Divided government—when one political party controls the White House and the other controls one or both houses of Congress—has appeared more frequently in recent decades. Before 1968, the government was unified more often than it was divided. Not surprisingly, there’s little consensus on whether divided government, like the one we have now, is a problem…

The spokesman for the National Security Council said the intelligence community is considering a new leading explanation for the three objects shot down over the weekend – they were commercial, research-related or benign. But the objects still haven’t been found and officials don’t yet know what they are. The Senate had a classified briefing this…

Since Washington D.C., doesn’t have statehood, Congress has oversight on issues at the city level. Whether it’s local laws or the city budget, lawmakers are able to intervene when they feel it is necessary. That’s what they are trying to do right now to block two local bills. The House has already passed disapproval resolutions…

China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. of having flown high-altitude balloons into China’s airspace 10 times since the beginning of last year. But National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that’s not true.  “There is no U.S. surveillance aircraft over airspace,” Kirby said. The former navy admiral gave the same answer when asked if that…

Republican lawmakers heckled President Biden during his State of the Union address after he accused some GOP members of wanting to target entitlement programs for spending cuts during debt ceiling negotiations. Biden seemed to be referring, in part, to a proposal introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) that would require Congress to renew Social Security…

The House Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government met for the first time Thursday to investigate what Republicans said is an anti-conservative bias at the FBI and Department of Justice. But one of the most notable moments came when a former FBI agent started crying when she listed all the crimes she investigated…

Pew Research polled Americans about their priorities, and according to the report, Americans have kept the economy top of mind just as they did in last year’s survey. Americans want to strengthen the economy. 75% of those polled said it should be the No. 1 priority of the Biden administration. Coming in second place was…

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., have re-introduced the bipartisan DREAM Act. If passed, the bill would allow people who were brought to the United States illegally as children to earn lawful permanent residence and eventually citizenship. According to their offices, immigrants would qualify if they:  Came to the U.S. as children and…

The removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee by House Republicans is the latest sign of the bitter partisan divide in Congress. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and others cited Omar’s past comments about Israel and the 9/11 attacks, which even fellow Democrats condemned, as the reason for her ouster. Straight Arrow…

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Labor Department estimates $191 billion in pandemic unemployment insurance was paid improperly. The OIG also said it is still working to find out the final improper payment rate, but know it’s over 20%. The OIG is now asking for Congress to provide extra funding for the investigations.…