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Health care activists rallied in front of the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2017, to protest Republican efforts that would have dismantled the Affordable Care Act and capped federal payments for Medicaid patients. The Republican congressional bills, part of the party's "repeal and replace" push in 2017, were eventually defeated.

Medicaid's Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

Random House Copy Chief: Stand Tall, Wordsmiths! (But Choose Your Battles)

The subtitle of Benjamin Dreyer's book is An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style, but "the last thing that I want to do is to pass myself off as some sort of ferocious gatekeeper," he says.

President Trump returns to the White House on Sunday in Washington, D.C., after the attorney general had provided Congress and the public with a summary of the Mueller report.

Bolstered By Mueller Synopsis, Republicans Go On Offense Over Investigations

President Trump and his allies in Congress are seeking a new wave of investigations that will target their opponents after embracing findings from the Justice Department they said vindicated Trump.

Some House Republicans spoke at a press conference Wednesday to oppose the impeachment inquiry before barging into a secure conference room and interrupting the testimony of a Pentagon official.

Impeachment Inquiry Catch-Up: Bombshell Testimony And Revelations From The East

A key diplomat validated a kernel of the Ukraine affair to House investigators, Ukrainian officials told reporters something critical, and more. Here's what you need to know.

Plenty of Trump opponents are begging electors to vote against Trump. But it's hard to see that effort being very successful.

MAILBAG: Could 'Faithless Electors' Keep Donald Trump Out Of The White House?

A reader asks about the argument that electors should deliver the presidency to Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote. They could, but they won't.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is on track to be elected speaker of the House if the GOP wins control of the chamber. He's worked behind the scenes to tamp down tensions inside the House GOP conference.

Republicans aim to stop sniping at each other, focus on economic message for 2022

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is working to tamp down internal feuds and shift members to talking about inflation and other issues that he believes will help his party return to the majority.

Helping to Rebuild New Orleans, Illegally

Among the small army of workers rebuilding New Orleans, one group in particular stays out of sight: The Brazilians. They tend to sleep in the houses they're gutting, and they're more culturally isolated than the Hispanics. The Brazilian workers describe how multiple layers of subcontractors and "labor agents" stand between them and their American employers, who enjoy deniability about the illegal work force.

"We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He spoke Wednesday before a Senate oversight committee.

White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

Former White House COVID adviser on how the pandemic might play out next

Despite vaccines and other precautions, COVID-19 is still here. NPR's Daniel Estrin asks former White House COVID adviser Andy Slavitt what he thinks could change the pandemic's trajectory.

Joe Kent, center, a Trump-endorsed Republican who is challenging Herrera Beutler, speaks during a "Justice For J6" rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

In Washington state, controversial ties and rhetoric are upending a House race

The Washington congressional race has highlighted how heated political divisions have become politics as usual in this year's midterms.

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