Tag: Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

National Security

White House urged to engage as Bill Pulte pick threatens to derail spy powers renewal

Naomi Lim, David Sivak, Hailey Bullis · June 4, 2026 7:00 am

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Scott Bessent becomes chief salesman for Trump’s economic security pitch

Christian Datoc · June 4, 2026 6:00 am

Collage of Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Party leaders wrestle with another ‘candidate quality’ election

David Sivak · June 4, 2026 6:00 am

House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., speaks with reporters about Virginia's redistricting vote, at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Virginia voters approved a congressional redistricting plan that could help Democrats win up to four additional U.S. House seats in this year's midterm elections. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

House Democratic campaign arm adds four candidates to flagship program for midterms

Hailey Bullis · June 4, 2026 5:30 am

President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters.

Trump faces a string of losses after riding high over the GOP

Mabinty Quarshie · June 4, 2026 5:00 am

Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

National Security

Intelligence committee lawmakers say they haven’t spoken with Bill Pulte

Naomi Lim, Hailey Bullis · June 3, 2026 6:31 pm

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump makes a splash with Oval Office chart comparing reflecting pool to skyscrapers

Christian Datoc, Naomi Lim · June 3, 2026 5:59 pm

Workers continue building the cage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn in front of the White House.

Trump suggests UFC arena at White House could be permanent

David Zimmermann · June 3, 2026 5:43 pm

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump says he doesn’t know whether $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead or paused

Mabinty Quarshie · June 3, 2026 5:21 pm

Photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. The Trump administration has settled lawsuits with dozens of tea party groups who said they received extra, often burdensome scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Majority who claimed new Trump tax breaks earn less than $100,000, Treasury says

Zach Halaschak · June 3, 2026 4:59 pm

Kilmar Abrego Garcia and wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura leave the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee on Feb. 26, 2026.

DHS ‘happy’ to deport Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, immigrant’s lawyers tell judge

Kaelan Deese · June 3, 2026 4:18 pm

FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte walks outside the White House.

Bill Pulte as acting DNI a ‘poor choice’: Byron York

Britta Miller · June 3, 2026 2:17 pm