While U.S. Defense Department officials have made clear it has no problem with requiring women to register for the draft, lawmakers in Congress appear poised to dodge the issue in the upcoming battle ...

As Congress prepares to debate federal budget priorities as laid forth in the budget resolutions of the House and Senate, a central question is whether to meet or exceed President Obama’s defense ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Despite all the news being generated by the change of power underway in Washington, ...

Congress is back in Washington, D.C., with a heaping pile of work to do and not much time to do it in. The government only has funding to keep it open until Dec. 9, so the first order of business is ...

In 2016, millennials surpassed baby boomers as the nation's largest living generation. Yet for all that voting power, millennials are still woefully under-represented in Washington. Donald Trump just ...

Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and future chief of staff for President-elect Donald Trump, dismissed criticism that legislators from his party and Trump were at odds ...

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act more than six years ago, Democratic leaders were roundly criticized for how it was passed — endless behind-the-scenes negotiations, months-long ...

In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies ...

Whatever one thinks of the just concluded tumultuous campaign season, one thing is clear: most of the electorate is unhappy with the way Washington works. Restoring the public’s faith in our governing ...