Tag: Washington D.C.

Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Rand Paul and House Freedom Caucus made budget bill better

Brian Darling · July 8, 2025 6:00 am

A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kansas.

Celebrate American independence by advancing energy dominance

Lee Zeldin · July 8, 2025 6:00 am

The three-month pause on the implementation of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs ends tomorrow, raising new questions about just what the president’s tariffs will actually look like in the not so distant future.

Ninety deals in 90 days: Trump’s tariff pause clouds ‘Liberation Day’ economic forecast

Christian Datoc · July 8, 2025 6:00 am

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington.

The Democrats’ big Texas flood lie

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2025 12:01 am

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump vows to send more weapons to Ukraine days after freezing shipment

Emily Hallas · July 7, 2025 11:15 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Washington.

Trump says August tariff rate deadline ‘firm but not 100% firm’

Emily Hallas · July 7, 2025 10:06 pm

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday at the White House.

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize in White House meeting

Haisten Willis · July 7, 2025 9:59 pm

Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers photograph legal documents believed to belong to a body found during search and rescue efforts near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, Monday, July 7, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman)

Trump’s proposed cuts to climate and disaster agencies under microscope after Texas floods

Samantha-Jo Roth · July 7, 2025 8:00 pm

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Washington.

Veterans Affairs to cut staff by roughly 30,000 by end of September

Emily Hallas · July 7, 2025 7:02 pm

President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders related to energy, trade, and hiring.

Trump signs trio of executive actions dealing with energy, trade, and hiring

Haisten Willis · July 7, 2025 6:57 pm

Mark Green retirement sets off race for House Homeland Security Committee chairman

Rachel Schilke · July 7, 2025 5:21 pm

President Donald Trump, left, speaks with reporters as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens after arriving on Marine One, in background, and before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington.

Trump offers to step in on Commanders stadium deal: ‘Federal government controls that’

Heather Hunter · July 7, 2025 5:13 pm