New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, ...

Check, too, if your city has official neighborhood groups or community councils you could join. Sprawling Los Angeles, for ...

In terms of local democracy being taught in schools, he said it would be "really useful" and added: "Not just local politics, ...

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on ...

On top of maintaining the current federal hiring freeze, the White House is setting new expectations for the way agencies handle future recruitment efforts.

And that’s unlikely to change for now. Trump has no plans to personally intervene to broker a deal with Democrats, according ...

Trump said he's "allowed to get involved if I want" in whether the DOJ pursues charges against former FBI Director James Comey, but is leaving the decision to officials.

OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a ...

A new Florida law allowing charter schools to set up rent free within the walls of public schools is a lesson in power, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few days before a September 18th pro-charter school rally, Eva Moskowitz, the CEO ...

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some ...

Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over Obamacare subsidies as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., promotes ...