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Lindsey Graham: U.S. must support Israel if it strikes Iran’s nuclear program

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday the United States must support Israel if it decides to strike Iran's nuclear program.

February 2, 2025

‘We are back on mission’: Transportation chief vows to hire ‘best and brightest’ after plane crash

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that his agency had lost its way under former President Joseph R. Biden and now is "back on mission."

February 2, 2025

Trump tariffs spark retaliation from Canada, Mexico and China

President Trump's tariffs are meeting stiff retaliation from the nation's two largest trading partners, which are imposing tariffs on U.S. goods in a trade war that threatens to raise prices on all sides.

February 2, 2025

DOGE navigates choppy waters from the start

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency is dealing with some growing pains.

January 31, 2025

Democrats look to turn the page with DNC chair vote

Ken Martin worked the hallways Thursday at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting at National Harbor just outside Washington, delivering his closing message to party insiders who will elect the next party chairman.

January 30, 2025

Underdog O’Malley says he is in it to win ahead of DNC chair vote

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is shooting down the idea that he could throw his support behind one of his rivals in the race to become Democratic National Committee chair, saying he sees a viable path to victory in the eight-person race.

January 29, 2025

Sen. Warren offers Musk $2 trillion savings blueprint for DOGE

Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent Elon Musk a liberal wish list of possible spending cuts and tax increases on the wealthy, which she says would let the Department of Government Efficiency identify trillions of dollars in taxpayer savings over the next decade.

January 28, 2025

GOP senators roll out ‘Wall Act,’ seek to help Trump fulfill his border vision

Republican senators are fighting to ensure President Trump puts the final touches on the "big, beautiful wall" along the U.S.-Mexico border that he failed to complete during his first term in office.

January 27, 2025

Adam Schiff extends olive branch, Trump asks if he was ‘hit with a baseball bat’

Sen. Adam Schiff of California wanted to play nice with President Donald Trump on his trip to survey the wildfire devastation in California.

January 24, 2025

Steve Bannon says Elon Musk’s credibility on the line with DOGE

Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon says Elon Musk's star will implode inside the Trump White House if he fails to deliver his commitment to finding at least $1 trillion in wasteful government spending as the head of the new Department of Government Efficiency.

January 23, 2025

The Ragin’ Cajun James Carville urges Biden to disappear from Democratic politics

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville says it is time for former President Joseph R. Biden to disappear into retirement, warning that if he tries to steer the party forward, it will have a "negative" impact.

January 23, 2025

‘Nobody is liking that’: Federal employees balk at Trump’s order to return to the office

Around Washington this week, government employees balked at President Trump trying to force them back to the daily grind.

January 22, 2025

WATCH: MAGA takes over D.C. for Trump’s inauguration

The nation's capital, a bastion of liberalism, became Trumpland for a day.

January 20, 2025

Frigid temperatures freeze out some Trump protesters

Joseph Repici said he traveled to Washington, D.C., from Arkansas expecting big anti-Trump protests and was left uneasy about the relative lack thereof.

January 20, 2025

Trump inauguration spawns last-minute pricey ticket market

President Trump's inauguration has given life to an underground ticket market for the biggest soirees in town.

January 20, 2025

Arctic blast forces Trump inaugural indoors, gives Secret Services better security outlook

Expected below-freezing weather Monday forced President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural indoors, locking out most spectators and taking some pressure off the Secret Service and law enforcement tasked with securing the event.

January 18, 2025

Snipers, road closures, security checkpoints: D.C. locks down for Trump’s inauguration

The two recent assassination attempts on Donald Trump prompted authorities to increase security to an all-time high in the nation's capital for his history-making inauguration Monday as the 47th president of the United States.

January 17, 2025

Blue state bungles put Democrats’ governing competency in question

From the federal government to the country's biggest cities, Democrats find themselves grappling with a crisis of incompetence, facing off against voters who feel the party's leaders have forgotten how to deliver on the government's basic jobs.

January 16, 2025

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s ready to work with Donald Trump

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered an olive branch Wednesday to President-elect Donald Trump, saying she is "really looking forward to" working with him while suggesting any plan to impose new tariffs on imports must consider the impact on the state's auto industry.

January 15, 2025

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds launches state DOGE commission

President-elect Donald Trump's new DOGE commission is inspiring copycats at the state level.

January 15, 2025