Taxpayers spent 21 percent more last year on the program, which helps cover the costs of food and lodging in Washington, a Post analysis found.

The administration ignored passage of a similar resolution in June, arguing that it lacks the force of law.

James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.

A fractious GOP presidential contest could force the vice president to reckon with President Donald Trump’s unpopular policies.

The president has a history of feuding with news organizations and has at times tried to ban them and their journalists.

The vice president is campaigning in the state on Monday as Sen. Roger Marshall (R) faces a tougher-than-expected challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton.

Democrat Brian Poindexter said that accusations against the Ohio Republican have become “a very prominent topic” in the race.

Democrats hope to retake control of the House, and to use that power to probe Trump’s business ventures, legal maneuvers and policies.

Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.

The ruling is the latest twist in an intense legal drama that has plunged the state into electoral confusion.

Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.

Republicans, nervous about the tight Senate race in the Lone Star state, hope Trump’s political war chest can boost GOP nominee Ken Paxton.

Artificial-intelligence tools increasingly allow political actors to fool voters — and help candidates cast doubt on reality.

Organizers booked a kickboxer who served time in federal prison, after prosecutors said he pushed a “race-based civil war,” to fight a Jewish opponent.

The decision hands President Donald Trump a major political victory in his controversial bid to oversee the largest addition to the executive mansion in decades.

In races across the country, former GOP politicians are leaning into their pasts.

Democrats want to redistrict to expand their number of safe seats in Congress. But that could mean losing some Black lawmakers.

Republicans who are angry at Gov. Greg Abbott’s refusal to block data centers are giving his Democratic challenger hope for an upset.

See the latest election results in California's 14th Congressional District as as Melissa Hernandez and Aisha Wahab vie for Rep. Eric Swalwell's seat.

The former congressman, once considered a leading candidate in the California governor’s race, resigned after allegations surfaced in the spring.

The Democratic nominee is seeking to win over faith-based voters in Texas, the Bible Belt’s largest state, but evangelical Republicans aren’t sold.

The party’s chances may depend on Abdul El-Sayed, who beat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s preferred candidate and has criticized his support for Israel.

The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has counted on split-ticket voters to help her win office in a blue state. Some of those supporters are more reluctant to vote for her again.

The Ohio Republican, who has denied any wrongdoing, has pledged to stay in his race for a third term.

In Allagash, a hamlet of some 200 people near Canada, residents are sharply divided over Troy Jackson.

The new bill is part of the Democrats’ effort to articulate a legislative agenda ahead of the midterm elections.

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) have teamed up on new legislation in response to a spate of scandals.

Troy Jackson won his party's nomination by commandeering the progressive movement that fueled Graham Platner's rise. He will face off against GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November.

The vote marks the first test of Republican support for the conflict since President Donald Trump resumed military strikes against Tehran this month.

Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal.

The former state senate president, a progressive who champions Medicare-for-all, sprinted to a formidable lead in the race to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Two of Jackson's top rivals dropped out.

Fallout from the handling of the convicted sex offender’s cases continues to cast a shadow over President Donald Trump’s second term.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) announced his selection of Darline Graham Nordone to serve into January after her brother died suddenly amid a campaign for a fifth term.

South Carolina's Republican governor is tasked with naming a replacement to serve out the rest of Graham's term, and a special primary is set for August.

Graham, a staunch Trump ally and key GOP foreign policy voice, was running for reelection this year. He died of a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said.

President Donald Trump still has not signed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, but it’s set to go into law anyway on Friday without his signature.

Will Democrats choose another progressive nominee or distance themselves from Graham Platner’s wing of the party amid his scandals?

People close to the Senate candidate’s campaign say that they know he has to drop out but that Platner has struggled with the decision.

Potential candidates and their backers moved quickly to gain an edge in the contest over who would replace Graham Platner if he exits the key Senate race.

The group’s proposals land with only weeks left before Congress breaks ahead of the year’s final stretch until the midterms.

The Democrat, who has withstood other scandals since launching his challenge to Sen. Susan Collins (R), is accused of sexual assault by a woman he previously dated.

Much of the meltdown can be traced to President Donald Trump’s demand to pass voter identification legislation.

The former House speaker is preparing to leave Congress after a nearly four-decade decorated career.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) explains why she contemplated supporting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) in 2023 with an extremely rare crossover vote.

While clear evidence of wrongdoing could harm Newsom's presidential ambitions, Democratic voters could rally around the California governor if they see the investigation as politically motivated.