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Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that the Justice Department could still bring criminal charges against IRS officials for targeting tea party groups for special scrutiny, contradicting press reports that said investigators have already concluded no crime was committed. “All the options that we have are on the table,” Mr. Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee, under

The wrangling between the White House and Congress over a $1.1 trillion spending bill is the first test of how political forces unleashed by the midterm elections and impending 2016 campaigns will influence governing here.

The fight foreshadows two years of legislative battles defined by tensions not just between the two parties—as has been the case since the Republican takeover of the

Although education policy has seen much change and activity in last four years, newly elected and veteran leaders will encounter three key trends following the 2012 election: the federal governments lack of K–12 funding now that the stimulus dollars of the last few years have dried up; a split in the Republican Party concerning education reform and statewide education reform initiatives