Oriana González

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Oriana covers politics and policy for The Washington Sun.

She has broken stories on abortion policy, transgender issues, Congress and more. She was formerly a reporter at Axios, where she led and shaped the newsroom’s coverage of abortion. Her scoops made Axios a must-read in the lead up to and aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

She has appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, Scripps News, Sirius XM and Telemundo.

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The Worst Workplace to Become a Parent? Congress.

October 06, 2026 05:14 a.m.
LGBTQ+ Group Turns Its Back on Democrats Adopting GOP Trans Rhetoric

October 05, 2026 02:33 p.m.
Trump Doxxes Tom Cotton’s Cell Phone

October 03, 2026 02:00 p.m.

The Best Place to Catch a Lawmaker? Where They Pee.

September 25, 2026 05:51 a.m.
No Dues, No Gavel: House Democrats Float Forcing Committee Leaders to Pay Up

September 24, 2026 05:30 a.m.
Democrats Fume After Jared Golden Endorses a Republican in a Key Race

September 21, 2026 11:03 a.m.
Inside House Democrats’ Push to Kick Old People Out of Leadership

September 18, 2026 05:04 a.m.
Trump Officials Say the Venezuelan Oil Deal Won’t Lower Gas Prices Before the Midterms

September 16, 2026 03:16 p.m.
Democrats’ Gavel Race Heats Up on House Small Business Committee

September 16, 2026 05:04 a.m.
Why Swing District Republicans Kept Their Distance From Trump’s Midterm Convention

September 11, 2026 01:41 p.m.
Pennsylvania Democrats Pile on Fetterman While Senators Stay Silent

September 10, 2026 08:18 p.m.
Democrats’ Hollywood Allies Think the Party Has Lost the Plot

September 10, 2026 05:45 a.m.
Fetterman Bashes ‘Socialism’ in Surprise GOP Convention Appearance

September 09, 2026 07:25 p.m.
Democrats in Congress Plan to Investigate AI Companies

September 09, 2026 06:29 p.m.
Rep. Nikki Budzinski Announces a Bid to Chair the New Democrat Coalition

September 03, 2026 09:30 a.m.

Republicans Worry Trump’s Oil Meddling Could Stall Venezuela’s Elections

September 02, 2026 03:05 p.m.
Edwards Mounts His Defense: ‘Poetry Is Not Sexual Misconduct’

August 27, 2026 09:44 a.m.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Split Over Sen. Darline Graham

August 19, 2026 05:08 a.m.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Primary in Historically Black District

August 18, 2026 07:30 p.m.
N.C. Republicans Pick State Lawmaker to Replace Chuck Edwards on Ballot

August 10, 2026 08:05 p.m.
The Struggle of Being a No-Corporate-PAC-Money Democrat

August 03, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Former CHC Chair Nanette Barragán: Latino Trump Voters Have ‘Buyer’s Remorse’

July 29, 2026 06:00 a.m.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Run Is Infuriating Black Democrats. She Might Win Anyway.

July 29, 2026 05:22 a.m.
Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money

July 29, 2026 05:19 a.m.
Democrats Want a DCCC Reset After Three High-Profile Losses

July 24, 2026 05:14 a.m.
Darline Graham? Republicans Don’t Know Her.

July 22, 2026 07:42 p.m.
Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion

July 17, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Split Over Rep. Massie’s Amendment to Cut Israel Aid

July 15, 2026 05:51 p.m.
Rep. García Faces New Meddling Accusations Ahead of Midterms

July 09, 2026 05:00 a.m.
How Redistricting Squeezed House Democrats’ Fundraising

July 07, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Restricting Trans Athletes

June 30, 2026 10:37 a.m.
DOJ is Investigating Ruben Gallego Over Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

June 29, 2026 04:47 p.m.
Ethics Panel Dismisses Misconduct Complaint Against Sen. Ruben Gallego

June 29, 2026 12:52 p.m.
Ruben Gallego’s Campaign Lawyer Created a Mystery Nonprofit

June 29, 2026 12:13 p.m.
Trump’s Takeover of 250th Birthday Celebrations Is Bumming Out Congress

June 29, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Washington Democrats Dismiss the Rise of the Mamdani Wing

June 24, 2026 05:53 p.m.
Republicans Unlikely to ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood Again

June 22, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Missing Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Sets a Date for His Return to Congress

June 18, 2026 02:12 p.m.
How Senate Democrats Got Their Mojo Back

June 12, 2026 05:00 a.m.
DCCC Backed a Losing Candidate — And Some Democrats Are Thrilled

June 10, 2026 02:04 p.m.
Black Democrats Are Scrambling to Find Someone to Run Against Debbie Wasserman Schultz

June 09, 2026 02:09 p.m.
Women in Congress Say a Gender Gap Impedes Sexual Harassment Probes

June 04, 2026 05:00 a.m.
The Ethics Committee Is Probing Leaks About Its Jim Costa Investigation

June 03, 2026 06:49 p.m.

Missing Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Secures Republican Nomination for Reelection

June 02, 2026 08:20 p.m.
Rep. Frederica Wilson on Not Running Again: ‘It’s Time’

May 29, 2026 11:24 a.m.
Democrats Have an Age Problem. Some Republicans Admit They Do, Too.

