Why did the FHFA's Bill Pulte fire a group of ethics officials? The latest reporting suggests a serious controversy is starting to unfold.

.@stevebenen: Sen. Josh Hawley wants the public to see Republicans as "the party of the working class." It's a shame reality keeps getting in the way.

Democrats involved in the negotiations to reopen government told MSNBC they were never quite comfortable with the shutdown strategy.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses Planned Parenthood of misrepresenting the safety of abortion pills and claims its activities are racketeering.

The Senate bill to end the shutdown and fund SNAP but not extend Obamacare ACA subsidies had eight Democrats vote for it but not Chuck Schumer of New York

Jack Schlossberg announced on Wednesday he isn running for the House seat of retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler. He's bringing his very online brand into real life.

After Democrats joined the GOP to pass a bill to reopen the government, Lawrence O'Donnell says all eyes are on Mike Johnson and the looming Epstein files vote.

For the second time this year, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing calls to step aside after Democrats voted with Republicans to fund the government.

A Utah judge on Monday struck down a GOP-drawn congressional map, buoying Democrats hopes of retaking the House of Representatives in next years midterm elections.

After months worth of missteps and failures, Kash Patel didnt need another embarrassing report that cast him in an unflattering light. Alas, he has one anyway

Is Lindsey Halligan a stalking horse for President Donald Trumps revenge against James Comey?

After Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a government funding bill, fellow party members and possible 2028 presidential hopefuls ripped them for it.

After 41 days of unpaid federal workers, shuttered government agencies and mounting public pain, the Senate approved a funding package Monday night to reopen government.

Democrats' government shutdown deal triggered dysfunction, failed to extract a health policy win, and disappointed its own base.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally swear in Adelita Grijalva now that enough Senate Democrats have signed onto Republicans spending bill to end the government shutdown

Career prosecutors on pins and needles after flurry of subpoenas approved.

Claire McCaskill says that by agreeing to end the shutdown and ensure a vote for health care subsidies, Democrats are putting political pressure on Republicans.

Eight Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to back a Republican spending bill that does nothing to address expiring Obamacare subsidies. Most Democrats are pissed.

Robert F. Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines long stayed coy on vaccines. But her appearance at the Childrens Health Defense conference with Russell Brand changes things.

The Supreme Court declined to review Kim Davis petition asking the justices to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which recognized same-sex marriage rights.

Former Rep. Joe Walsh reacts to the ongoing Senate procedural vote to end government shutdown, arguing that the Senate Democrats are not meeting the demands of their voters. Eight Democratic senators voted to back a Republican funding bill to reopen government.

As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats stand firm in support of a popular cause. Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.

After nearly six weeks of a painful shutdown, a critical number of Senate Democrats are backing a Republican funding bill to reopen government with little to show for holding out so long

The Senate is poised to take a procedural vote on a deal negotiated between rank-and-file members that will likely have sufficient Democratic support to overcome the 60 vote filibuster, sources tell MSNBC.

A handful of Democratic senators are indicating support for a package of spending bills and short-term funding measure as shutdown drags on. MSNBC's Kevin Frey and Akayla Gardner report the latest.