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But today, Democrats are cautiously optimistic about their chances to defy those early predictions and deny Republicans the big gains once seen as inevitable. Roadblocks in Congress led to increasingly vocal frustration among rank-and-file Democrats that the president wasn’t delivering on the promises of his campaign. There was a view inside the White House six weeks ago that the summer could produce the kind of good news that now has materialized. The question is whether Biden and his White House team can maintain the discipline to keep driving these points throughout what still promises to be a rough fall election season. There was news beyond Congress that the White House also viewed as favorable.

Climate activists are pressuring President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, something the White House hasn't done yet.

Term limits and a surprise retirement set the stage for Saturday’s intraparty contests.

Not even a single Republican voted for the Inflation Reduction Act. Can the GOP undo it?

The House used a party-line 220-207 vote to pass the legislation.

The bill would invest billions into issues acutely impacting Texas, including climate change and health care, and is the result of months of intraparty fighting between moderates and progressives.

The U.S. is one of the few countries without a national paid leave program. Gaps in worker access to paid leave were exposed during Covid-19, a report finds.

With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, Congress is poised to approve President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act.

Wednesday's council meeting in Uvalde attracted a convicted Capitol rioter who riled up the public over police accountability.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deserves credit, as do party participants who eventually put climate front and center.

The GOP opposes the bill, but the same was true Sunday when Dems used Vice President Harris' tie-breaking vote to power it through the 50-50 Senate.

About 200 Chinese companies whose shares trade in the US, including JD.com Inc. and Baidu Inc., face delisting because American regulators aren’t able to verify their financial audits. While China and the US continue to negotiate access to the audits, some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to be expelled. On Aug. 12, five of the country’s largest state-owned businesses announced plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking a primary

About 200 Chinese companies whose shares trade in the US, including JD.com Inc. and Baidu Inc., face delisting because American regulators aren’t able to verify their financial audits. While China and the US continue to negotiate access to the audits, some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to be expelled. On Aug. 12, five of the country’s largest state-owned businesses announced plans to delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking a primary

The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change.

Democrats have pushed their landmark climate and health care bill through Congress, handing an election-year victory to President Joe Biden.

Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

The Aug. 5 demonstrations by India’s main opposition Congress party against soaring food prices and unemployment began like any other recent protest — an electorally weak opposition taking to the New Delhi streets against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s massively popular government. The protests, however, quickly took a turn when key Congress lawmakers led by Rahul Gandhi — Modi’s main opponent in the last two general elections — trooped to the Parliament, leading to fierce standoffs with police. “Democracy is a memory (in India),” Gandhi later tweeted, describing the dramatic photographs that showed him and his party leaders being briefly detained by police.

Becca Balint, who won the Democratic nomination this week, will also be the first openly gay person elected to represent Vermont in Congress if she wins in November.

Fitness trackers, "smart" appliances and viral videos all have the potential to compromise your privacy, FTC says.

A Texas elections administrator from Tarrant County told a U.S. House committee there was a social media call for his violent death, and election workers nationwide have reported more than 1,000 “hostile contacts” over the past year.

Whether it's the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.

The Federal Election Commission found that a pilot program, proposed by the tech giant following GOP pressure, would not violate campaign finance law.

Congress is poised to pass a transformative climate change fighting bill.

A vote for Vega is a vote for extremists

If Trump is found to have violated federal law in removing and retaining classified documents without authorization, he could be convicted of a felony punishable by five years in prison. And that conviction would be a felony carrying that punishment because of a law signed by Donald Trump.

Sen. Rob Portman wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to press him about delays in providing records to Congress.

After the FBI seized the cell phone of Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who boosted former president Donald Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, all eyes are on the latest Trump ally to face scrutiny by federal law enforcement.

Republican Brad Finstad, a former state lawmaker, has won the special election for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Jeff Ettinger in a closely watched race.

The government lays out tens of billions of dollars annually on treatments for kidney failure. Greater competition in the industry would benefit patients and taxpayers alike.

