Trump doubles down in address to Congress | Playbook Daily Briefing

Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a statement. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given...

President Donald Trump met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday — a rare one-on-one meeting between the two native New Yorkers. The two have shadow-boxed repeatedly over...

Senate Democrats want a vote on an alternative stopgap funding bill as they look for leverage against Republicans with two days to go until a government shutdown. The lawmakers...

Many hard-right members voted Tuesday for their first stopgap spending bill ever. “I’m as stunned as anybody else,” said Rep. Andy Biggs.

The Kentucky Republican again challenges U.S. strikes on possible drug smugglers at sea.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered Thursday to amend the controversial provision he slipped into last week's government funding package that could award GOP senators hundreds of thousands of...

Democrats are openly questioning whether they lost their last point of leverage by ceding to Republicans in the latest skirmish over funding the government.

With its well-placed alumni network and aggressive advocacy, Paragon Health Institute is pressuring Republicans to let Obamacare subsidies expire despite urging from GOP centrists.

House Energy and Commerce Republicans met Thursday to shape their strategy for energy portions of the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill — including clawing back climate spending approved by Democrats....

Long airport lines and a scheduled two-week break are weighing on lawmakers.