Tag: Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump speaks as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

Annabella Rosciglione · June 19, 2025 12:07 pm

Social Security: What you need to know and how long it will last

Ross O'Keefe · June 19, 2025 11:52 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks at the American Compass's The New World Gala in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Bluesky restores Vance’s account after impostor confusion

Emily Hallas · June 19, 2025 10:55 am

In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a little-known device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. New federal rules would be the "the smartest, quickest" way to regulate the device the gunman in the Las Vegas massacre used to heighten his firepower, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday, Oct. 11 in remarks that suggested Congress was unlikely to act first. It remains unclear, however, what if any action the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take on so-called bump stocks.

DOJ slashes ATF’s gun licensing inspectors amid DEA shake-up

Emily Hallas · June 19, 2025 10:20 am

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, where the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the first case of LGBT rights since the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Trump administration shutting down LGBT youth suicide hotline

Emily Hallas · June 19, 2025 9:24 am

Activist Adam de Monet wears an "Abolish ICE" T-shirt and face mask as he participates in the "Reunite Our Families Now!'' rally to protest continued deportations, demanding family and children reunifications in Los Angeles Saturday, March 6, 2021. President Joe Biden's administration is instructing long-term facilities that hold immigrant children to lift capacity restrictions enacted during the coronavirus pandemic to open up much-needed beds in a system facing sharply increasing needs. Biden ended a practice under former President Donald Trump of expelling unaccompanied children under a public-health declaration enacted during the pandemic, though his administration continues to expel immigrant families and adults. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Amnesty vs. ‘authoritarianism’: Democrats make their leftward move on immigration

W. James Antle III · June 19, 2025 8:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks as a flag pole is installed on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Supreme Court makes Trump wait on key decisions

Jack Birle · June 19, 2025 7:00 am

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks with reporters after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republicans frustrated as Trump ignores TikTok law again

David Sivak, Rachel Schilke · June 19, 2025 7:00 am

FILE - Nate, 14, left, and Bird, 9, right, hold signs and transgender pride flags as supporters rally outside the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington, while arguments are underway in a case regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

The truth about a ban on ‘conversion therapy’ facing Supreme Court scrutiny

Mia Cathell · June 19, 2025 6:00 am

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) poses for a photo before a sit down interview with the Washington Examiner. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Winsome Earle-Sears outlines pathway to GOP victory in Virginia that will defy the odds

Mabinty Quarshie · June 19, 2025 5:00 am

Donald Trump is preparing for the first Juneteenth of his presidency.

White House lists no Juneteenth celebration plans for Trump

Haisten Willis · June 18, 2025 11:09 pm

Trump approved Iran attack plans on Tuesday but still not ready to pull trigger

Ross O'Keefe · June 18, 2025 8:46 pm