US Politics Compass

Gary Bent's case captures the core paradox. After brain surgery for metastatic melanoma, his neurosurgeon and therapists approved acute rehab at...

Congress is advancing legislation to overhaul FAA type certification for advanced air mobility aircraft, aiming to cut years-long delays and enable...

Bipartisan legislation from Sens. Fetterman (D-PA) and Grassley (R-IA) would strengthen CFTC whistleblower safeguards, speed up awards, and maintain...

President Trump's new Truth API service lets high-frequency traders pay $100,000 monthly for early access to his policy posts that routinely move...

Senate's stopgap bill funds agencies through Dec. 11 while blocking the White House OMB rule on grants.

• Bipartisan push: Collins (R) and Murray (D)...

Maryland's Aug. 3-5 special session focuses narrowly on a constitutional amendment to loosen congressional redistricting rules. Leaders restricted the...

The full 6th Circuit will reconsider what counts as “substantially the same” under the Congressional Review Act, a ruling that could sharply limit...

Rep. Max Miller refused to drop out despite domestic violence allegations from his ex-wife, using language widely criticized as typical abuser...

Thousands of Minnesota college students are losing financial aid because lawmakers failed to close a $131 million budget hole in the State Grant...

• Trump administration reports $230 billion in fraud identified and $56 billion halted via its task force.
• Critics contend impoundments and pocket...

• Trump's federal funding shifts trigger claims of political favoritism, especially in Democratic-leaning states.
• Critics see executive overreach;...

A ruling party that takes bribes on camera, kills citizens, and dodges all prosecutions has every incentive to steal elections—the last remaining check on its power.

Netanyahu's White House visit comes alongside strikes on Iran proxies that aim to further diminish threats to American forces, commercial shipping, and Gulf countries.

• Republicans repeatedly pass deficit-busting reconciliation bills while promising future spending cuts that never materialize.
• This Congress has...

House approved a stock trading reform bill 232-198 before recess, sending it to the Senate.

• Bipartisan support was thin: Only 13 Democrats backed...

Congress faces urgent decisions on permitting reform, pipeline safety, and grid expansion with the legislative clock ticking in the 119th session.

Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times in testimony, citing Sen. Rand Paul's "unhinged obsession" and threats of prosecution as creating an...

The administration is pursuing AI governance through simultaneous but uncoordinated channels.

• Industry outreach: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meets White...

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly used insider access to win around $100,000 betting on President Trump's word choices via the Kalshi prediction market, spotlighting ethical vulnerabilities in the administration.

Two separate incidents reveal a pattern of strained integrity under the current administration.

• Press relations fracture: Trump mocked journalists...