May 26, 2026 05:30 a.m.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Skeptical of Trump’s New FDA Head

May 21, 2026 05:45 a.m.
The Fragile Coalition Behind House Republicans’ Housing Bill Is Breaking

May 15, 2026 10:00 a.m.
Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pills to Remain Accessible Through the Mail — For Now

May 14, 2026 06:49 p.m.
Some Florida Democrats Consider Running for Congress as Rep. Frederica Wilson Is MIA

May 14, 2026 03:31 p.m.
House Republicans Are on a Collision Course With Trump on Housing

May 13, 2026 08:54 p.m.
Women in Both Parties Agree: Sexual Harassment Training in the House is ‘Laughable’

May 13, 2026 05:42 a.m.
Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pills

May 04, 2026 12:59 p.m.
House Ethics Officials Investigated Rep. Jim Costa for Alleged Inappropriate Behavior With Interns

May 04, 2026 05:00 a.m.
House Democrats Vow Ethics Changes if They Win Majority in 2026

April 23, 2026 05:40 p.m.
Lawmakers Eye Changes to Ethics Process for Sexual Misconduct

April 21, 2026 07:47 p.m.
MAGA-Aligned Lawmakers Target a Republican Colleague for Her Immigration Bill

April 21, 2026 03:18 p.m.
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns

April 21, 2026 01:51 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Pressuring Republicans to Defund Planned Parenthood in Reconciliation

April 16, 2026 05:30 a.m.
How the Trump Administration Diverted Resources to Support Mass Deportations

April 15, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Federal Judge Pressures FDA to Finish Abortion Pill Review

April 07, 2026 06:22 p.m.
DHS Shutdown Continues After House Rejects Senate Deal, Passes Separate Funding Bill

March 27, 2026 11:59 a.m.
Ethics Panel Finds Cherfilus-McCormick Violated Over Two Dozen House Rules

March 27, 2026 11:03 a.m.
A Bipartisan Group is Pushing to Require Insurers to Cover IVF

March 26, 2026 04:41 p.m.
House Republicans Want to Stay Away From Josh Hawley’s Abortion Pill Ban

March 26, 2026 05:51 a.m.
Elizabeth Warren Led a Key Housing Bill. She Might Lead to Its Downfall.

March 24, 2026 05:13 a.m.
House Republicans Are Ready to Shut Down the Senate’s Housing Bill

March 11, 2026 02:28 p.m.
Missing Moderates in Doral Complicate Republicans’ Midterm Year Strategy

March 10, 2026 08:13 p.m.
Mike Johnson’s Push for a Second Reconciliation Bill Falls Flat at Republicans’ Retreat

March 10, 2026 07:44 p.m.
Republicans Try to Craft Their Midterm Pitch Despite Conflicting Iran War Messages

March 10, 2026 05:42 a.m.
‘My Last Chance’: Perennial Candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar Believes He Can Finally Win an Election

March 09, 2026 05:15 a.m.

What’s Next for Markwayne Mullin’s Senate Confirmation

March 05, 2026 06:41 p.m.
Democrats Say ‘Good Riddance’ to Noem

March 05, 2026 05:10 p.m.
Johnson’s Latest Headache: Republicans Who Lost Their Primaries Skipping Votes

March 04, 2026 04:42 p.m.
Republicans Signal They Have a Red Line on Iran: Boots on the Ground

March 03, 2026 08:26 p.m.
Lawmakers Seek Emergency War Powers Vote After Trump Launches Iran Operation

February 28, 2026 08:58 a.m.
Black Republican Candidates Want to Be Seen for More Than Just Their Race

February 27, 2026 05:43 a.m.
Democrats Are Still Refining Their Midterm Policy Agenda

February 26, 2026 06:58 p.m.
Trans People Have Had Enough of Democrats’ Waffling on LGBTQ+ Issues

February 23, 2026 05:46 a.m.
A Growing Number of Democrats Are Skipping Trump’s State of the Union Address

February 20, 2026 03:59 p.m.
What Shut Down? House Appropriators Pat Themselves on the Back For Getting Most of Their Work Done

February 17, 2026 05:39 a.m.
Democrats Believe Scandal and Weak Fundraising Put These Red Seats in Play

February 09, 2026 05:30 a.m.
Republicans Want Nothing to Do With Conservative Efforts to Ban Gay Marriage

February 09, 2026 05:16 a.m.
Senate Approves Spending Deal, but Brief Partial Government Funding Lapse Expected

January 30, 2026 06:43 p.m.
Congressional Democrats Urge Trump to Cover IVF for Federal Workers

January 30, 2026 06:00 a.m.
Republicans Aren’t Rushing to Defend Stephen Miller

January 28, 2026 07:39 p.m.
Senate Republicans’ Confidence in Kristi Noem Is Fading Quickly

January 27, 2026 07:48 p.m.
‘Shocking, Unusual Times’: Federal Judge Weighs Constitutionality of Trump’s Surge in Minnesota

January 26, 2026 02:51 p.m.
JD Vance Urges Anti-Abortion Leaders to Move On From Their Concerns

January 23, 2026 02:06 p.m.
One Year Into Trump’s Second Term, Some Anti-Abortion Leaders Say They Were ‘Betrayed’

January 23, 2026 05:38 a.m.
The House Just Rejected Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Housing Programs

January 22, 2026 06:26 p.m.
The Trump Administration Says It’s Safe for Venezuelans to Return Home. María Corina Machado Says It’s Not.

January 20, 2026 08:56 p.m.
The Democrat Challenging Juan Ciscomani Raised Nearly $1 Million in the Fourth Quarter

January 16, 2026 05:53 a.m.
SCOTUS Says Candidates Can Challenge Voting Laws. Republicans Are Ready to Take Advantage.

