Who Is Steve Scalise?

The Republican congressman from Louisiana, who serves as House majority whip, was shot Wednesday morning in Virginia. He underwent surgery shortly after.

• Nora Kelly
• Jun 14, 2017

Congress Totally Ignored Trump's Cuts to NIH Funding

The president has proposed slicing billions of dollars from the premier research agency. Even his allies on the Hill are proposing billions in additional spending.

• Nora Kelly
• May 1, 2017

What Is Al-Shayrat Military Airfield?

The United States launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at the base Thursday night, in response to the Syrian government’s chemical attack on a rebel-held city earlier this week.

• Nora Kelly
• Apr 6, 2017

Trump's Budget Proposal Cuts NIH Funding by 20 Percent

The question now is how closely congressional lawmakers, who’ve rallied around the National Institutes of Health in recent years, will follow the president’s lead.

• Nora Kelly
• Mar 16, 2017

'He's One of Us'

From the nosebleed section of the National Mall, Donald Trump’s supporters watched his inauguration with high hopes for his presidency.

• Nora Kelly
• Jan 20, 2017

A Defamation Suit Against the President-Elect

“I wanted to give Mr. Trump the opportunity to retract his false statements about me and the other women who came forward.”

• Nora Kelly
• Jan 17, 2017

Donald Trump Wins the Electoral College Vote

Texas’s slate of electors put him over the top.

• Nora Kelly
• Dec 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton's Lead Is Greater Than Multiple Former Presidents'

It’s a reminder to her supporters that more Americans voted the way they did than voted for her opponent.

• Nora Kelly
• Nov 24, 2016

The Hillary Clinton Disciples Getting Out the Vote

She’s not only a potential first woman president, but one who looks, thinks, lives, and talks kind of like them.

• Nora Kelly
• Nov 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton and the Resurrection of Old-School Hysteria

There’s a long tradition in American life of using women’s health to discredit them—as conspiracy theorists have done with the Democratic nominee.

• Nora Kelly
• Sep 26, 2016

John Boehner's Entirely Predictable Next Act

The former House speaker is pushing through Washington’s “revolving door.”

• Nora Kelly
• Sep 20, 2016

The Long Life of Bridgegate

Federal prosecutors alleged during Day 1 of a federal trial that Chris Christie knew his aides had shut down lanes of the George Washington Bridge in 2013.

• Nora Kelly
• Sep 19, 2016

No Third-Party Candidates in the First Debate

Only Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will compete in the first contest on September 26.

• Nora Kelly
• Sep 16, 2016

Voters to Debate Organizers: Let Gary Johnson In

A new online poll shows most voters want to see the Libertarian Party nominee at the first general-election competition.

• Nora Kelly
• Sep 1, 2016

In an Unusual Election Year, Should Third Parties Be Allowed To Debate?

The first contest is weeks away, and Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are still pushing to be included.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 29, 2016

The Clinton Campaign’s Condemnation of Trump’s Staff Moves

The Democratic nominee’s team says it expects more divisiveness with a Breitbart News executive now in leadership.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 17, 2016

A Homecoming for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden

The former colleagues visited Scranton, where both their families have roots, to appeal to its working-class voters.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 15, 2016

How Hillary Clinton Is Using Her Taxes as a Political Weapon

The Democratic nominee released her 2015 returns, knowing full well Donald Trump isn’t willing to reveal his.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 12, 2016

Donald Trump Dances Around His Latest Campaign Controversy

The Republican nominee criticized the media and championed the Second Amendment at a Virginia rally Wednesday.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 10, 2016

Chris Christie Can't Escape Bridgegate

The New Jersey governor allegedly “lied” about his staff’s involvement in the 2013 George Washington Bridge scandal, according to new court filings.

• Nora Kelly
• Aug 10, 2016