Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development were clearing out desks at the agency's headquarters on Thursday, as President Trump's efforts to curtail foreign assistance spending took hold.
President Trump on Thursday welcomed to the White House British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the second of three world leaders visiting this week, as European and Ukraine leaders seek a seat at the table for peace talks with Moscow.
The Trump administration complained to the Supreme Court that one of the people it's trying to fire, special counsel Hampton Dellinger, is positioning himself to block firings of other employees.
A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would permanently put fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the Schedule I list of controlled substances, instead of leaving it there temporarily.
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder and owner of the Washington Post, made waves this week when he announced the paper’s editorial page will be taking a new direction. “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos said in a note sent to staff on […]
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is going to deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s upcoming congressional address, according to a Thursday press release. Slotkin’s role was revealed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday, according to the press release. The newly-elected Michigan senator notably comes from...
The Senate on Thursday teed up the final confirmation vote for Linda McMahon, President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. Lawmakers voted 51-47 to move McMahon to a final vote, likely to take place next week. While McMahon has been less controversial than other Trump Cabinet picks, Democrats have maintained opposition to her over...