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He was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules. Send any friend a story As…

A new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding. Send any friend a story As…

The former president’s familiar tactics of defiance, counterattacks and delays appear less successful than ever as investigations and court proceedings against him grind on. Send any friend a story As…

Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, administration officials demanded that Republicans commit to avoiding a default on federal debt. Send any friend a story As a…

The centrist West Virginia Democrat, who faces re-election in 2024, has made it clear he believes he can help broker a compromise to raise the debt ceiling. Send any friend…

“It’s important for them to be here in the gallery that night to listen to the president,” said the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, who invited them. Send any…

The end of the emergency will bring about a complex set of policy changes, and it signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response. Send any friend a story…

John R. Allen, a retired four-star Marine general who was the president of the Brookings Institution, had been accused of secretly lobbying for the government of Qatar. Send any friend…

Officials who have worked with Democratic and Republican presidents describe an elaborate system for classified documents but a more casual one for everyday records. Send any friend a story As…

President Biden is focused on selling his legislative accomplishments after the new House Republican majority had vowed to block his agenda for the remainder of his term. Send any friend…