Understanding the 2022 Midterm ElectionsNovember’s midterm elections are likely to shift the political landscape and impact what President Biden can accomplish during the remainder of his first term. When are the midterm elections? The midterm elections determine control of Congress: The party that has the House or Senate majority gets to organize the chamber and decide what legislation Congress considers. Every seat in the House and a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate are up for election. Here are the most interesting Democratic primaries and Republican primaries to watch as Republicans and Democrats try to nominate their most electable candidates.

The FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home as part of an investigation into whether he improperly took documents from the White House was celebrated by some as proof that no one is above the law and denounced by others as a political attack. Little is known about the aims of Department of Justice investigators and what evidence they may have gathered. There are laws governing how presidents are supposed to handle documents that, at least theoretically, can trigger prosecuti

She is one of three pro-impeachment Republicans likely to be defeated this cycle.

Today (Aug. 9), President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS Act, which includes a NASA authorization bill — the first one to pass Congress in five years.

A federal appeals court is siding with Congress in a fight over former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Voters in four states — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut — are choosing their nominees for November as the primary season enters the final stretch and the matchups for the U.S. Senate are nearly set.

A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress. As of now, the alliance estimates that about 50 of the 72 electric, hydrogen or plug-in hybrid models that are sold in the United States wouldn't meet the requirements. “The $7,500 credit might exist on paper," Bozzella said in a statement, “but no vehicles will qualify for this purchase over the next few years.”

The leader of the Vermont state Senate Becca Balint could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a stalwart Senate ally of former President Trump, is facing fresh uncertainty in his race for reelection after telling a podcast last week that Social Security and Medicare should be classified as discretionary spending, with Congress authorized to set their budgets every year. Johnson had been cruising to reelection in…

The Inflation Reduction Act was passed in the Senate after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote.

Stocks looked to open higher Monday following the S&P 500's third consecutive week of gains.

Cara Mund, a former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018, plans to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent. Mund announced her candidacy Saturday and said she would start gathering the 1,000 signatures she needs to get on the ballot, the Bismarck Tribune reported. If Mund gathers enough signatures, in November she will face Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, who is seeking a second term, and Democrat Mark Haugen of Bismarck, a University of Mary graduate adviser who has long worked as a paramedic.

Reporting shows that separating children from their parents was not an unintended side effect of the policy, as the government claimed, but the intent; the worst outcomes were anticipated and ignored; the architects of the legislation will likely seek to reinstate it, should they return to power.

A deal on the table in Congress would help deliver on a long-time promise: to make prescription drugs more affordable. It includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket expenses for Medicare patients.

Understanding the 2022 Midterm ElectionsNovember’s midterm elections are likely to shift the political landscape and impact what President Biden can accomplish during the remainder of his first term. When are the midterm elections? The midterm elections determine control of Congress: The party that has the House or Senate majority gets to organize the chamber and decide what legislation Congress considers. Every seat in the House and a third of the seats in the 100-member Senate are up for election. Here are the most interesting Democratic primaries and Republican primaries to watch as Republicans and Democrats try to nominate their most electable candidates.

The Republican National Committee announced Friday that Milwaukee will be the host for the 2024 Republican National Convention, tapping a swing state that helped decide the outcome of the past two presidential elections.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke in May and has been recovering, will hold his first campaign rally next week in Erie County. Fetterman has held some fundraisers, but this would be his first major public event.

"Reese's life was taken way too soon, but her legacy will live on through this law so that no other family will have to suffer like ours," her mother said.

Congress is about to head out for summer recess after passing a bill to fund domestic computer chip manufacturing.

The party needs to ask itself some hard questions, and a drubbing would force the conversation.

A backlash against the Supreme Court could create a breakwater against a Republican red wave in November.

While midterms are typically a challenge for the party in power, two Democratic strategists say Biden's recent wins — and the threat of Republican control of Congress — could galvanize voters.

A new bipartisan bill would revise how the presidential vote is certified. But it could come with risky loopholes.

In Washington state, two of the 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack faced multiple challengers.

"You can now buy all sorts of stocks that benefit from cheaper fuel, especially the travel and leisure plays," Jim Cramer said Thursday.

