The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down after President Trump successfully rescinded funding for public broadcasting.

The Senate is beginning to work into its scheduled summer break as a partisan dispute over quickly confirming President Trump's nominees derailed the planned exit.

I'm George Gerbo and thanks for joining us for this edition of Washington Times Weekly, where we get the chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their latest coverage of news and events. Joining me this week is Congressional Correspondent Lindsey McPherson.

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent a shutdown when they return in September.  The chamber approved three bills that provide more than $180 billion in discretionary funding for...

“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary on Friday criticized President Trump for proposing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head be fired after reporting a decline in job growth. Hours before his comments, Trump slammed Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in a Truth Social post alleging she altered job reports to favor former Vice President Harris during the...

Charlamagne tha God shared a soft endorsement for Jon Stewart in an interview set to be published Saturday after discouraging former Vice President Kamala Harris from launching another White House bid in 2028.  “I would love to see Jon Stewart run in 2028,” Charlamagne told Fox News’s Lara Trump. “If we’re talking about like a...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Apple anticipates $1.1B price tag from tariffs next quarter Apple expects to face $1.1 billion in tariff-related costs next quarter on top of $800 million from the prior three months. © Alberto Pezzali, Associated Press The iPhone-maker, which has been hit particularly hard by President Trump’s tariff push, still reported strong quarterly...

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Senate advances spending package despite Republican concerns over increased funding levels as lawmakers race to prevent government shutdown by Sept. 30.