Two new reports portend a potentially bleak future for an American democracy that counts on its engaged citizenry to do everything from count votes to make laws.

Bridget Bean, the former acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in an exclusive ...

A bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend Homeland Security funding is rekindling tensions between the two chambers.

Reps. Tom Suozzi, Laura Gillen and Josh Riley are sitting on massive piles of campaign cash as they look to defend their ...

HARPER WEEK — The people who worked for STEPHEN HARPER ‘s government are wandering the streets of Ottawa in force this week.

The new mandate, the chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel told POLITICO, is to pay more attention to harms caused by ...

House Republican leaders are facing a white-knuckle vote this morning as they move to end the partial shutdown after four ...

MIAMI — At least three House Republicans in Florida are moving on from Congress next year, creating an aggressive, crowded collection of hopefuls clamoring to fill the midterm openings — including a ...

Russia, over the past decade, has significantly expanded its intermediate-range nuclear-capable forces — such as the Oreshnik, a ballistic missile that it has used in combat with Ukraine. China has ...

The president vowed to build a missile defense shield for the country in three years. It’s nowhere close to being done.

Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy is teaming up with his cousin on a new mental health initiative, even as many in his family want ...

It’s far from clear that lowering short-term borrowing costs would trigger a hiring boom that would boost the president’s ...