Tag: Washington D.C.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), center, is joined by House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), from left, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA), and Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) during a press conference regarding the Taxpayer Date Protection Act, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

House Democrats plot investigations into Trump with eye on 2026 majority

Rachel Schilke · May 28, 2025 7:00 am

Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), center, is joined by from left: Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Mark Green (R-TN), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson R-LA) during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington.

GOP tax bill will clear Senate 95% intact, House chairman predicts

Zach Halaschak · May 28, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) talk with reporters after a House Republican Conference meeting on the budget reconciliation bill in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Expansive school choice measure tucked into ‘big, beautiful bill’ could bring vouchers to every state

Samantha-Jo Roth · May 28, 2025 6:00 am

Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons, speaks during a news conference at ICE Headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Trump’s third-country deportations facing judicial overreach, experts say

Kaelan Deese · May 28, 2025 5:00 am

Border Patrol agents lead a group of migrants seeking asylum towards a van to be transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, California. Former President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for “operational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that “demographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people.

Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’ features multipronged approach to crack down on immigration

Anna Giaritelli · May 28, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump is preparing his political machine to support Republican Congressional candidates in 2026, something of a no-brainer but still a departure from the president’s behavior in the last two midterm election cycles.

Trump gears up for big midterm spend to avoid ‘two years of bulls***’ from Democrats

Christian Datoc, Rachel Schilke · May 28, 2025 4:00 am

The Senate can improve the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Washington Examiner · May 28, 2025 12:01 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan.

Homan taunts AOC after House Democrat charged over ICE protest: ‘Waiting on the consequences’

Ross O'Keefe · May 27, 2025 11:18 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Judge rules Trump attempt to punish Mueller-linked law firm was unconstitutional

Ross O'Keefe · May 27, 2025 9:14 pm

Stephen McCutcheon, right, gives a sample Republican ballot to Douglas Frick outside the West Asheville Public Library on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.

Trump DOJ pushes North Carolina to clean up ‘inaccurate’ voter rolls in new lawsuit

Kaelan Deese · May 27, 2025 8:05 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington.

Trump urges Canada to be 51st state to avoid $61 billion bill for Golden Dome

Mabinty Quarshie · May 27, 2025 7:55 pm

A student displays the Palestinian flag on his mortar board as graduates take their seats in Harvard Yard during commencement at Harvard University, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Trump administration considers enhanced social media vetting as student visa interviews halted

Ross O'Keefe · May 27, 2025 7:14 pm