Politics & Policy

Here are a few of the major hurdles that could get in the way of the GOP plan to keep Trump's promise for a Christmas tax break.

The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency.

The Egyptian military launched airstrikes on militant hideouts overnight Friday.

At a packed stadium in the capital city Harare, Emmerson Mnangagwa promised not to "squander this moment" to change the culture of politics in his country.

"The Crocodile," "The Enforcer," "The Bodyguard," "The Spymaster." Those are just some of the names Zimbabwe's new leader goes by. One could also add "The Survivor."

A terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Egypt's Sinai has left at least 235 people dead and as many as 109 wounded Friday, that country's state news agency reported.

This is so deja vu. It feels like a reprise of summer '15, when speculation was rampant that Joe might challenge Hillary Clinton for the '16 nomination.

When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol after their Thanksgiving recess, they’ll have a little extra cash waiting for them.

Moody’s says the new legislation has already restored investors’ confidence that municipal borrowers can once again count on casinos for millions of dollars in revenue.

A new report shows New Jersey is getting closer to gender balance in county government.

I'm abundantly thankful for Robert Mueller, a free and independent press, and our resilient checks and balances.

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says his plan to remove net neutrality rules is a way of bringing the Internet back to how it was in the 90s.

New Jersey is one of a number of states beginning to take a closer look at regulating non-compete clauses, an issue that has largely been dealt with by the courts.

Debate may have begun in the state House on a natural gas severance tax — but it remains to be seen if that will actually result in a final vote.

The wave of government-backed violence against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar amounts to "ethnic cleansing," the U.S. State Department says, in a statement.