Tag: Washington D.C.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies and gestures with his right hand during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Finance and Economy

Bessent confronts Ron Wyden at hearing with accusations his son met with Jeffrey Epstein

Zach Halaschak · June 3, 2026 2:05 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Bessent clarifies threat against Bill Pulte: He said he was going to ‘kick his a**’

Zach Halaschak · June 3, 2026 1:23 pm

Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) removes his coat as he arrives for a class photo of newly elected members of Congress on the east front of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Johnson won’t disclose the ‘very common’ health issue that has sidelined Tom Kean Jr.

Hailey Bullis · June 3, 2026 1:04 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters outside the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Thune warns Democrats against tanking FISA deal over Pulte: ‘Really risky’

David Sivak, Hailey Bullis · June 3, 2026 12:53 pm

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington.

Thune calls out ‘bizarre’ copycat candidate in Dan Sullivan Senate race: ‘Designed to confuse’

Emily Hallas · June 3, 2026 12:53 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on his cellphone as he departs in his limousine from the White House, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Washington.

Washington Secrets

Why is Donald Trump avoiding the White House press corps?

Rob Crilly · June 3, 2026 12:05 pm

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., arrives for a meeting with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ogles expresses regret over post saying homosexuality doesn’t belong in the US

Molly Parks · June 3, 2026 11:20 am

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate from Maine for U.S. Senate.

Graham Platner ends trip to DC and NYC early after media showed up at family’s house

Molly Parks · June 3, 2026 10:46 am

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

NOTUS blocked from rebranding as the Star over trademark concerns

David Zimmermann · June 3, 2026 10:19 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 2, 2026.

WATCH LIVE: Marco Rubio heads back to Capitol Hill for second day

Claire Carter · June 3, 2026 9:23 am

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump's pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WATCH LIVE: Mullin testifies on Capitol Hill for second day

David Zimmermann · June 3, 2026 9:21 am

Charles Ray Gibbs drives an old tractor along a fence at Gibbs Farm in 2024.

Rural America is consequential in the congressional midterm elections

Brooke Taylor · June 3, 2026 8:00 am