Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) urged lawmakers to stop making fun of President Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of America, suggesting the nation’s capital could undergo the same change. “I would caution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to refrain from making jokes about the Gulf of America because next up may be the District...
A person with measles traveled through the District of Columbia while contagious, city health officials said Tuesday, marking the city’s first recorded infection this year. The individual traveled on Amtrak’s Northeast Regional route heading southbound on March 19 and walked through the concourse at Union Station between 11:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The person sought...
Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced his nomination. The vote was 14-13 along party lines. Democrats slammed Oz for not committing to stop potential GOP cuts to Medicaid, as well as his...
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Kari Lake and the Trump administration from moving to defund Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth found that the administration and Lake, who oversees U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which funds the radio station and Voice of America (VOA), likely violated the law...
President Trump on Tuesday acknowledged a mistake occurred when a journalist was swept up in a text message chain with top administration officials on plans for an attack on Houthi rebels, saying issues can happen with modern technology. The president was asked if anyone could be fired after Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic,...
President Donald Trump defended National Security Advisor Michael Waltz in the wake of the Signal text chain leak, saying that the White House official is "doing his best."
The Trump administration was temporarily blocked by a federal court on Tuesday from ending a refugee resettlement program, which he tried on his first day in office.
A Biden-era Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) best guidance document shows highly-targeted government employees were encouraged to use Signal.