Jan 8, 2026
The not-so-surprising announcement Wednesday night from Rep. Steny Hoyer , 86 and the longest currently serving Democrat in the House after 44 years , that he would not seek reelection after all could signal similar announcements from fellow Democrats in the House.
Jan 7, 2026
From Washington DC to Chico, California , hometown of Doug LaMalfa , the Republican congressman from the Golden State’s 1st District was universally mourned following his death Sunday at age 65.
Jan 5, 2026
Moldova, a small landlocked nation of roughly 2.5 million people in Eastern Europe, is critical in world politics primarily because of its location: it borders Ukraine to the north, east, and south.
Jan 4, 2026
In an era when politics is increasingly considered fractious and relations between the two parties are often characterized as toxic, Dick Schulze is remembered as a lawmaker who , even when disagreeing , never grew disagreeable and always seemed to find the good in others.
Jan 3, 2026
Just as strongman Nicolas Maduro was being toppled by a U.S. strike in Venezuela, that country’s best-known opposition figure proclaimed solidarity with protestors in Iran and strongly backed their own efforts to overthrow the dictatorship in their country.
Jan 3, 2026
In a historic coincidence, the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro came 36 years to the day that deposed Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega decided to surrender weeks after a U.S. strike force overthrew him on drug trafficking charges.
Jan 1, 2026
As demonstrations against Iran's theocratic dictatorship entered their fifth day – with over a dozen dead Thursday night – the leader of the nation's largest anti-regime opposition group came out in favor of the growing group of primarily 20-something insurgents.
Dec 28, 2025
When I learned that Lou Cannon died on December 19 at age 92, my mind raced back to the last time I spoke to the veteran newshawk. It was in 2022 at the reunion of the 56 Republican House Members who came to Congress with Ronald Reagan in 1980.