January 14, 2026 07:32 p.m.
Republicans Punt on a DHS Funding Fight with Democrats After Minnesota ICE Shooting

January 13, 2026 06:52 p.m.
Neil Gorsuch Is the Wild Card in the Supreme Court’s Trans Athletes Cases

January 13, 2026 03:43 p.m.
Republicans Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Venezuela Plans Behind Closed Doors

January 13, 2026 05:40 a.m.
Republicans Insist Affordability Campaign Won’t Be Overshadowed by Trump’s Venezuela Push

January 08, 2026 05:00 a.m.
Trump’s Comments That Republicans Be ‘Flexible on Hyde’ Leaves Senators Baffled

January 06, 2026 02:41 p.m.

What Does It Mean to ‘Run’ Venezuela? Some Republicans Have No Idea.

January 05, 2026 09:20 p.m.
Will Congress Stand Up for Itself This Year? Some Republicans Hope So.

January 05, 2026 05:26 a.m.
House Democrats Demand More Support for Latino Candidates in 2026

December 29, 2025 05:00 a.m.
LaMonica McIver Returns to Delaney Hall for the First Time Since Being Prosecuted

December 23, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill

December 18, 2025 05:54 p.m.
HHS Wants to Cut Funds to Hospitals that Provide Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

December 18, 2025 11:59 a.m.
These House Republicans Won’t Commit to Running in 2026

December 18, 2025 05:13 a.m.
Moderate Republicans Help Democrats Force a Vote on Extending Health Care Tax Credits

December 17, 2025 10:45 a.m.
‘Should Be Immediately Halted’: National Trust Sues to Stop Trump Ballroom

December 12, 2025 12:05 p.m.
Democrats Seize on Andy Ogles’ Posts that Forced Local Courthouse to Increase Security

December 12, 2025 10:36 a.m.
House Republicans Actually Rebuked Trump Over Labor Rights

December 11, 2025 05:53 p.m.
House Moderates Take ACA Subsidy Matters Into Their Own Hands With a Discharge Petition

December 10, 2025 04:58 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Declare Victory Over Removal of IVF Provision in Defense Bill

December 09, 2025 05:47 a.m.
Democratic Senator Urges Trump to Defend IVF Coverage in the Defense Bill

December 04, 2025 04:45 p.m.
Trump’s Henry Cuellar Pardon Complicates Republicans’ Messaging Around His Race

December 03, 2025 06:27 p.m.
House Republicans Can’t Stop Fighting With Each Other

December 03, 2025 05:25 a.m.
Even Ahead of the Tennessee Special Election, Democrats Feel Bullish About Competing in Red Areas

December 02, 2025 05:08 a.m.
‘Sign of the Times’: Lawmakers Desperately Want to End the Censure Wars

November 21, 2025 05:38 a.m.
‘You Know How President Trump Is’: Republicans Say Trump Isn’t Actually Threatening Democrats

November 20, 2025 02:48 p.m.
Republicans Say They Want to Fix the Affordable Care Act. They Just Don’t Know What That Means.

November 20, 2025 05:14 a.m.
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him.

November 19, 2025 05:20 a.m.
How to Fix Obamacare? Here’s What the Trump Administration Is Discussing.

November 17, 2025 05:44 a.m.
Federal Judge Declines to Dismiss Charges Against LaMonica McIver Over Alleged Assault on Immigration Officer

November 13, 2025 11:20 a.m.
House Democrats Aim to Force Vote to Extend ACA Subsidies

November 12, 2025 03:35 p.m.
Johnson Weathers Shutdown Storm With Gavel Firmly in Hand

November 12, 2025 05:20 a.m.
Republicans’ Anti-Transgender Attacks Didn’t Work This Election. They Still Want to Use the Playbook in 2026.

November 07, 2025 05:15 a.m.
Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Follow Court Order and Increase Abortion Pill Access

November 07, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Nancy Pelosi Announces Her Retirement From Congress

November 06, 2025 09:00 a.m.

Democrats Have Found a One-Word Answer to Their Political Woes: ‘Affordability’

November 06, 2025 05:33 a.m.
Progressives Need Mamdani to Succeed. Here’s How They Want Him to Do It.

November 05, 2025 08:32 p.m.
Senate Republicans Are Dug In Against Nuking Filibuster Despite Trump

November 04, 2025 01:50 p.m.
Seth Moulton Challenged Democrats Over Trans Rights After The 2024 Election. Not Anymore.

November 04, 2025 05:35 a.m.
Court-Ordered SNAP Funds Give Democrats New Runway in Shutdown Fight

November 03, 2025 08:15 p.m.
Judge Orders Trump to Partially Cover SNAP Despite Shutdown

October 31, 2025 03:31 p.m.
Some House Republicans Are Ready to Come Back. Mike Johnson Says Not Yet.

October 30, 2025 01:37 p.m.
Senate Republicans Block Democratic Effort to Fund SNAP During the Shutdown

October 29, 2025 05:04 p.m.
DOJ Indicts Kat Abughazaleh After Protest at Illinois ICE Facility

October 29, 2025 02:19 p.m.
The Democratic Base Is Very Happy With Their Members In Congress — For Once

October 29, 2025 05:21 a.m.
Federal Judge Says Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Are Likely ‘Political Retribution’

October 28, 2025 03:41 p.m.
Democrats Say Federal Workers Don’t Want Them to Cave. Their Union Says Otherwise.

October 27, 2025 08:33 p.m.
Arizona Sues the House Over Johnson’s Failure to Swear In Adelita Grijalva

October 21, 2025 05:33 p.m.
Federal Courts Are Flooded With Lawsuits Against Trump. That’s Not An Accident.

October 17, 2025 05:48 a.m.
Trump’s Long-Awaited IVF Policy Falls Far Short of His Campaign Pledge

October 16, 2025 04:45 p.m.
Has The Shutdown Squashed the Jeffrey Epstein News Cycle?