“A real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters. He lost his election and he lost big. I know it, he knows it, and deep down I think most Republicans know it,” former vice president Dick Cheney says of Donald Trump in an ad for his eldest daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)

As the party’s online fundraising dips, a new draft letter demands the tech giant give campaigns a mulligan when they run afoul of Gmail’s spam filter.

Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.”.

Voters on Thursday will nominate a slate of midterm candidates, including those in new congressional districts drawn to create a Republican advantage.

Jill Biden barnstormed the country during her debut year as first lady as if on a one-woman mission to help her husband's administration tackle the problem of the moment.

Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro, already facing trial for contempt of Congress, is sued over his refusal to turn over White House emails.

The best evidence yet that Joe Manchin’s plan, if passed, will majorly reduce carbon emissions

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act.

State Rep. Shri Thanedar has won Michigan’s 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a field of nine candidates in a district that covers most of Detroit and a number of surrounding suburbs.

Bill that would require crypto traders, brokers and other industry players to register with the government.

After 13 years, at least three crashes, dozens of scams and Ponzi schemes and hundreds of billions of dollars made and evaporated, cryptocurrencies finally have the full attention of Congress.

Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are sliced from the backs of the majestic sea predators, their bleeding bodies sometimes dumped back into the ocean where they are left to suffocate or die of blood loss.

Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who witnessed the Capitol riot days after taking office in 2021 and then cast one of the 10 Republican votes to impeach Donald Trump over the attack, has lost his reelection bid.

Top congressional Democrats have requested sit-down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.

In a story published on July 29, 2022, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action as Jason Quimet.

The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanes’ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.

Four corporate landlords, including Dallas-based Invitation Homes, tried to evict thousands of tenants during a federal ban on evictions, according to an investigation by a congressional subcommittee.

In spite of strong support among Texas GOP leaders, nearly all Texas House Republicans voted against the bill intended to boost the state’s semiconductor industry.

The Senate has passed a bill that's designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States.

As companies like Samsung and Texas Instruments expand their operations in the state, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders are backing federal efforts to grow the industry.

Like many in her Peruvian Andes community, María Acevedo voted for Pedro Castillo for president last year, drawn in part by the possibility of seeing the nation led by someone with rural roots like her own.

The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate.

Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results.

A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide.

A ban on certain semi-automatic weapons is moving forward in the House.

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to vote for a bill seeking to codify the right to same-sex marriage. The measure passed the House, but its fate in the Senate is uncertain.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign has a history with the politics blogger, using more than $1,000 in campaign funds to pay him for advertising services.

Key Republicans are warming up to passing a bill that provides roughly $52 billion in incentives for the semiconductor industry.

The bill would also shield the rights of any person or group helping someone get an abortion out of state.

A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate.

Congress has given its ultimate salute to Hershel W.

The Biden administration and Democrats are warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on computer chips legislation.

The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as it applies to minor league players.

President Joe Biden has used an Ohio visit to showcase federal action aimed at shoring up pensions for millions of workers.

President Joe Biden is taking a message of shoring up workers' pensions to Ohio, hoping to reinvigorate his political standing with blue-collar voters.

The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

For this week’s episode, Patrick speaks with Tribune reporters about the latest Texas headlines on immigration, abortion and the Jan. 6 investigation.

More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change may not be dead.

The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector.

The Supreme Court’s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administration’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035.

In a matter of days, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case that could have heavy environmental impact, West Virginia vs. Environmental Protection Agency.

The new law contains modest provisions but is the most significant gun measure passed by Congress in nearly three decades.

The nation’s high court has eliminated the constitutional protection for abortion. Clinics in Texas stopped providing the procedure immediately. We’re answering our readers’ questions.

The U.S. House passed the legislation Friday afternoon. Nearly all Texas Republicans voted against it. The bill is widely viewed as a series of modest changes to current gun regulations, falling far short of proposals pushed by House Democrats and President Joe Biden.

The Texas Tribune has been covering the fight over abortion rights for years. Here’s what you need to know about the ruling and how it will affect Texans.