Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

The centerpiece of the stimulus package would be checks of $1,200 or more to Americans to help them cope with income losses from the coronavirus.

The pandemic has claimed 38 lives in the U.S., roiled stock markets, prompted a ban on travel from Europe and forced the suspension of the NBA season.

Specific rules for the trial have yet to be released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.A key question is whether and which witnesses will be called.

The reactions to Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Francis Rooney are examples of partisan intolerance on both sides of the aisle over Trump’s impeachment.

Democrats used Wednesday’s open hearing to bolster their case for Trump’s impeachment while Republicans again dismissed the process.

Democrats appear to have won the Kentucky governor’s race, but Donald Trump’s allies said a flawed GOP candidate – not the president – was to blame.

Elections in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia might offer a glimpse into how voters are feeling ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Democrats need four seats to retake the Senate. It’s possible, depending on who the presidential nominee is and how impeachment plays out.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell joined most other Republicans on Capitol Hill Tuesday in refusing to single out Trump’s behavior and rhetoric as racist.

President Trump’s push to expand fossil fuels is spurring Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders to ask Congress for a climate emergency declaration.