October 16, 2025 05:27 a.m.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs

October 15, 2025 02:56 p.m.
Trump Administration Admits It Laid Off Twice as Many HHS Employees as Intended

October 14, 2025 08:14 p.m.
The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings, Cutting More than 4,100 Jobs

October 10, 2025 01:06 p.m.
Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging

October 10, 2025 05:15 a.m.
Nearly All GOP Senators Urge the FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills

October 09, 2025 03:17 p.m.
Democratic Senators Are Taking Trump’s Threats to Prosecute Them Seriously

October 09, 2025 05:55 a.m.
House Republicans Want to Force an Overhaul of Doctors’ Abortion Training

October 08, 2025 02:57 p.m.
Supreme Court Justices Question Medical Consensus That Conversion Therapy Is Harmful

October 07, 2025 02:20 p.m.
‘We’re No Stranger to Lawsuits’: White House’s Mass Layoff Plan Tested in Court

October 02, 2025 06:18 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Blast FDA’s Quiet Approval of a New Abortion Pill

October 02, 2025 03:47 p.m.
‘Friend Conversations’ in the Senate Spark Some Positivity but Shutdown Deal Is Far From Close

October 01, 2025 06:21 p.m.
Bipartisan Funding Deals Are Hard to Do. The Supreme Court Might Have Made Them Impossible.

October 01, 2025 05:59 p.m.

Voters Elected Her to Congress. Mike Johnson Is Making Her Wait.

September 30, 2025 03:40 p.m.
Democrats Plan to Gate-Crash Informal House Pro Forma Session Hours Before Shutdown Begins

September 29, 2025 09:35 p.m.
Democrats Say They Won’t Budge on Health Care Demands But Want a ‘Good Faith Negotiation’ to Avoid a Shutdown

September 29, 2025 11:45 a.m.
Newly Released Epstein Estate Documents Mention Elon Musk

September 26, 2025 12:53 p.m.
Democrats Blast OMB’s Government Shutdown Layoff Threat: ‘Get Lost’

September 25, 2025 12:39 p.m.
Democrats Rage Over Trump’s Threat to Prosecute Political Enemies

September 22, 2025 06:16 p.m.
Democrats Split on a Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk

September 19, 2025 11:20 a.m.
Congress Is Sprinting Toward a Shutdown After Senate Democrats Block Republican Funding Bill

September 19, 2025 10:49 a.m.
House Democrats Doubt the Trump Administration Takes Threats Against Them Seriously

September 19, 2025 05:41 a.m.
Democrats’ New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

September 18, 2025 08:23 p.m.
Congress Reckons With How to Fund a Government Trump Keeps Reshaping

September 18, 2025 05:40 a.m.
Former Judges Warn Against ‘Fiery Rhetoric’ as Republicans Propose Security Funding Boost for the Judiciary

September 17, 2025 05:27 a.m.
Texas and Florida Could Force Trump to Take a Stance in an Abortion Pill Case

September 15, 2025 05:15 a.m.
Congress Is Facing Escalating Political Violence — And Doesn’t Know How to Stop It

September 10, 2025 10:42 p.m.
Some Republicans Say Democrats ‘Own’ Charlie Kirk’s Killing

September 10, 2025 07:20 p.m.
‘We Need to Move’: Lawmakers Call for More Russia Sanctions After Drones Enter Poland Airspace

September 10, 2025 12:46 p.m.
Trump Administration Signed $4.8 million CECOT Deal With El Salvador After Judge Halted Deportations

September 09, 2025 03:05 p.m.
Inside House Democrats’ Legal War Room

September 09, 2025 05:23 a.m.
Jerry Nadler Is Clearing a Path for a New Generation. Other Democrats Aren’t Following It.

September 03, 2025 06:04 p.m.
Five House Republicans Vote to Block LaMonica McIver Censure Resolution

September 03, 2025 02:32 p.m.
Federal Court Blocks the Trump Administration from Defunding Planned Parenthood

August 29, 2025 04:48 p.m.
Forget Retirement: Older Lawmakers Want to Stay in Congress

August 27, 2025 05:45 a.m.
A Trump-Appointed Judge Delivers a Blow to Trump’s Attempt to Downplay the Judiciary

August 26, 2025 11:49 a.m.
Democrats Want Younger Leaders. They’re Fine With Aging Judges.

August 21, 2025 05:11 a.m.
A Democratic Lawmaker Is Fighting Federal Charges by Pointing to Jan. 6 Rioters’ Case Dismissals

August 18, 2025 02:47 p.m.
The Supreme Court’s Next Term Will Be Monumental for LGBTQ+ Rights

August 13, 2025 03:58 p.m.
White House: Trump’s D.C. Police Takeover ‘Expected to Last 30 Days’

August 11, 2025 01:17 p.m.
‘It’s Good Politics’: Anti-Abortion Advocates Are Trying to Ride Anti-Trans Sentiment Next November

August 07, 2025 05:35 a.m.

Anti-Abortion Groups Lobbied Trump Against IVF. They Say They’re Winning.

August 06, 2025 05:00 p.m.
Cornyn Asks FBI to Help Bring Back Quorum-Breaking Texas State Lawmakers

August 05, 2025 04:26 p.m.
House Democrats Accuse Texas Republicans of Playing Dirty With Proposed Congressional Map

August 01, 2025 06:20 p.m.
Influencer Kat Abughazaleh Scores Her First Endorsement From a Member of Congress

July 28, 2025 09:49 a.m.
The White House Is Pushing Republicans to ‘Defund’ Gender-Affirming Care Through Appropriations Bills

July 28, 2025 05:29 a.m.
Young Progressives Are Figuring Out How to Use Zohran Mamdani’s Playbook

July 22, 2025 05:50 a.m.
It’s a ‘Horrible Time’ in Congress. But at Least There’s Softball.

