Though he's now a lame duck, House Speaker Paul Ryan put down the mini-rebellion among his fellow Republicans with a simple message: the constituents who really matter to the party’s elected leaders – the big dollar donors – are still with him and still writing checks.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claims to control which legislation comes to the Senate floor. His colleagues may prove him wrong.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will restore the voting rights of more than 34,000 parolees in the Empire State.

The list of states inviting qualified residents to participate in our democracy by automatically registering them to vote continues to grow.