Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed city legislation this week to strengthen protections for people seeking transgender care and surgeries.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, slammed the new House Republicans’ six-month stopgap funding bill, claiming it is a “blank check” for tech billionaire and close President Trump adviser Elon Musk. “I strongly oppose this full-year continuing resolution, which is a power grab for the White House and further...
Vice President Vance’s clout is on the rise, taking on the role of pot stirrer at the White House and on the world stage. His attack dog role was on full display during an Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when Vance confronted the foreign leader, calling him disrespectful and demanding appreciation for...
House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page, six-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and increase defense funding while seeking cuts for nondefense programs, which is likely to be a main focus of this week's Sunday shows. The bill, released Saturday, would greenlight an increase in defense funding of around $6 billion above fiscal...
Washington, D.C. has one of the highest murder rates in the developed world, and has seen a recent increase in crime, including a stabbing at Safeway and a knife-brandishing hooligan terrorizing grocery clerks.
Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency confirmed Wednesday. It was unclear which systems DOGE had access to and whether any sensitive medical information was part of the efforts. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that...
Google is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring goals in the wake of President Trump’s executive orders seeking to end the practice. “We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S. — and in many countries globally — but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals,” the company wrote in...
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday barring transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, fulfilling a key campaign promise that also could complicate the nation’s role as host of the next Summer Olympics. At a signing ceremony in Washington on Wednesday, Trump said his administration will not allow transgender athletes to compete in...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it will investigate an on-the-ground collision between two aircrafts in Seattle. Around 10:40 a.m. local time, the right wing of a Japan Airlines flight struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines flight as both taxied at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the agency said. The airport stated there were...
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called out Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) at a Wednesday hearing over her use of a transgender slur. During the House Oversight and Government Reform hearing Wednesday, Connolly, the panel's top Democrat, made an inquiry with Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) after remarks by Mace. “The gentlelady has used a phrase that is...
A pro-President Trump Arab American organization, which performed voter outreach on his behalf to the Arab American communities during his 2024 White House run, has changed its name after the commander in chief's remarks about taking over Gaza. The group’s name was changed from “Arab Americans for Trump” to “Arab Americans for Peace” on Tuesday,...
Tensions flared during a House GOP conference meeting on Wednesday as the group struggles to unite around a plan to pass President Trump's legislative agenda, delaying Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) ambitious timeline for considering the sprawling measure. Those frustrations — which have been percolating throughout the conference over the past week — rose to the surface...
The House Education and the Workforce Committee's first hearing of the year saw Democrats take on the “elephant in the room” as President Trump and Republicans seek to move toward abolishing the Education Department, though GOP lawmakers largely declined to address the issue. “The State of American Education” hearing Wednesday hit on a number of...
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said he will greenlight President Trump’s request for a $1 billion arms sale to Israel when he is comfortable with answers the administration provides to his questions. Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, did not detail his concerns over the arms sale in a brief conversation with...
The White House is not ruling out the possibility of President Trump attending this spring's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. "I have the president's invitation on my desk. I have the invitation for myself on my desk as well. Haven't talked to the president about it," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters when...
The White House on Wednesday defended President Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip amid blowback from Arab leaders and some Republicans. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt was peppered with questions at a briefing with reporters about Trump’s comments a day earlier in which he suggested Palestinians should permanently relocate out of...
