Tag: Washington D.C.

The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC and its wider alliance, dealing a blow to the group and its leader Saudi Arabia as the global oil industry grapples with the massive supply disruption caused by the Iran war. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In abandoning OPEC for the free market, UAE sees Iran writing on the wall

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 1, 2026 6:07 am

Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta, Georgia in 2022. (Danny Karnik/AP)

The little labor negotiation that could keep rails moving

Jeremy Lott · May 1, 2026 6:05 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., applauds King Charles III's address to Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Pool via AP)

Johnson caps chaotic House week with several wins despite GOP infighting

Hailey Bullis, Lauren Green · May 1, 2026 6:00 am

family budget family finances new parents

Forget universal daycare. Just give new parents cash

Timothy P. Carney · May 1, 2026 5:59 am

From left, a tank with Russian markings in Donetsk, Ukraine, March 11, 2022; Chinese soldiers on parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2015; Palestinians transport an Israeli to Gaza after kidnapping them from a kibbutz near the Gaza border, Oct. 7, 2023. (From left: Anadolu Agency/Getty; Rolex Dela Pena/AP; AP)

What would really happen if America abdicated its role as world leader

Isaac Schorr · May 1, 2026 5:47 am

Wide shot of the Congressional floor as Charles speaks

America goes to war, but Congress is AWOL

Daniel DePetris · May 1, 2026 5:44 am

President Donald Trump in the White House’s Rose Garden with Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and first lady Melania Trump, April 28, 2026. (Alex Brandon / AP)

King Charles III visits US as Starmer weakens the special relationship — and his country

Dominic Green · May 1, 2026 5:31 am

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to the media, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House as President Donald Trump looks on behind him.

Is Todd Blanche acing his attorney general job interview?

Christian Datoc, Ramsey Touchberry · May 1, 2026 5:00 am

Paul Atkins, founder and chief executive officer of Patomak Global Partners LLC and chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. If confirmed by the Senate, Atkins is expected to streamline the process for companies going public and rein in SEC enforcement while playing a major role in shaping new regulations for the digital-asset industry.

One year as SEC chairman: Restoring trust, clarity, and American leadership

Paul S. Atkins · May 1, 2026 5:00 am

Dirk Kempthorne, Former Idaho Governor and Interior Secretary, Dies at 74. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Dirk Kempthorne, 1951–2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · May 1, 2026 4:56 am

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

DOJ weighs new classified leak charges against Comey as legal pressure escalates

Kaelan Deese · April 30, 2026 6:58 pm

President Donald Trump signs an executive order.

Trump signs DHS funding bill in end to monthslong political battle

David Zimmermann · April 30, 2026 6:44 pm