I'm George Gerbo and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. And joining me today is Washington Times National Reporter Tom Howell Jr.
I recently came across an amusing meme: President Donald Trump, dressed as a magician, lifts his wand and declares, “For my next trick, I’ll make Democrats support the drug cartels.” And indeed, he has. Over the past 10 months, Trump has forced Democrats into defending some of the most indefensible, anti-American positions imaginable: fierce opposition […]
It is not a coincidence that the six congressional Democrats released a video urging active military members to “refuse illegal orders” just days before billboards saying the same thing went up outside of U.S. Southern Command in Florida and Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Nor is it a coincidence that just days after that, media […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday offered a plan to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of the enhanced health care tax credits and a short-term spending bill. “Democrats have said we must address the health care crisis, but Republicans have repeatedly said they won’t negotiate to lower the health...
President Trump lambasted an NBC News reporter on Friday who pointed out discrepancies in this year's Walmart Thanksgiving meal package as Trump continues to cite it as an example of lower prices under his administration. According to the retail giant’s website, this year’s meal serves 10 people for under $4 per person. Last year, Walmart’s...
Senate Democrats blocked a proposal by Republicans on Friday to pay federal employees who are working throughout the duration of the government shutdown. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) attempted to get unanimous consent to pass his legislation to pay excepted federal workers and military members as long as the impasse drags on. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.)...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will give remarks Friday afternoon as lawmakers struggle to find common ground in the fight to reopen the government. The lapse in funding is now at 38 days, after Senate Democrats earlier this week blocked the GOP-led continuing resolution for the 14th time. Democrats met on Thursday for several...
Next week, world leaders will gather for the COP30 climate summit, meeting in Brazil in an event where the U.S. and its top representatives will be conspicuously absent. Here’s what you should know about that meeting: What is a COP? COP, which stands for Conference of the Parties, is a meeting of world leaders to...
Federal worker unions late Thursday filed a suit challenging the Trump administration’s inclusion of a so-called loyalty question in a set of prompts to be answered by prospective employees. The new question “essentially establishes a system of unconstitutional political patronage,” they argue, while “allowing the Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice...
No one was hospitalized following multiple people falling ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after an individual opened a “suspicious package” at the military base on Thursday. Joint Base Andrews told CNN that individuals who had fallen ill were taken to the base’s Malcolm Grove Medical Center. In an updated statement released today, the...
The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to immediately block an order that requires full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamp, benefits to be paid to states by Friday. The emergency request to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals calls the lower court's order “unprecedented,” saying it makes “a...
The D.C. resident who threw a sandwich at federal law enforcement officers said “justice” prevailed after he was acquitted Thursday of a federal assault charge. “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening,” Sean Dunn, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, told reporters outside the courthouse. Moments prior, a jury found...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on President Trump’s claim that grocery prices are falling, arguing that affordability — an issue she believes contributed to GOP election losses this week — is a problem for many Americans. “I go to the grocery store myself,” Greene told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday. “Grocery prices remain...
