A government shutdown hit the Department of Homeland Security, affecting TSA airport security, FEMA disaster relief, and immigration services nationwide.
President Trump and top White House officials are ramping up pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates after two surprisingly strong economic reports. Data released by the Labor Department on Friday showed inflation falling below economist expectations in January, two days after the January jobs report showed a surprising surge in hiring last...
The cancellation of the official House delegation to the annual Munich Security Conference has drawn pushback from Democrats who still plan to attend, even as it’s upended a decades-long tradition of robust bipartisan participation in the high-profile global policy forum. A House leadership aide told The Hill that cancelling congressional delegations (CODEL) is standard operating...
House GOP campaign chair scoffs at Democrats' move to expand their midterm battleground map to 44 House districts in this year's battle for the House majority
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran out at midnight, marking the third — but smallest — government shutdown of President Trump's second term as Democrats demand reforms to immigration enforcement practices. The shutdown is likely to last longer than the four-day partial shutdown that ended last week, as the White House, Republicans...
President Trump on Tuesday called for the District of Columbia to change its laws to allow for teenagers 14 and older to be prosecuted as adults and face lengthy prison sentences. Trump shared on Truth Social a graphic image of a bloodied individual, along with a lengthy message railing against violent crime in Washington, which...
Economic activity in the services sector fell back modestly in July as businesses held off on making purchases amid policy uncertainties. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing manager’s index dropped 0.7 percent from June to reach a series level of 50.1 percent in July, just slightly above the break-even level of 50 percent, below which...
President Trump's decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is unlikely to benefit the economy or his agenda, as the data collection process is transparent and the revisions are small overall.
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called out Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) over their responses to redistricting efforts across the country, saying the chaos needs to end. “Ultimately I think that the Speaker needs to step up and show some leadership here because even our own members in states that...
A toppled statue dedicated to the memory of Confederate officer Albert Pike will soon be reinstalled in Washington, D.C., according to the Department of Interior. The statue will be back in Judiciary Square by October, according to The Washington Post, who first reported the move. It comes a year ahead of the nation’s 250th founding...
The 2028 presidential race is already underway, with potential Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looking to deliver bold prescriptions for the nation's economic woes.
Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes he needs to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as Senate Democratic whip once Durbin retires from Congress at the end of next year, according to a person familiar with Schatz’s support. Schatz, the Democratic chief deputy whip, has also earned the endorsement of Senate Democratic...
Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urged a federal judge Tuesday to reject the Trump administration’s bid to unseal grand jury transcripts in her case. David Oscar Markus, Maxwell’s attorney, said she “has no choice” to oppose the request because the judge declined to allow her to review the material in...
Artificial intelligence (AI) models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have been added to a government purchasing system, allowing federal agencies to buy and use the AI products. The General Services Administration (GSA) announced Tuesday that ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude had been added to the agency’s Multiple Award Schedule for purchase. “America’s global leadership in AI...
Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy outlined the space agency's fast-track plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday. “We're in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon. And to have a base on the moon, we need energy. And some of the key...
After five years of a hot housing market, demand has cooled down because buyers can't bear higher prices amid persistent high interest rates, and they're fed up with the asking prices.
Jeanine Pirro, the newly confirmed U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has set her sight on targeting illegal firearm trafficking and immigration laws in Washington. Pirro was confirmed in a 50-45 vote by the Senate along party lines on Saturday. Before being approved for the post, Pirro signaled she would oversee an intense crackdown...
