Courts have become Democrats' best chance of thwarting President Donald Trump's efforts to significantly downsize and reshape the federal government.

Though Republicans control the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, tight margins may help tether acceptance of federal power grabs to reality.

President Donald Trump is approaching his one-month mark in office, and his scorched-earth approach to the executive branch has split New Jersey’s ...

Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the rising cost of the military’s ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis” ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirements ahead of the midterms in 2026, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

Virginia Del. Dan Helmer is suing fellow Democrats who accused him of a 2018 sexual assault in June, days before he competed ...

Trump’s executive orders and firings sparked lawsuits over presidential authority. Experts are saying he is renewing founding ...

President Trump has advocated 'raking' forests, but his contract freeze has slowed that work on federal land, firefighters ...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid—which began three weeks ...

An analysis of 2024 election data found U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lagged behind Donald Trump with voters in her district.