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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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...
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...
Presented by GE Aerospace — Hamas said Friday it agreed to release U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations with Israel over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hamas agrees to restart Gaza...
Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia's local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government funding bill approved by the Senate moments earlier. The bill, which allows D.C. to continue operating at its adopted fiscal 2025 budget, passed by...