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Despite the legal slog, DOGE’s war on waste NEEDS fighting

On Monday, US District Court Judge Amir Ali ordered the administration to resume sending out payments for USAID work completed through Feb. 13.

The tide has turned against elite universities — and it’s about time

For the first time in memory, a majority of Americans disapprove of current higher education.

Senate moves to reverse $1 billion cut to D.C. budget

Senate Democrats scored a minor victory with a fix to deep cuts to the District's budget after ceding the broader government funding fight to President Trump and Republicans.

Biden WH gave FBI Trump, Pence cellphones for 2020 election probe

The Biden White House gave the FBI cellphones that had belonged to President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, top senators revealed as part of new evidence questioning the voracious approach the bureau took in trying to investigate Mr. Trump once he left office.

Trump wonders about the validity of Biden documents signed with an autopen

President Trump on Friday suggested former President Biden's signature on some official White House documents were not valid because of Mr. Biden's cognitive decline in recent years and the apparent use of an autopen.

Trump says he’ll scrap plan to move FBI HQ to Maryland, will keep agency in D.C.

President Trump said he will stop the FBI's plan to move out of its massive downtown Washington headquarters and relocate to suburban Maryland, pledging to keep the law enforcement agency in the nation's capital.

Trump calls on DOJ to expose its own past corruption and abuses

President Trump on Friday told Justice Department employees to expose past corruption and abuse at the department and usher in a new era of accountability.

It turns out Democrats can cave too

The Republican base is used to being disappointed by its leaders. Time and again, when the chips are down, whether it be in the Senate or the House, a small group of Republican lawmakers join with Democrats to advance “must-pass legislation” without extracting any concessions. Over the years it has become such a regular occurrence […]

Schumer brushes off leadership questions: ‘My caucus and I are in sync’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through the end of September, saying during an interview that he and his caucus are on the same page. Schumer was asked on CNN...

Congress averts a shutdown — but Democratic divisions ensue: 5 takeaways 

The Senate approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline Friday evening, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped apart the Democratic Party. The legislation funds the government through Sept. 30, boosts defense funding by $6 billion and imposes $13 billion in cuts...

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