Republicans are going on summer break early, risking a government shutdown later this year

Instead of working overtime, however, GOP leaders are canceling the remaining votes and sending House members away on summer recess — a week early — as the September deadline to avoid a government ... Read More

House Heads Out for 6-Week Break, Setting Up Another Shutdown Showdown

The House is now out until the week after Labor Day, meaning that lawmakers will have a key item on their agenda when they return: funding the government. Congress will need to pass a stopgap funding ... Read More

America’s Unstable Politics

American politics was more stable for the past half-century than it had been for most of the country’s history. Incumbent presidents often won re-election. No major political figure was assassinated. Read More

Morning Report — Biden bows out — what happens now?

In a stunning move, President Biden on Sunday dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Harris to be his successor. In doing so, the president brought to ... Read More

Democrats are putting politics aside for now. It can’t last forever.

Democrats who spoke to Semafor insisted they did not see party leaders jumping off the assassination news to squash discussions around Biden; or Biden’s opponents rushing to reassert themselves in ... Read More

Political Threats & Violence Rising in the US: Experts

"When you have influence, I do believe there's a responsibility that comes with that," said Tina Barton, a Michigan clerk threatened in 2020. Read More

Biden passes the torch: From the Politics Desk

Peter Nicholas writes that the 81-year-old Biden ultimately could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to serve and was destined to lose to Donald Trump in November. He ... Read More

The US is now in a period of political violence and faces an important choice

The motivations of the gunman who opened fire at former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday are not known, but the incident comes at a time of political anger and anxiety in a country ... Read More

Interest Rates & Inflation: All Eyes On Bank Rate Decision As Price Rises Hold At 2%

Bank Of England Meets On 1 August Inflation in the UK flatlined at the Bank of England’s target of 2.0% in the 12 months to June 2024, strength ... Read More