July 16, 2025 05:45 a.m.
The Trump Administration Warns Judges Not to Block Its Policies

July 14, 2025 05:50 a.m.
Reproductive Health Advocates Want to Ride the MAHA Wave — Without Drowning

July 14, 2025 05:32 a.m.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Restrictions on Birthright Citizenship

July 10, 2025 11:40 a.m.
Inside the Democratic Effort to Kill the GOP’s Gender-Affirming Care Restriction in Reconciliation

July 03, 2025 04:51 p.m.
Inside the Dark Money Network Fueling the Next Phase of the Anti-Abortion Fight

July 03, 2025 05:30 a.m.
Democrats Have Basically Given Up Trying to Message on Transgender Rights

June 30, 2025 05:30 a.m.
Democratic State Attorneys General Are Now the Most Powerful People in the Trump Resistance

June 27, 2025 06:58 p.m.
Supreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS Panel

June 27, 2025 10:53 a.m.
The Supreme Court Just Upended Judicial Power to Issue Nationwide Injunctions

June 27, 2025 10:34 a.m.
Republican Lawmakers Call for Senate Parliamentarian to Be Fired Over Reconciliation Rulings

June 26, 2025 12:27 p.m.
Supreme Court Will Allow States to Defund Planned Parenthood

June 26, 2025 10:46 a.m.
Supreme Court Says State Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors are Constitutional

June 18, 2025 10:58 a.m.
In the Wake of Padilla’s Forceful Removal, Democrats Scramble for Security

June 12, 2025 06:33 p.m.
Democratic Lawmakers Are Taking Out Liability Insurance As Trump Ramps Up Legal Threats

June 12, 2025 05:28 a.m.
Democrats Are Daring Trump to Back Their IVF Bill as He Weighs Recommendations on Access

June 11, 2025 06:00 a.m.
Rep. LaMonica McIver Indicted Over Incident Outside ICE Detention Center

June 10, 2025 08:00 p.m.
House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States

June 09, 2025 05:35 a.m.
Transgender People May Soon Be Barred From Using Federal Funds for Gender-Affirming Care

May 30, 2025 05:46 a.m.
Senators Want the Supreme Court to Make a Call on Nationwide Injunctions

May 27, 2025 05:40 a.m.
House GOP Leaders Suddenly Think Their Reconciliation Bill Is in ‘a Very Good Place’

May 21, 2025 06:19 p.m.
Deficit Hawks Want to Defund Planned Parenthood in Reconciliation, Even If It Increases Spending

May 21, 2025 05:52 p.m.

White House Adviser: Trump Admin Could Declare IVF Legally ‘Essential’ as It Weighs Recommendations

May 21, 2025 03:01 p.m.
Senate Moderates’ Opposition to Defunding Planned Parenthood May Be Another Roadblock to Reconciliation

May 15, 2025 04:34 p.m.
A Measure to Defund Planned Parenthood Will Stay in the Reconciliation Bill

May 14, 2025 01:41 p.m.
Reconciliation Markups Signify the Beginning of the Hard Part — And the Start of Democratic Attacks

May 13, 2025 10:01 p.m.
Trump Says His New Executive Order Will Cut Some Prescription Drug Prices by 90%

May 12, 2025 09:57 a.m.
Republicans Make Big Medicaid Cuts in Their Reconciliation Bill — But Not the Ones Conservatives Wanted

May 11, 2025 10:37 p.m.
Newark’s Mayor Was Arrested at an Immigration Protest

May 09, 2025 04:22 p.m.
Trump to Pull Ed Martin’s Nomination for U.S. Attorney

May 08, 2025 12:08 p.m.
Trump’s Abortion Pill Defense Puts a Fresh Crack In His Relationship With the Anti-Abortion Movement

May 07, 2025 05:16 p.m.
GOP Moderates Begin to Voice Opposition to Defunding Planned Parenthood in Reconciliation

May 07, 2025 10:14 a.m.
Republicans Are Using the Entire Government to Defund Planned Parenthood This Year

May 01, 2025 04:34 p.m.
RFK Jr. Might Take Unprecedented Control Over an Independent Advisory Panel

April 30, 2025 05:45 a.m.
FDA Leaves the Door Open to Reimposing Restrictions on Abortion Pills

April 28, 2025 07:19 p.m.
Trump Lawyers Insist to the Supreme Court That an HHS Panel Is ‘Independent,’ Even If He Can Fire Them

April 21, 2025 04:14 p.m.
The Supreme Court Will Weigh Unwinding the Affordable Care Act

April 21, 2025 05:44 a.m.
The Movement to Prosecute Women Who Have Abortions Is Growing

April 18, 2025 05:48 a.m.
The First Post-Roe Charges Against Providers Give Anti-Abortion Leaders Hope for More Federal Restrictions

April 15, 2025 05:38 a.m.
Democrats Want to Win the Internet. The Internet’s Liberal Stars Want a Seat at the Table.

