Politics

(WASHINGTON) — In candid interviews with Vanity Fair, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles opened up about President Donald Trump and his Cabinet over the first year of Trump’s second term. Wiles took part in 11 interviews that occurred in real time. Two parts of those interviews were published on Tuesday. In them, Wiles […]

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. administration officials signaled Monday a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever.  “We believe that we probably solved … 90%, literally 90% of the issues between Ukraine and Russia, but there’s some more things that have to be worked out,” a U.S. official said during a phone call briefing with reporters.  […]

(WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that as they focus on trying to win control of the House of Representatives, they should not get caught up in ideological differences within the party and can “sort through” them later, according to excerpts of his comments […]

(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans — led by Speaker Mike Johnson — unveiled Friday a narrow health care package to address rising costs, but the plan does not extend the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. The GOP proposal — which will receive a vote on the House floor sometime next week — would expand the […]

(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Friday that the type of munitions used by the military in a Sept. 2 boat strike — including on survivors in a second strike — were “anti-personnel” and designed to ensure the people on board did not survive, not just stop the drug […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the privately funded nonprofit designated by Congress to protect historic sites, is suing in an attempt to stop the construction of the White House ballroom. In a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for DC, the organization is asking for the project […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump claimed that he is granting a “full pardon” to Tina Peters, a former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk who was sentenced to nine years on state-level charges for election interference during the 2020 election. However, the president does not have jurisdiction over state charges, and Colorado officials are pushing back, contending that […]

(WASHINGTON) — As House Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote next week on a to-be-announced health care package, a growing number of House Republicans are revolting against leadership by trying to force a vote on extending the expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies. Nearly a dozen Republicans — many from swing districts — have signed […]

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found herself in the hot seat on Capitol Hill on Thursday, defending herself from Democrats who sharply […]

(NEW YORK) — The Trump administration has expanded its review of colleges and universities across the country this year, threatening to withhold critical funding from some institutions if they do not comply with administration’s policies. Many universities rely on federal funding for a sizable portion of their research funding. According to Neeli Bendapudi, the president […]