Elahe Izadi writes about Congress and politics for National Journal, having previously covered Congress and K Street for the Influence Alley microsite. Prior to joining National Journal, she wrote and ...

Whitney Cummings said she was told that her biting joke at the Mark Twain Prize ceremony would be cut from the special, released this week.

The House majority leader announced Wednesday that he'll be stepping down from leadership, with a special election for his job slated for next week. Angry as many Republicans and some Democrats are ...