval rating took a hit over the past month, according to a new national poll, but the survey leaves little room for Democrats to gloat as more than two-thirds say the ...

Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a close friend on the other side of the political aisle, a poll released Friday showed. The poll found that 82% of Republicans have at least one ...

One of them made a choice and the other two dare not challenge it. (Amodei photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images; Trump and Lombardo photos by Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) One of the most surprising ...

There may still be a silver lining among relationships between Democrats and Republicans in an increasingly polarized political environment, according to a new poll. A poll released Friday by NBC News ...

Federal judges block Texas GOP redistricting plan, sparking Republican backlash over racial gerrymandering claims as case ...

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into the fallout from the Democrats’ shutdown letdown. Plus: why the SNAP fight is far from over—and Kim Kardashian shouldn’t ...

There's a subtle divide between what some Super Committee members are saying publicly and what's going on behind closed doors as the deadline looms to trim the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion in the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose ...

Government shutdowns can be pretty boring. Until a shutdown impacts you. There’s a missed paycheck. Flight delays. You can’t visit the Smithsonian. Questions about food and drug safety. You get the ...

Democrats and Republicans are pushing dueling bills to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits funded through November, as the government shutdown threatens to cease the ...