April 04, 2025 05:40 a.m.
The Quest to Replace the Worst Food in Congress

March 31, 2025 05:17 a.m.
Anti-Abortion Activists Think Reconciliation Is Their Best Shot for Defunding Planned Parenthood

March 27, 2025 05:42 p.m.
‘They Want to Play Hardball’: Freedom Caucus Tries to Kill Discharge Petition From One of Its Own

March 25, 2025 04:35 p.m.
Inside Democrats’ Reshuffling on Trans Issues

March 21, 2025 05:19 a.m.
Trump Wants More Time Before Taking an Official Position on the Abortion Pill

March 17, 2025 05:05 a.m.
How Trump Is Scrambling Washington, D.C.’s Plans for WorldPride 2025

March 11, 2025 05:01 a.m.
A Republican Lawmaker Is Trying to Get Trump to Back a Bill to Expand IVF Access

March 04, 2025 12:59 p.m.
Inside the Democratic Battle to Go Viral

March 03, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Trump’s IVF Executive Order Was a Surprise to Almost Everyone

February 21, 2025 05:45 a.m.
Donald Trump Is Taking a ‘First Step’ to Expand Access for IVF

February 18, 2025 04:04 p.m.

Trump’s Promise to Cover IVF Costs Is ‘Being Worked Through,’ a White House Official Says

February 14, 2025 05:08 p.m.
Hospitals Scramble After Court Blocks Trump’s Executive Order on Trans Health Care

February 13, 2025 08:38 p.m.
Trump’s Order to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care Could Upend Clinical Research

February 13, 2025 05:12 a.m.
The Mission to Defund Planned Parenthood Likely Won’t Make It Into Reconciliation

February 07, 2025 05:27 a.m.
Russell Vought Is One Step Closer to Becoming OMB Director Even After the Funding Freeze Fiasco

February 03, 2025 07:07 p.m.
RFK Jr. Says Gender-Affirming Care Is ‘Catastrophic’ for Trans Children

January 30, 2025 12:24 p.m.
Congress Will Look for Answers After Tragic DCA Collision

January 30, 2025 06:50 a.m.
House Democrat Urges Mike Johnson to Increase Capitol Security Following Oath Keeper Visit

January 29, 2025 07:04 p.m.
RFK Jr. Says Trump Told Him to ‘Study’ Abortion Pill Safety

January 29, 2025 12:37 p.m.
OMB’s Freeze Chaos Isn’t Getting in the Way of Russell Vought’s Confirmation

January 28, 2025 05:32 p.m.
Transgender Service Members Sue Trump Over Military Ban

January 28, 2025 02:13 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Meeting Trump’s Overtures With Very Cautious Optimism

January 28, 2025 05:00 a.m.
‘The Gloves Are Off’: The Republican Plan to Attack Abortion Now That Trump Is in Office

January 24, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Trump’s Gender Order Won’t Affect Existing Passports — Unless They’re Renewed

January 21, 2025 05:56 p.m.
‘This Is Step One’: Trump Issues Executive Order Declaring There Are ‘Only Two Sexes’

January 20, 2025 09:20 p.m.
Trump Plans to Sign an Executive Order Intended to End Birthright Citizenship

January 20, 2025 10:15 a.m.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Ensures an Ally Takes Marco Rubio’s Senate Seat: State AG Ashley Moody

January 16, 2025 10:38 a.m.
Russell Vought, Co-Author of Project 2025, Spent His Hearing Distancing Himself From Project 2025

January 15, 2025 05:31 p.m.
Democrats Face Their First Postelection Test on Trans Rights

January 14, 2025 09:42 a.m.
Republicans Attacked Sarah McBride Even Before She Got to Congress. Her First Bill Is Bipartisan.

January 10, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Fought a Trump Policy on Transgender Homeless People. Will They Again?

January 10, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Trump Shows House Republicans the New Template for Governing

January 03, 2025 07:27 p.m.
Mike Johnson Wins Back the Speakership After Freedom Caucus Holdouts Flip

January 03, 2025 01:43 p.m.
Trump Says He Won’t Sign a Federal Abortion Ban. His Administration Has Ways to Restrict Abortion Anyway.

January 03, 2025 05:00 a.m.
Republicans’ Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed

December 23, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Senate Republicans Suggest Trump’s Call to Renegotiate the Government Funding Deal Is Unrealistic

December 18, 2024 09:59 p.m.
Josh Hawley Says RFK Jr. Is ‘Open’ to Restricting Abortion Pill Access

December 18, 2024 03:44 p.m.
The Postal Service Says It Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills — For Now

December 16, 2024 01:39 p.m.

A GOP Senate With a Spine

December 05, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Why Everyone Was Watching Neil Gorsuch During Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Trans Youth

December 04, 2024 04:52 p.m.
Can Biden Really Protect Abortion Seekers From Arrest Under Trump?

December 04, 2024 03:49 p.m.
Biden Pardoned His Son. Criminal Justice Advocates Ask: What About Everyone Else?

December 03, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Republicans’ First Anti-Abortion Agenda Item: Defunding Planned Parenthood

November 26, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Obamacare Gave HHS a Lot of Power. Democrats Say They Never Expected RFK Jr.

November 22, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Shift Their Response to Republicans’ Anti-Trans Effort After Talking to Sarah McBride

November 19, 2024 04:29 p.m.
Republican Bill Targets Sarah McBride From Using Women’s Restrooms in the Capitol

November 18, 2024 08:43 p.m.
Tracker Sues Democratic Super PAC American Bridge for Unpaid Overtime

November 18, 2024 04:19 p.m.
Republicans Ran on Anti-Trans Issues. They Say They Haven’t Discussed Sarah McBride.

