The Kennedy Center denied a Tuesday report from The Washington Post alleging it saw a 36 percent decline in sales subscriptions after President Trump asserted control over the cultural center in January. Senior Vice President of Marketing Kim Cooper said the center has consolidated subscription packages and will begin promoting new performance packages in the...
The National Park Service reversed plans to close the park in Dupont Circle during the WorldPride parade this coming weekend, according to two local councilmembers. The Park Service announced Monday evening that the park would be closed during festivities this coming weekend, according to multiple outlets, but the councilmembers said they spoke to Metropolitan Police...
Job openings and hiring increased slightly in April ahead of the Friday employment report from the Labor Department, which will be a major data point for the Federal Reserve as it determines the path for interest rates that undergird economic activity. Like other economic factors, including capital expenditures and consumer spending levels, employment conditions are...
Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) chair Paul Atkins is set to testify before the Senate Appropriation Committee Tuesday afternoon on the agency's budget and oversight. The hearing comes months after Atkins faced tense questioning from lawmakers over his prior work at the agency in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis and his plans for...
The White House sent a letter to trading partners to push for offers by the next day while the "reciprocal" tariffs are paused, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. Leavitt, confirming reporting from Reuters, said the letter was sent from the United States trade representative “just to give them a friendly reminder that the...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is calling on the Senate to eliminate a provision that would ban state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," arguing it violates states' rights. "Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to...
The Senate Judiciary subcommittees on the Constitution and the Federal Courts are holding a joint hearing Tuesday afternoon related to checks and balances from judicial branch on executive power. The hearing comes as tension between President Trump and the federal courts have heated up amid challenges to his executive actions from the overhaul of the...
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone in a letter sent to Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). “As with all drugs, FDA continues to closely monitor the postmarketing safety data on mifepristone for the medical termination of early pregnancy,” Makary wrote to Hawley. “As the Commissioner of...
Colorado Democrats facing backlash for hosting a fundraiser with Rep. Ilhan Omar minutes after an antisemitic terrorist firebombing that injured 12 people at a rally in Boulder.