Hans Nichols

Barring a surprise, Congress and its elected leaders are on track to give President Trump the equivalent of a green light ahead of a potential major war in the Middle East.Why it matters: War Power...

Data: The Downballot and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosHouse Democrats will need to overperform Vice President Harris by roughly t...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and his allies are planning to spend roughly $10 million in the next four weeks."That's a round number," Cornyn told Axios.Why it matters: Cornyn is targeting Texas Attor...

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is scheduled to attend the winter gathering of the National Association of Secretaries of State on Friday, forcing the group to reconfigure its agend...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is directly engaged with the White House on a plan to avert — or shorten — a partial government shutdown, according to a person familiar with the matte...

Anger at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem coursed throughout the Senate on Tuesday, especially among senators who voted to confirm her.Why it matters: Democrats disagreed on whether her depa...

The odds of a partial government shutdown are dramatically increasing after another U.S. citizen was killed by federal agents on Saturday in Minneapolis.Why it matters: The Senate was planning on a...

Congressional leaders are daring their members to vote against the grand plan to avoid a shutdown at the end of January.Why it matters: In a Congress defined by the silent treatment and name-callin...

Top MAGA influencers, including Laura Loomer and David Sacks, are picking a public fight with a key GOP lawmaker over who should regulate the sale of AI chips to China.Why it matters: Legislation f...

Senators left a meeting Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado with plans to visit her country — but differing views on when she should return herself.Why it matters: Presi...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce new legislation Thursday to establish a $2.5 billion "Strategic Resilience Reserve" (SRR) for critical minerals, Axios has learned.Why it matters: Pre...

Senate Republican leaders are proceeding very carefully on the Department of Justice's criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Why it matters: After last week's war powers resolution vote, Re...

The House GOP's long-simmering internal tensions burst open Wednesday as Speaker Mike Johnson faced the prospect of temporarily ceding control of the floor at the start of next year. Why it matters...

A redacted and unclassified version of the Defense Department's review of the use of private messaging apps to discuss military operations will be released Thursday, according to multiple sources.W...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule any day on Texas's controversial congressional map, with a decision likely before Dec. 8, the filing deadline for candidates in Texas.Why it matters: An antici...