Domenico Montanaro

Two years ago, rioters who supported Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It has taken time to hold people accountable.

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

After a lengthy battle, six years' worth of former President Trump's federal taxes were made public this week. But what do they tell us about his finances?

There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.

Zelenskyy plans to meet Wednesday with President Biden and congressional leaders.

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.

As Congress rushes to complete its work before the end of 2022, the House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack is preparing its full report and will hold its final meeting on Monday.

Eight out of 10 Americans believe the U.S. faces a threat to democracy but disagree on what is causing it. The final NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll of 2022 reveals insights into public opinion.

Three-quarters say they want members of Congress to compromise with each other across the aisle, but 58% say they have no confidence they will, more than double the percent who said so in 2008.

President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law at a White House ceremony.

The bill signing comes after months of work on Capitol Hill and years of changed attitudes — even as the threat looms that the conservative Supreme Court could roll back same-sex marriage rights.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she will no longer be a member of the Democratic Party, raising questions about how independent politicians can really be.

After input from President Joe Biden, the DNC's Rules and Bylaws commitee greenlit a new primary calendar, led by South Carolina. But both states and individual party members are raising concerns.

And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

President Biden promises gun control legislation before the year is out. Plus, a House committee wins its fight to obtain former President Trump's tax returns.

We take a look at how the balance of power between the Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, and consider how Donald Trump's fresh bid for the White House is landing with the GOP.

Overall, the electorate delivered a warning against going too far, against extremes, but we're likely headed for a messy, partisan two years. Here, five lessons learned from last week's midterms.

Donald Trump is officially running again, trying to avenge his loss to Joe Biden, even as Trump still refuses to admit he lost. Trump's push to overturn the 2020 outcome helped spark an insurrection.