How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
How Democrats lost the DEI war
Donald Trump’s move to rapidly eradicate diversity efforts from the federal government marks the culmination of a widespread ...
‘Floodgates have opened': Sports betting markets bet big on Trump era
The backlash sets the stage for what could be a bruising fight over whether national prediction markets should be allowed ...
She’s in House GOP Leadership. Here’s How She Responds to Trump Tweets.
Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team spent most of Thursday huddled in the White House, trying to get President Donald Trump to strike a deal between conservatives and moderates so they could ...
Musk says Treasury, DOGE instituting reporting changes to all government payments
The changes come as Musk’s DOGE has increasingly embedded itself within the Treasury Department and attempted to gain access to sensitive Treasury records. A federal judge on Saturday temporarily ...
As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down
Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trump's early agenda — but Supreme Court showdowns loom.
New York lawmakers moving to deny House GOP a key vote
A new proposal would allow New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to set a special election for later in the year. ALBANY, New York — New ...
NIH slashes funding for research overhead, leaving universities scrambling
It’s the Trump administration’s latest blow to the American higher education system, which Republicans for years have blasted ...
JD Vance Aced His First Test. The Next One Will Be Tougher.
Vance, in other words, has aced his first test as Trump’s Hill whisperer. But more difficult tasks lie ahead. Trump is looking to Vance to muscle his agenda through — not only in the Senate, where he ...
Lasers aid river search for debris from plane and helicopter collision near DC
Crews will spend the coming days looking for smaller pieces of wreckage before finishing the work in about a week.
Judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment systems
The judge limited access to “civil servants with a need for access" who have "passed all background checks and security clearances." ...
Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for 183 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire
Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire agreement that has paused 16 ...