Opinion

This Is What Happens When No One Wants to Govern

David French is an Opinion columnist, writing about law, culture, religion and armed conflict. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a former constitutional litigator. His most recent book is ...

Rep. Andy Biggs is leaving Congress. What to know about the GOP race to replace him

It's still early, but the Republican field is coming into focus in Arizona's GOP-friendly 5th Congressional District.

What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the ...

A government shutdown is just hours away. Here's what Congress could do to avert it

What options remain for Congress to avert a government shutdown when the clock strikes midnight? NPR speaks with GOP strategist Alex Conant about what they could do.

What Michigan's members of Congress are saying as shutdown is about to get real

With food assistance to 1.4 million Michiganders being cut, the Free Press asked the state's members of Congress to talk: ...

What is the filibuster? Trump calls for an end to rule, which would prevent GOP from ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now calling for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, a congressional rule meant to keep the balance of power in the upper chamber, because it is ...