Ryan Teague Beckwith

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he sought to redirect funds to build a border wall but was unsuccessful — as his administration announced plans to add roughly 17 miles

At least nine Americans died after the surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel on Saturday, the U.S. State Department said.

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, White House and politics reporters Ryan Teague Beckwith and Gregory Korte look at how the turmoil in the House may interfere with the US response to the attack on Israel. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

House Democrats are having informal talks with their Republican colleagues about a potential bipartisan solution to finding a speaker, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday.

The GOP thought it had cracked the code with this state.

A revered aspect of the American democratic process is fueling dangerous extremism.

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The Department of Education sought to make it easier to apply for college aid, but it ended up with the biggest fiasco since the Obamacare website rollout.

A Senate candidate's self-defeating attack on nursing home residents shows the continuing downsides of Trump's election denial.

The campaign targets voters worried about inflation with new perks on everything from airlines to concert tickets.