Tag: Washington D.C.

In this July 14, 2018, file photo, a sign warns of a falling danger on the crest of Yucca Mountain during a congressional tour near Mercury, Nevada.

Energy and Environment

Why Trump is now looking beyond Yucca Mountain for storing nuclear waste

Callie Patteson · August 5, 2026 6:00 am

Inside Scoop: Big Beautiful rebrand, ‘Nixon-maxxing,’ Burnham’s burden

Amy DeLaura · August 5, 2026 5:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on a TV screen

Fed’s transparency playbook changing under Warsh

Zach Halaschak · August 5, 2026 5:00 am

Migrants try to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Ceuta was the warning shot. America is next unless Congress acts

Rep. Michael Cloud, Rep. Mark Harris, Rep. Sheri Biggs · August 5, 2026 5:00 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed, and Michigan House candidate William Lawrence at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on July 19, 2026.

William Lawrence wins crowded primary to take on Tom Barrett, threatening Democrats’ chances in swing seat

Lauren Green · August 4, 2026 11:26 pm

Collage of Cori Bush and Wesley Bell

Wesley Bell fends off challenge from DSA-backed Cori Bush

Hailey Bullis · August 4, 2026 9:06 pm

FILE - Former U.S. Rep. and Republican candidate for Michigan Senate Mike Rogers speaks during an event, Aug. 20, 2024 in Howell, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Mike Rogers advances to high-stakes Michigan Senate showdown

Samantha-Jo Roth · August 4, 2026 9:00 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asks a question during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pension committee confirmation hearing for Keith Sonderling to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Susan Collins to oppose Todd Blanche nomination for attorney general

David Sivak · August 4, 2026 7:00 pm

White House senior counselor Peter Navarro

Trump trade adviser seeks full court rehearing in Jan. 6 committee contempt case

Kaelan Deese · August 4, 2026 5:38 pm

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro

Trump has soured on Jeanine Pirro, but she can still save her job

Mabinty Quarshie, Naomi Lim · August 4, 2026 5:04 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington.

Rand Paul to refer Fauci to DOJ for contempt of Congress after committee vote

David Sivak · August 4, 2026 4:18 pm

The Washington Monument and the reflecting pool

Pirro drops three more Reflecting Pool vandalism cases amid Trump outrage

Kaelan Deese · August 4, 2026 3:34 pm