These are challenging days for Democrats ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Their party has yet to land on a clear message or a leading messenger, leaving the president-elect mostly unchallenged,

This week’s events were a preview of the perils of governing that face Trump and Republicans in Congress, despite their narrow majorities.

Republican lawmakers say Congress’s near brush with a government shutdown shows that House Republicans do not have a functional majority, giving them a bad feeling about how difficult it will be to pass President-elect Trump’s agenda in 2025.

Donald Trump has threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal unless “rip-off” transit fees are reduced for US ships.

President-elect Donald Trump urged Panama to lower Panama Canal fees during a speech on Dec. 22 and suggested his administration might seek to regain control of the canal.

After Congress averted a government shutdown with a last-minute deal, it’s become a serious question: who runs the GOP, Donald Trump or Elon Musk? While Trump is about to be sworn in for his second term,

Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — and if not, let