November 13, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Conservative Leaders Already Have Some Names in Mind for Potential Trump Supreme Court Nominees

November 08, 2024 08:08 p.m.
Republicans Won’t Shy Away From Talking About Abortion Now

November 08, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Can’t Rely on Abortion to Win Elections

November 06, 2024 03:36 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Advocates Get Their First Post-Dobbs Ballot Win in Nebraska

November 06, 2024 03:36 a.m.
Sarah McBride Becomes First Openly Transgender Member of Congress

November 05, 2024 09:45 p.m.
Abortion Rights Amendment Falls Short in Florida

November 05, 2024 08:45 p.m.
Democratic Infighting Over an Abortion Rights Ballot Measure in New York Is Getting Ugly

November 01, 2024 02:29 p.m.
Vulnerable Republicans Swear a Bill Granting Embryos Personhood Rights Isn’t an Abortion Ban

October 28, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Kamala Harris Went to Texas to Win Voters Everywhere Else

October 25, 2024 11:15 p.m.
The End of the Anti-Abortion Democrat

October 19, 2024 05:00 a.m.
How a Town in Texas Could Restrict Abortion Nationwide

October 15, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Sarah McBride Is Ready to Be the First Openly Trans Member of Congress. Is Congress Ready for Her?

October 07, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Anti-Abortion Leaders Say They Are Facing Reality: Trump Isn’t the Ally They Want

October 02, 2024 01:41 p.m.
What Is an Abortion ‘Ban’? In One House Race, It Matters.

October 01, 2024 05:20 p.m.
How Dobbs Is Quietly Making Its Way Back to the Supreme Court

September 30, 2024 10:00 a.m.
House Floor Gets Heated After GOP Lawmaker Posts Racist Tweet About Haitians

September 25, 2024 07:08 p.m.
Joe Manchin Won’t Endorse Harris Over Her Support for Ending Abortion Filibuster

September 24, 2024 01:28 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Voters Turn to JD Vance for Reassurance

September 24, 2024 05:00 a.m.

Mike Johnson Said There Was No ‘Plan B’ on Government Funding. Turns Out, ‘Plan B’ Is What Everyone Expected.

September 20, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Senate Democrats Taunt Trump on IVF

September 17, 2024 01:55 p.m.
Republicans Turn to IVF to Avoid Talking Abortion

September 17, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Congress Plans to Investigate the Possible Assassination Attempt at Trump’s Golf Course Too

September 16, 2024 06:12 p.m.
The Leader of Congress’ Investigation Into July’s Trump Assassination Attempt Has Questions About What Happened Sunday

September 15, 2024 06:51 p.m.
A Republican in a Tight House Race Is Borrowing Abortion Rights Terminology

September 11, 2024 04:34 p.m.
Trump Wouldn’t Say If He’d Veto a Federal Abortion Ban. Anti-Abortion Advocates Aren’t Impressed.

September 10, 2024 11:09 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Advocates Have a New Ballot Strategy: Dueling Constitutional Amendments

September 10, 2024 05:24 a.m.
How Trump Created a Rift With, and Within, the Anti-Abortion Movement

September 03, 2024 05:30 a.m.
Nebraska Has an Electoral Vote Democrats Need. Enter Tim Walz.

August 29, 2024 05:30 a.m.
Lawmakers Urge Swifties to Support Kamala Harris, One Pun at a Time

August 27, 2024 09:52 p.m.
Trump’s Renewed Focus on Venezuela Has a Catch: His Allies’ Past Shadow Diplomacy

August 19, 2024 12:00 p.m.
Why Anti-Abortion Advocates Aren’t Bothered by Ballot Initiatives

August 16, 2024 12:52 p.m.
Congress Is Losing Another Lawmaker Who Shared Their Abortion Story

August 12, 2024 05:46 p.m.
Donald Trump Can’t Keep to Republicans’ Message on Kamala Harris

August 08, 2024 04:48 p.m.
Senators Condemn Brazil and Colombia for OAS Failing to Put Pressure on Venezuela

August 01, 2024 05:24 p.m.
Anti-Abortion Activists Want a Fight With Kamala Harris. Republicans Aren’t Interested.

August 01, 2024 05:24 a.m.
Senate Republicans Know Exactly What They Want From Biden on Venezuela. Democrats, Not So Much.

July 30, 2024 09:08 p.m.
Joe Biden Took His Big Swing at the Supreme Court. Republicans Say It’s DOA.

July 29, 2024 07:29 p.m.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Already Prepping for 2028

July 22, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Biden Is Out. Activists Say Abortion Rights Are Finally In.

July 21, 2024 05:20 p.m.
Trump Promised a New Tone. He Delivered the Same Old Trump.

July 19, 2024 12:38 a.m.
Republicans Welcome Nikki Haley to a Party That No Longer Welcomes Her Ideas

July 16, 2024 03:59 p.m.
Some Ohio Republicans Are Already Talking About Who Could Replace J.D. Vance in the Senate

July 15, 2024 04:45 p.m.
‘Betrayed’: How Trump’s Alliance With Christians Is Fraying

July 15, 2024 05:00 a.m.
J.D. Vance Is Rising and Taking National Conservatism With Him

July 10, 2024 08:10 p.m.
Democrats Have an Answer to Questions About Biden: Trump

July 09, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Joe Biden Hasn’t Lost Dems on Capitol Hill. Keeping Them Won’t Be So Simple.

July 08, 2024 10:03 p.m.

The Republican Party Is Formally Backing Away From Federal Abortion Bans

July 08, 2024 01:41 p.m.
Why Trump Is Distancing Himself From Project 2025

July 05, 2024 05:23 p.m.
Democrats Had a Chance to End the Trump Era After Jan. 6. Some Are Now Haunted by It.

July 05, 2024 05:00 a.m.
Democrats Want Pharmacies to Offer Abortion Pills After the Supreme Court Preserved Access

July 02, 2024 01:29 p.m.
Democrats Say the Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Proves Its Pro-Trump Bias

July 01, 2024 01:41 p.m.
Donald Trump Says He ‘Will Not Block’ Abortion Pill Access

June 27, 2024 10:58 p.m.
The Supreme Court Punted on Abortion. Democrats Think It’s Election-Related.

