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David Gray / Reuters Immigrant Runners Are Winning More Than Olympic Medals
The successes of foreign-born athletes like Mo Farah and Bernard Lagat offer a rejoinder to nationalistic sentiment in the U.S. and Britain.
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AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool Outlook: Obama and the GOP Ponder the Possible
The president meets with Republican leaders this week as the Senate works on an energy bill.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Hurdles Pile Up in Front of Criminal-Justice-Reform Bill
The bipartisan effort faces opposition in Washington, but backers plan to step up their efforts.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Outlook: "Snowzilla" Sidelines House, Delays Senate
The Senate is set to take up an energy bill a day later than planned, while the House will stay home for the week.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Divided GOP Ponders Way Forward on Criminal Justice Reform
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to slow down until more members learn about the bipartisan legislation.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Senate Seeks Path Through Criminal-Justice Minefield
Lawmakers are negotiating over an issue that could hold the key to compromise—or blow up a delicate bipartisan balance.
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AP Photo/Matthew Brown Obama Steers Climate Battle "Upstream" With New Coal Policy
Restrictions on coal development highlight the growing fight over keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
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AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool Obama’s Capitol Hill Wish List: A Few Possibilities Peek Through in SOTU
Obama’s last State of the Union isn’t a long laundry list of proposals, but there’s a chance for action on criminal justice reform, and maybe more.
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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Will Congress Make the Federal Government Less Secretive?
A bill to improve public-records access is advancing, but the endgame is murky and some provisions are rankling open-government advocates.
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AP Photo/Rick Bowmer The Deep Roots of the Oregon Standoff
The Bundy family is in the headlines, but the armed occupation has ties to broader—and older—antigovernment movements.
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AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon Outlook: House to Flex Muscles Against Iran, North Korea
The chamber will push a pair of foreign policy bills as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address and Republicans prepare for their retreat.
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AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Oregon Standoff Boosts Momentum for Criminal-Justice Reform
Conservative Republicans say prison terms for ranchers highlight need to end harsh mandatory minimums
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AP Photo/Rick Bowmer How Washington is Downplaying the Oregon Standoff
Politicians are taking pains not to inflame the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by armed, antigovernment protesters.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite 11 Questions That Will Define Congress in 2016
Against the backdrop of a presidential election, will the House and Senate get anything done?
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Jae C. Hong / AP How a Misleading Story Is Changing Immigration Policy
Erroneous claims that one of the San Bernardino shooters made public social-media posts about jihad have produced legislation to overhaul the process of screening visas.
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AP Photo/Jae C. Hong How Fake News Becomes a Real Bill
A bombshell story on one of the alleged San Bernardino killers spurred action Capitol Hill. It was also incorrect.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster White House, Pelosi Sell Omnibus as a Climate Win, Despite Oil Concession
The Obama administration contends extending green-energy tax credits overwhelms any pollution increase from allowing crude-oil exports.
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AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco Tom Steyer’s GOP Debate Climate Ad Has One Major Flaw
The billionaire activist is glossing over the difference between what turns on the lights and what makes cars go.
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AP Photo/Eric Gay As Congress Nears the Exit, Will the Planet Get a Good Deal?
Environmentalists are worried about the idea of lifting the oil export ban. But they would also get tax provisions they've long sought.
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AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Five Things to Know About the Newly Minted Global-Climate Accord
The agreement reached in Paris on Saturday is ambitious, but will it produce a safer planet?
