Tag: Washington D.C.

FILE - Todd Blanche, attorney for President-elect Donald Trump departs court, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as No. 2 leader at DOJ

Ashley Oliver · March 5, 2025 5:15 pm

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

Media melt down over triumphant Trump speech

Joe Concha · March 5, 2025 5:12 pm

Junkyard employee Fabio Flores stacks up used tires at Aadlen Brothers Auto Wrecking in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Energy and Environment

House votes to cancel Biden rules on tire manufacturing emissions

Maydeen Merino · March 5, 2025 4:55 pm

Elon Musk gestures as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Musk predicts 60 GOP Senate seats in 2026

Christian Papillon · March 5, 2025 4:48 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture building.

Trump administration ordered to temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 fired USDA workers

Emily Hallas · March 5, 2025 4:00 pm

New York City Mayor Eric Adams takes his seat at the witness table during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington.

House Democrat calls for Eric Adams to step down as NYC mayor at hearing

Elaine Mallon · March 5, 2025 3:49 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Maxine Waters suggests ‘we don’t know’ scope of Musk’s influence over election

Jenny Goldsberry · March 5, 2025 3:42 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024.

Trump administration retracts list of hundreds of federal buildings across the country it could sell

Annabella Rosciglione · March 5, 2025 3:38 pm

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's choice to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for his confirmation hearing, at Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump NIH pick Jay Bhattacharya

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 5, 2025 3:36 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), center, is joined from left by fellow Democrats Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), as they slam President Trump's decision to freeze federal grants, calling the move illegal and unconstitutional, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ partisanship on full display during Trump’s speech

Christian Papillon · March 5, 2025 3:30 pm

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and other officials, speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bowser proposes $123 million increase in school funding as DC makes budget cuts

Emily Hallas · March 5, 2025 3:17 pm

Trump catches Senate GOP off-guard with call to end CHIPS Act

David Sivak · March 5, 2025 3:09 pm