The presidential candidates will discuss their priorities for the nation – but will they reflect what’s important to you and your family, your community?

Diplomacy can’t guarantee solutions in Syria, but it is far and away our best chance.

If you were President Obama, would you sign this budget deal?

Hidden within the surprise budget deal unveiled on Tuesday is a major windfall for the Pentagon: the inclusion of a $59 billion slush fund that will bring total Pentagon spending over the $600 billion mark in 2016.

The budget deal provides $59 billion to the Pentagon's slush fund in 2016. What if we chose to spend that differently?

For the last 50+ years, the NDAA has enjoyed bipartisan support - yesterday, it was vetoed by the president. 

It’s time to get serious about what families need in the 21^st century.

The president announcing that he will not withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year is a devastating blow. 

The U.S. is expected to reach the debt ceiling in just 18 days, on November 3.

Yesterday, in a 70-27 vote, lawmakers in the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which lays out how the Pentagon might spend its 2016 $612 billion budget.