Tag: Washington D.C.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to a reporter near the Senate chamber as the Senate works to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.

Schumer’s survival struggle spotlights high-stakes battles to come with Trump

Ramsey Touchberry · March 25, 2025 8:00 am

States roll out the red carpet to bring fired federal workers to their state

Emily Hallas · March 25, 2025 7:00 am

A sign outside the Social Security Administration advertises its online services in downtown Welch, West Virginia, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Social Security reform debate takes center stage on Capitol Hill

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 25, 2025 7:00 am

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Gabbard and Ratcliffe to be grilled over Signal group chat that exposed Houthi plans to reporter

Mike Brest, Rachel Schilke · March 25, 2025 6:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) arrives to speak to reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Republicans jump-start budget talks with eye on April breakthrough

David Sivak, Ramsey Touchberry · March 25, 2025 6:00 am

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, soft drink and soda bottles are displayed in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco.

Soda companies push back against MAHA efforts to cut them out of food stamps

Lauren Green, Zach Halaschak · March 25, 2025 5:00 am

Rearview shot of a family going for a walk together in the park.

Don’t subsidize day care, help families

Washington Examiner · March 25, 2025 12:01 am

Attorney General Pam Bondi appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

DOJ invoking state secrets privilege to deny Boasberg information in deportation case

Conrad Hoyt · March 24, 2025 11:05 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Jeffrey Goldberg says Hegseth lied in dismissing intelligence leak

Brady Knox · March 24, 2025 10:53 pm

Michale Waltz, a former Army Green Beret and veteran of Afghanistan who serves as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, in a 2024 file image.

Panetta: Trump administration’s group chat debacle should lead to firings

Mike Brest · March 24, 2025 9:02 pm

National Security

Hegseth dismisses leaked Houthi plans and condemns journalist involved

Brady Knox · March 24, 2025 8:20 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and national security advisor Mike Waltz speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Congress irate over ‘astonishing’ national security breach

Brady Knox · March 24, 2025 8:12 pm