Tag: Washington D.C.

.S. Congressman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Josh Gottheimer, speaks at a news conference outside the New Jersey State Department of Taxation in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, United States, on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto via AP)

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan Oct. 7 legislation amid Gaza ceasefire talks

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 7, 2025 6:56 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting.

White House opposes joint resolution to block attacks on drug cartels without congressional approval

Mabinty Quarshie · October 7, 2025 6:01 pm

Senate candidate Herschel Walker.

Senate confirms Herschel Walker and 106 other nominees in largest bloc vote to date

David Sivak · October 7, 2025 6:00 pm

An American Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2025

Airline industry showing signs of distress as government shutdown grinds on

Anna Giaritelli · October 7, 2025 5:42 pm

Bottles of bourbons for sale at a Pennsylvania fine wine and spirits store.

Liquor exports to Canada plunge 85% as industry warns of trade tension fallout

Zach Halaschak · October 7, 2025 5:34 pm

Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration.

Former FDA vaccine regulator takes job at Eli Lilly

Gabrielle M. Etzel · October 7, 2025 4:48 pm

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks at a White House press briefing.

Trump taps tariff revenue to keep WIC nutrition program going during government shutdown

Christian Datoc · October 7, 2025 4:19 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), accompanied by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), speaks during a press conference.

What to know about the conservative case for letting added Obamacare subsidies lapse

Gabrielle M. Etzel · October 7, 2025 4:15 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the third day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

Schumer praises MTG move to support Obamacare tax credits in floor speech

Molly Parks · October 7, 2025 3:35 pm

President Donald Trump’s escalation in the shutdown fight, a thinly veiled threat not to backpay federal government employees, could backfire given it will also affect Trump appointees.

Trump’s shutdown workforce threats could backfire

Naomi Lim, Christian Datoc · October 7, 2025 3:34 pm

Border Patrol agents lead a group of migrants seeking asylum towards a van to be transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Border Patrol arrests of illegal immigrants over past year hit 55-year low

Anna Giaritelli · October 7, 2025 2:00 pm

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks during a hearing.

FBI tracked GOP senators’ locations in addition to phone records, Hawley says

Kaelan Deese · October 7, 2025 1:33 pm