President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include.  We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate change, middle class economics, free community college, taxes, war spending and more.

The White House has announced that President Obama will reveal a proposal to allow students to attend community college free for up to two years.

Congress tackles the Keystone XL Pipeline, Obamacare, and makes a move toward tax reform in its first week back, with a side of business as usual.

Our top 3 New Years' Resolutions for Congress. Gridlock is so 2014.

Twelve of the more bizarre or outrageous early Christmas gifts to special groups that lawmakers delivered through policy riders in the 2015 federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.

Among the losers in the 2015 federal budget are renewable energy and the environment, while fossil and nuclear energy were winners.

Spending caps, immigration, the F-35, military pay raises, Dodd-Frank, campaign contributions and more: here's what's in the budget bill.

With only four days left to pass a budget before a government shutdown, the pressure is on.

Wielding the power of the purse has become a convenient way to get at policy positions that some lawmakers don’t agree with.

The Obama administration is backing down from plans to remove combat troops from Afghanistan.