Tag: Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump has criticized Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell once again.

Trump lays into Powell as Fed expected to hold interest rates steady

Haisten Willis · June 18, 2025 12:23 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks during a hearing on combating the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 12, 2024,

Durbin counters GOP hearing on Biden fitness with Trump gaffe montage

Kaelan Deese · June 18, 2025 12:22 pm

Ron Johnson ramps up ‘big, beautiful bill’ opposition with release of deficit report

David Sivak · June 18, 2025 11:25 am

From left, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen to remarks during a Hanukkah gathering at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

Democratic split on US involvement in Iran spells more trouble for Schumer

Emily Hallas · June 18, 2025 10:48 am

Vice President JD Vance, center, his wife Usha Vance, back left, and their children arrive for a parade to honor the Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington.

How JD Vance’s defense of Trump is different from other VPs backing their boss

W. James Antle III · June 18, 2025 9:17 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, second from right, and Border czar Tom Homan, left, listen to a briefing by Army soldiers while visiting the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park,, N.M., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth testifies on Pentagon budget during Senate hearing

Emily Hallas · June 18, 2025 8:50 am

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.

Yes, Iran was on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons

David Harsanyi · June 18, 2025 8:00 am

Tim Kaine makes sense on multiple levels. He's a safe choice for Hillary Clinton, since he's not bombastic but still very liberal. (AP Photo)

Virginia senators request $1.5 million for group that helps illegal migrants find work, stages pro-migrant protests

Robert Schmad · June 18, 2025 8:00 am

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, walks to board a bus to the White House with other Senate Republicans for a meeting with President Donald Trump on his spending and tax bill, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

First Senate hearing on Biden health ‘cover-up’ to serve as road map for investigations

Ramsey Touchberry, Kaelan Deese, Marisa Schultz · June 18, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump has dubbed his Federal Reserve chairman "Too Late" Powell.

Trump’s pressure campaign on Powell in focus ahead of Fed interest rate decision

Haisten Willis · June 18, 2025 5:00 am

‘Sobering’ security briefing after Minnesota murders could usher in billion-dollar Capitol Police budget

Samantha-Jo Roth · June 17, 2025 9:16 pm

Parkland survivor and activist David Hogg speaks to the crowd during in the second March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Washington. The rally is a successor to the 2018 march organized by student protestors after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DNC election for David Hogg’s successor heads to runoff vote

Mabinty Quarshie · June 17, 2025 9:02 pm