Tag: Washington D.C.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Biden was ‘weakening us from within’: Kristi Noem

Jenny Goldsberry · May 25, 2025 9:34 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Hegseth recipe for peace includes ‘strategic’ foreign projection of strength

Jenny Goldsberry · May 25, 2025 8:54 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks at the NYCLU's May Day rally for worker's and immigrants rights at Foley Square, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Congressional stock trading ban fosters rare bipartisanship

Lauren Green · May 25, 2025 8:00 am

A sign in front of a Starbucks in Dormont, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

House gets menu makeover with local chains and fan favorites

Rachel Schilke · May 25, 2025 7:00 am

Egypt, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain gave Qatar until Wednesday to respond to a list of 13 stipulations, including ending ties to jihadist organizations, reducing its relationship with Iran, and closing down the Doha-funded Al Jazeera.

Qatari foreign agents frequently donate to the congressional offices they lobby

Robert Schmad · May 25, 2025 6:00 am

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, from second left, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum,secretary of the interior nominee, arrive before the 60th presidential inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Pete Hegseth’s monthly prayer service raises religious freedom questions

Mike Brest · May 25, 2025 5:00 am

Anti-abortion demonstrators hold a protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center in St. Louis, Missouri, May 31, 2019.

Repeal the FACE Act

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2025 12:01 am

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Gingrich urges swift Senate passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’

Zach LaChance · May 24, 2025 9:10 pm

Top lawyers leaving Paul Weiss months after firm struck deal with Trump

Zach LaChance · May 24, 2025 7:00 pm

John Fetterman speaks to reporters as he walks near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.

Fetterman suggests people ‘weaponize’ his mental health struggles over politics

Jack Birle · May 24, 2025 4:10 pm

FILE - President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Judge blocks Trump administration from removing medical research papers from database over trans references

Jack Birle · May 24, 2025 3:42 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to United States Military Academy graduating cadets during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Trump honors West Point graduates as ‘winners’

Jack Birle · May 24, 2025 12:30 pm