Fighting for voting rights, making 'good trouble' in John Lewis' name, now a partisan issue

Despite an uphill battle, Democrats are pushing again for passage of a voting rights bill named after the late civil rights icon John Lewis. Read More

Rwanda Bill LIVE: Parliament showdown begins as Rishi Sunak says first flights to leave in 10 to 12 weeks

Parliament showdown begins as Rishi Sunak says first flights to leave in 10 to 12 weeks - MPs have begun debating the Lords’ amendments and the parliamentary back-and-forth is set to go on late into e ... Read More

Panelists Discuss Ranked-Choice Voting and Polarization With GU Politics

Panelists argued ranked-choice voting produces more democratic elections and decreases polarization and apathy in a Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) event ... Read More

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill finally passes after eight hours of painstaking debate

Rishi Sunak will hold a press conference in Downing Street today to urge peers to finally allow his flagship Rwanda Bill to complete its passage through Parliament and become law. The Prime Minister ... Read More

Mike Johnson Defies GOP Critics, Setting Up Ukraine-Israel Aid Showdown

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he would plunge ahead with a high-stakes vote to move long-stalled ... becoming law—and Johnson’s political career after navigating ... Read More

Arizona’s ban on abortion sets up the swing state for an election 2024 showdown

With virtually all abortions in the state soon to be outlawed, Arizona has moved front and center in the national fight over reproductive rights that ... Court set off political shock waves ... Read More

Politics Friday from MPR News

Later, a taste of sounds and voices from the Capitol and some insight from members of our MPR News politics team ... an upcoming hearing on voting rights, online scams and more. Read More

Local Politics

The vote ended a nearly 15-year battle in the city ... Neighborhood groups have agitated for more toilets. In three political developments, we see the old Republican Party disintegrating, as ... Read More

Senate kills articles of impeachment against Mayorkas

The pair of votes, which split along partisan lines, swiftly killed a Senate trial that had only just begun, with Democrats and three independents voting ... wasting time playing political games ... Read More

Column: Trump hoped to sidestep the abortion issue. Arizona's near-total ban shows why he can't

Instead of deflecting, Trump's move places his political fate in the hands of judges and state lawmakers willing to go far beyond where most voters stand. Read More

Politics latest: Tory peer says she'd be surprised if Mark Menzies - MP accused of misusing funds - 'survives the week' - as police issue update

He was arrested earlier today. Labour chair concerned 'people ... "They will believe that political parties as a whole are not getting a grip on these issues when actually the Labour Party has ... Read More