Tag: Washington D.C.

OPM director Scott Kupor, left, speaks during his confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate.

New OPM director takes gentler approach to streamlining the federal bureaucracy

Haisten Willis · August 8, 2025 6:00 am

Democrat donkey magazine Jason Seiler illustration

Democrats imitate Trump without understanding his appeal

Isaac Schorr · August 8, 2025 5:40 am

Scott Bessent Treasury magazine

Scott Bessent is staying on the job at a pivotal point for Trump’s agenda

Salena Zito · August 8, 2025 5:35 am

President Donald Trump speaks during the "Winning the AI Race" summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed executive orders related to his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan during the event. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump rolls out ‘Winning the AI Race’ action plan

Jessica Melugin · August 8, 2025 5:29 am

JD Vance Donald Trump White House Administration President

JD Vance, Trump’s policy translator

Haisten Willis · August 8, 2025 5:05 am

DC must do more on crime or lose home rule

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2025 5:00 am

‘They’re panicked’: Democrats fracture over Gaza, Israel, and what comes next

Samantha-Jo Roth · August 8, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump (L), flanked by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 15, 2025. Trump is returning from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after speaking at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump made the right call ousting Bureau of Labor Statistics leader, but for the wrong reason

Tiana Lowe Doescher · August 8, 2025 4:50 am

Brian Ballard, president of Ballard Partners Inc., stands for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Ballard, the Florida fundraiser often sought out by Republican presidential candidates, was best known in Tallahassee until election night 2016. When the state was called for Trump, Ballard's cellphone lit up with clients looking for a guide into the new administration. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Swamp undrained: Trump-cozy lobbying firm sets K Street revenue record

Timothy P. Carney · August 8, 2025 4:40 am

President Donald Trump holds up a signed proclamation declaring National Purple Heart Day in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump honors Purple Heart recipients at White House ceremony

Mabinty Quarshie · August 7, 2025 6:18 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the 2017 G20 summit.

Trump says Putin doesn’t have to meet with Zelensky ahead of bilateral meeting

Mabinty Quarshie · August 7, 2025 5:16 pm

The Trump administration is requiring colleges, such as the University of Notre Dame (pictured), to report admissions data to the federal government.

Trump signs executive order requiring ‘transparency’ in university admissions

Haisten Willis · August 7, 2025 4:39 pm