Tag: Washington D.C.

Trump administration to investigate refugee status of Minnesota residents

Kaelan Deese · January 9, 2026 5:49 pm

A courtroom sketch depicting Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties on Jan. 5, 2021.

DC pipe bomb defendant pleads not guilty to federal charges

Kaelan Deese · January 9, 2026 4:29 pm

President Donald Trump holds an executive order.

Energy and Environment

Trump appoints new chair of nuclear safety agency to usher in ‘pivotal period of change’

David Zimmermann · January 9, 2026 2:44 pm

Split image between Donald Trump and oil operations. The Trump administration is meeting with executives from more than a dozen oil and gas companies on Friday, as the president has called the industry to invest more than $100 billion in Venezuelan oil operations.

Trump meets with oil executives in bid to boost US drilling in Venezuela

Callie Patteson · January 9, 2026 2:12 pm

Former President Bill Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Oversight committee threatens Clintons with contempt if they don’t show up for Epstein hearing

Claire Carter · January 9, 2026 1:05 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington.

Trump revealed jobs data ahead of time on social media, breaking protocol

Zach Halaschak · January 9, 2026 12:51 pm

Shoppers walk by a clothing store, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Consumer sentiment rises to highest level since September

Zach Halaschak · January 9, 2026 11:28 am

National Guard members gather near a large portrait of President Donald Trump on the Labor Department headquarters before the body of Metropolitan Police Department officer Terry Bennett is driven past the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Federal employment has fallen by 277,000 under Trump

Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2026 9:04 am

FILE - Vehicle assembly technician Kevin Zepernick works on a 2025 Ford Expedition during a media tour to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition at the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky

Economy added 50,000 jobs in December: The key facts and figures

Zach Halaschak, Joseph Lawler · January 9, 2026 8:31 am

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers work the scene of a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents.

Minnesota ICE shooting ignites debate over federal officer immunity

Kaelan Deese · January 9, 2026 7:00 am

Vice President JD Vance.

Vance takes the lead in defending immigration enforcement after ICE shooting

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Defense hawks get upper hand in tug-of-war over Trump foreign policy

Naomi Lim · January 9, 2026 6:00 am