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 politics reporter Tom Howell.
Senators Warren, Sanders, and Blumenthal are criticizing banks for charging overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, but these fees are actually a form of short-term, high-risk loan that provides instant, unsecured credit to consumers in need.
Tesla put forward a new proposal Friday that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire, as the electric vehicle maker seeks to keep its CEO focused on the firm as the artificial intelligence (AI) race heats up. The proposal would give the world’s richest man some 423 million shares in the company if Tesla meets a...
The Trump administration has reversed a proposed rule that would have required airlines to compensate customers for flight delays and other inconveniences, citing the move as part of a broader effort to reduce government overreach.
Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed President Trump’s firing of a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward on Monday as the Supreme Court considers Trump’s emergency appeal. Trump is attempting to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter without cause despite federal law preventing him from doing so. The administration contends the law...
President Trump said Monday his Department of Education would issue guidance to protect the right to prayer in public schools. Trump made the announcement during remarks at the Museum of the Bible to the White House Religious Liberty Commission. "The Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our...
The debate over transgender rights was further complicated by the Minneapolis school shooting, as commentators on the right seized the opportunity to trans-bash, while progressive outlets bent over backwards to handle pronouns, and news organizations were caught in a bind between avoiding appearing too politically correct and not politically correct enough.
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett defended the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning the federal right to an abortion and pushed back on the idea that the high court has a role to play in making medical judgments. In her first television interview since her confirmation five years ago, Barrett said Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) is intervening in a Texas lawsuit filed against a New York county clerk that is expected to serve as the first constitutional test of telemedicine abortion shield laws. “I am stepping in to defend the integrity of our courts against this blatant overreach,” James said in a statement....