Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY

Exclusive poll: The messy battle to elect Kevin McCarthy as House speaker was a sign for most of stalemate ahead.

Republicans and Democrats value different leadership styles in the Oval Office, one reason it’s hard to get things done.

In Pennsylvania Senate race, 7% of voters not supporting Democrat John Fetterman over Republican Mehmet Oz said they would if he hadn’t had a stroke.

Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto leads Republican Adam Laxalt by a single point in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in the Nov. 8 midterms.

The Jan. 6 committee put a spotlight on a central question: Whether Trump should be held accountable for his role in the Capitol riot. And if so, how?

In a hypothetical 2024 GOP primary in Florida, DeSantis leads Trump 48%-40%. It’s a reversal from January when Trump led in a USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll.

Bernie Sanders’ crossover appeal gives him the highest favorability among 23 prospective 2024 presidential contenders from both parties.

Pelosi has a history of standing up to China and also of defying presidents, from George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton to Donald Trump and now Joe Biden.

Henry Kissinger, at 99, finds himself worried about the nation and the world during a time of tumult.