THE TWO ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNDERCOVER VIDEOS OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RELEASED LAST SUMMER FACE FELONY CHARGES. A Houston grand jury indicted two employees from the Center ...
THE STATE OF THE UNION HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN “STRONG” Ronald Reagan was the first president to brand the state of the union as “strong,” in 1983. Since then, most State of the Union spe...
Today marks the last edition of National Journal magazine, a publication that has worked to deliver smart, non-partisan insight on all things Washington for the last 46 years. In its place will s...
INSIDES PAUL RYAN’S INNER CIRCLE House Speaker John Boehner and his inner circle were known to bond over fine wine, linguine, and cigarettes. For Speaker Paul Ryan and his closest friends, it...
AS CLINTON MOVES LEFT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SANDERS MOVES FURTHER “If we are serious about climate change, we can’t just talk the talk, we have got to walk the walk; we have to be prepared ...
THE STIFFEST COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON? THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB’S SPELLING BEE. Read about the annual tradition that pits politicians against the press as the biggest eggheads inside the Bel...
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR LAYS OUT THE PROMISE (AND PROBLEMS) WITH APPRENTICESHIPS HERE .
THE WAR ON PARTISANSHIP > In the age of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and extreme partisan > gridlock in Congress, are bipartisan interest groups like No Labels > paving ...
PHOTOS: POLITICIANS CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS Old and new photos of presidents, first ladies, members of Congress, and a governor celebrating Halloween.
THINK YOU CAN THROW A GOOD HALLOWEEN PARTY? THE OBAMA’S MIGHT GIVE YOU A RUN FOR YOUR MONEY. See more photos of the White House celebrating Halloween.
AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE IN THE QUEST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE Researchers at the U.C. San Diego Medical Center began an experiment to study slow-wave sleep, the phase of sleep when it’s hard to wak...
WHICH 2016 CANDIDATES ARE RAISING THE MOST FROM THEIR RIVALS’ DONORS? Amid a sprawling Republican field in the race for president, a sizable chunk of donors have spread their money among mult...
FORGET BOULDER—REPUBLICANS’ REAL SHOT AT THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALL ABOUT PUEBLO When Republicans describe how they will rescue their standing with Latino voters in the 2016 presidential race, ...
WATCH MARTIN O’MALLEY PLAY “BAD BLOOD” ON THE VIEW The former Maryland governor invoked the alleged feud between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. “Katy Perry, I’m told, is doing like ...
MAKE SENSE OF THE 2016 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY SYSTEM After a presidential nominating fight that many Republicans felt was too drawn out in 2012, party leaders worked to conden...
CLINTON AND SANDERS HEAD INTO TONIGHT’S DEBATE WITH LESS THAN A FULL STACK OF VOTERS Over recent years, women, racial minorities, college-educated whites and young people have all grown as a ...
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The most commonly listed occupations for members of congress include public service, law, business, and education. However some politicians took the road-less-traveled to a seat in office. From c...
BERNIE SANDERS IS DOMINATING THE REDDIT PRIMARY A furniture designer, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, a tech-start-up founder, and a structural engineer are responsible for subbreddit /r/S...
THE BRAIN THAT SHOT PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD BUT WHY? A 135-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY. “These are all my brains,” curator Anna Dhody from the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia says, scanning a ...