Democrats’ first big chance to check Trump may make them look even weaker
Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...
‘These aren’t normal times’: Frustrated Democrats demand their leaders do more to meet the moment
On a Friday afternoon in downtown Philadelphia, dozens gather on the corner of South 2nd and Chestnut streets. A mix of ...
Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are at odds over January 6 investigation
Republicans are at a standstill over their investigation relitigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, with ...
New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen won’t seek reelection in 2026
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire announced Wednesday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision ...
Salesman-in-chief: Trump leans on Freedom Caucus to avert government shutdown
Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...
Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...
Clean energy group sues Trump admin for freezing billions in funds Congress passed into law
Climate United Fund sued the administration this weekend to unfreeze a $7 billion of congressionally appropriated funds that ...
Trump’s presidency: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs, Ukraine war talks and a looming government shutdown
President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States on Wednesday, as all eyes turn to Russia’s response after Ukraine accepted a 30-day ...
House passes funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline in win for Republicans
Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the ...
House Democrats push to sink GOP spending bill but Senate Dems act coy
Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second ...
Over texts and ‘eyeball to eyeball,’ Republicans succeed in persuading Musk. But Democrats hit dead ends
When a multi-million federal grant program for dairy businesses was shut down earlier this month in line with Elon Musk’s ...
Whistleblower testifies in court that plan to abolish CFPB is still on, countering administration’s narrative
An employee tasked with implementing the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...