Politics

The physician and TV personality’s views on health policy have evolved significantly over the years.

Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels.

The House Ethics Committee, which was investigating Gaetz, was told that a 17-year old girl had two sexual encounters with Gaetz at a 2017 party, according to a source familiar.

Hegseth, who was not charged, said the encounter was consensual and denies any wrongdoing.

McBride, the first out transgender person elected to Congress, will serve in the House starting next year, and Mace doesn’t want her using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol.

Expect action on illegal immigration and more socially conservative health care policies for members of the military.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke to a joint committee on Beacon Hill Wednesday to advance her revised tax proposal. The mayor urged lawmakers to approve it in time for Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. Wu called the revised plan, with more protections for small businesses, a compromise, balancing the needs of residents and the business community. ...

Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. face questions about their personal actions as well as their professional qualifications ahead of the Senate confirmation process.

Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

A man was spray-painted in the face Tuesday during a city council meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts. City Manager Eric Batista said Wednesday that the incident occurred around the start of a meeting at Worcester City Hall. Police responded to a report of a fight around 6:30 p.m., arriving to find a resident with paint on his face. He told officer...

A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been convicted of plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him over his crimes at the Capitol.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.