Tag: Washington D.C.

An FBI insignia is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.

Minnesota faces DOJ lawsuit alleging discrimination and DEI hiring practices

Kaelan Deese · January 14, 2026 2:35 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

House GOP overcomes attendance and rebellion problems to advance second batch of funding bills

Rachel Schilke · January 14, 2026 2:32 pm

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill.

Brendan Carr says FCC has ‘obligation to enforce the public interest’ as he is grilled over media and mergers

Samantha-Jo Roth · January 14, 2026 2:20 pm

Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis the day before.

ICE officer tells protester ‘I love my job’

Jenny Goldsberry · January 14, 2026 1:53 pm

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, from left, Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., stand beside a photo of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, as they announce they will work to limit funding for the Department of Homeland Security, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DOJ says ‘no basis’ for civil rights investigation of Minneapolis ICE shooting

Kaelan Deese · January 14, 2026 1:13 pm

President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and family watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Sterling, Va.

What is America 250?

Emily Hallas · January 14, 2026 10:16 am

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House.

Patriotism and Unity

Trump proved how easy it is to condemn antisemitism

Ian Haworth · January 14, 2026 9:27 am

File - A truck passes oil pump jacks at dusk near Karnes City, Texas, Nov. 1, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for November. The producer price index is an indicator measuring inflation at the wholesale level, hitting businesses before they pass costs along to consumers.

Producer prices rose to 3% through November as inflation lingers

Zach Halaschak · January 14, 2026 8:39 am

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel.

Trump administration projects united front as president weighs Iran options

Naomi Lim · January 14, 2026 7:00 am

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., talks about the Missouri legislature's effort to divide his district among three districts in an effort to flip his seat to Republican, at St. James Church Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

Top Democrat challenges Trump on ban of big investors from single-family houses

Zach Halaschak · January 14, 2026 7:00 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) arrives at the Capitol.

Speaker Johnson suffers blow after GOP revolt over workforce bill

Rachel Schilke · January 13, 2026 7:20 pm

House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., speaks to reporters before a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Congressional leaders have a deal on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months. The agreement announced Sunday averts a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushes final decisions until after the November election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Homeland Security funding frozen thanks to ICE as Democrats demand guardrails

Rachel Schilke · January 13, 2026 3:06 pm