June 27, 2024 12:45 p.m.
The Next Republican Party Platform Might Skip a National Abortion Ban

June 25, 2024 01:44 p.m.
Inside Democrats’ Plans to Repeal the Comstock Act

June 21, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Democrats Begin Their Offensive Against the Comstock Act

June 14, 2024 06:32 p.m.
Democrats Don’t Want Voters to Get Too Excited About the Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling

June 13, 2024 05:43 p.m.
The Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Pills

June 13, 2024 10:42 a.m.
Senate Republicans Say They Have an Alternative to Protecting IVF

June 13, 2024 10:07 a.m.
House Republicans Prepare for an Abortion Fight in a Critical Bill. Again.

June 12, 2024 02:25 p.m.
‘They’ve Lived This’: After Trump’s Conviction, Republicans Hope Latinos See Biden as Hugo Chávez

June 10, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Senate Republicans Say They Support Birth Control. They’re Also Backing Restrictions.

June 05, 2024 05:17 p.m.
House Democrats Are Going on the Offensive on Birth Control

June 04, 2024 10:35 a.m.
Anti-Abortion Activists Want a Seat at the Political Table. Neither Party Wants Them There.

May 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.
‘It’s Hilarious’: House GOP Dismisses Trump’s Third-Term Ideas

May 22, 2024 05:41 p.m.
Activists Want to Combat Abortion Pills. Louisiana Lawmakers May Have Found a Way.

May 21, 2024 05:12 p.m.
Republicans Want a Campus Antisemitism Crackdown. They Also Want Cuts to the Department That Would Handle It.

May 16, 2024 05:28 p.m.
Democrats Say They Didn’t ‘Save Mike Johnson’

May 08, 2024 08:08 p.m.
Activists Don’t Like How Biden Talks About Abortion. Democrats Don’t Care.

May 08, 2024 06:00 a.m.
House Republicans Call for Ending Biden’s Affordable Internet Program — And Extending It

April 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.
GOP’s Latest Abortion Strategy: Sound Pro-‘Choice’

April 29, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Two Conservative Justices Said Federal Law Might Give Fetuses Rights

April 24, 2024 04:39 p.m.
Democrats Say They Have a Winning Hand on Abortion but Outside Groups Won’t Let Them Play It

April 18, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Inside the Rapid-Response Machine Ready for Trump’s Abortion Pivot

April 16, 2024 06:00 a.m.

Congress’ Anti-Abortion Republicans Want a National Ban. But They Want President Trump More.

April 11, 2024 03:45 p.m.
Arizona Republicans Are Racing to Disavow the State’s New Anti-Abortion Ruling

April 09, 2024 04:41 p.m.
Donald Trump’s New Stance on Abortion Has Some Anti-Abortion Activists Furious

April 08, 2024 11:01 a.m.
Florida’s Newly Enacted Six-Week Abortion Ban Opens a Path for Democrats

April 01, 2024 06:59 p.m.
Republicans’ Abortion Messaging Is All Over the Place. They Argue That’s the Point.

March 27, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Conservative Justices Seem Supportive of the Comstock Act in Abortion Questioning

March 26, 2024 01:11 p.m.
Democrats Change Strategy on Comstock Act as Republicans Weigh Abortion Ban

March 22, 2024 11:19 a.m.
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Bring Back the Latino Voters They’re Losing

March 21, 2024 06:00 a.m.
TikTok Is Creating a Very Rare Split Between Trump and Conservatives

March 12, 2024 05:08 p.m.
Can Katie Britt — Or Anyone — Recover From a Bad State of the Union Rebuttal?

March 11, 2024 08:16 p.m.
Another Republican Rules Himself Out for No Labels’ Presidential Ticket

March 11, 2024 06:20 p.m.
Can Nikki Haley Still Be a Part of the Republican Party?

March 06, 2024 05:29 p.m.
Nikki Haley’s Only Endorsers in Congress Are Split Over What to Do Now

March 06, 2024 09:55 a.m.
This Year’s Senate Campaigns Are Flush With Candidates From Out of State. Will It Matter?

March 04, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The Future of the Republican Senate Is in John’s Hands

February 28, 2024 05:55 p.m.
The Republican Party Has Already Moved On From Mitch McConnell

February 28, 2024 02:38 p.m.
Republicans Say They Support IVF — Just Maybe Not an Actual Bill to Protect It

February 27, 2024 04:59 p.m.
The Battle for the Soul of the GOP, One Dreary D.C. Conference Hall at a Time

February 25, 2024 11:26 a.m.
Republicans Scramble to Back IVF After Alabama Ruling

February 23, 2024 05:28 p.m.
Why Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is a ‘Dilemma’ for Anti-Abortion Advocates

February 21, 2024 04:16 p.m.
The Anti-Abortion Movement is Spiraling After Trump’s Reported 16-Week Ban Stance

February 16, 2024 05:56 p.m.
Heritage Action Scorecards Used to Strike Fear in Republicans. Not Anymore.

February 12, 2024 06:00 a.m.
Republicans Think Abortion Rights Supporters Will Vote for Them Too

February 02, 2024 12:32 p.m.
Voters Don’t Like Abortion Bans. Republicans Are Trying a ‘Pro-Family’ Message Instead.

January 25, 2024 06:00 a.m.
The Conservative Plan to Ban Abortion Without Congress

January 19, 2024 06:05 a.m.
The Radical Wonk Who Could Run Trump’s White House

December 19, 2023 03:00 p.m.