By MATTHEW LEE Secretary of State John Kerry determined Thursday that the Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, meeting a congressional…
The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, which includes a Republican debate on Thursday night in Detroit (all times EST): 12:40 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he “laughed out…
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Speaker Paul Ryan upbraided Donald Trump on Tuesday for his slow-moving disavowal of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, saying anyone who wants the Republican…
By ALAN FRAM Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended President Barack Obama’s executive actions curbing guns, telling lawmakers Wednesday that the president took lawful, common-sense steps to stem firearms violence that…
By ALAN FRAM It was the first year of Barack Obama’s two presidential terms when the GOP ran both the House and Senate. That meant a blend of compromise and…
By MATTHEW DALY In a chaotic year, when Republicans in the House unseated a speaker, Congress produced a significant amount of bipartisan legislation that affects every American. It enacted laws…
By ALAN FRAM Congressional leaders are girded to push a Christmas compromise on tax cuts and spending through the House and Senate by week’s end after Republicans and Democrats reached…
By ALAN FRAM Splintered House Republicans elected Rep. Paul Ryan to be the chamber’s 54th speaker on Thursday, turning to the youthful but battle-tested Wisconsin lawmaker to mend the party’s…
