Supporters of former President Donald Trump flock to the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C. Officials who were speakers at that rally are under scrutiny over the riot at the U.S. Capitol later that day.Samuel Corum | Getty Images A lawsuit against the men who spoke at a rally before ...

President Biden speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on July 21 after returning from a trip to Cincinnati.Susan Walsh | AP Updated July 26, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET President Biden is in a tough place on immigration. On one side, he faces growing pressure ...

Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's appointment to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. He will join Wyoming's Liz Cheney as the only two Republicans on the panel.Amanda Andrade-Rhoades | AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed Rep. Adam Kinzinger ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on April 20. The Illinois Democrat has introduced legislation that would provide three days of paid leave for parents who experience a miscarriage.Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images Updated July 25, 2021 at 12:25 PM ET Sen. Tammy Duckworth is ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will review next term whether all state laws that ban abortions before fetal viability are unconstitutional.Jose Luis Magana | AP The battle is now joined at the U.S. Supreme Court. This week the state of Mississippi formally asked the high court to reverse its landmark 1973 ...

Nina Turner, a candidate running in a special Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th Congressional District, speaks with supporters near the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland before casting her early vote on July 7.Phil Long | AP There's an inescapable tension in the upcoming Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is co-sponsoring a bill that seeks to hold social media platforms responsible for the proliferation of health misinformation during a public health emergency.Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images Updated July 22, 2021 at 3:59 PM ET Democratic senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would hold Facebook, ...

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been pushing for changes in how the military handles sexual assault and other serious crimes for years. Top commanders and fellow senators are now joining her efforts.Seth Wenig | AP The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a sweeping legislative package to reform the way the ...

President Biden hosts a White House meeting about reducing gun violence on July 12. Violent crime is on the rise in many U.S. urban areas, and Democratic political strategists believe the White House needs to take on the issue of crime directly.Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Violent crime is on ...

Erin Schaff | AP Twice this June, the Supreme Court held that government experts should have less freedom from political influence. The court decided that the president could exert more control over regulatory agencies, the government institutions that are as important as they sound boring. While Congress may write laws, ...