Author: David Sivak and Rachel Schilke

Lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with President Donald Trump’s decision to keep TikTok from going dark as he prepares to let the social media giant operate in the United States for another 90 days. Republicans want to see TikTok sold or shuttered, in compliance with a 2024 law that was supposed to force the app…

A shadow primary for Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) Senate seat could soon spill into the open as Democrats wait with bated breath to see whether he runs in 2026. Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, is weeks, perhaps days, away from announcing if he will retire at age 82 or pursue a sixth term that…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will spend the next two days trying to tamp down a rebellion over President Donald Trump’s agenda as fiscal hawks demand a stronger commitment from the Senate on spending cuts. Several House Republicans are refusing to vote for a resolution that would help implement Trump’s tax, border, and energy priorities…