Tag: Washington news
Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden. There are risks for both parties in that approach
ATLANTA – It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him.The House...
Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration’s $2.6B research cuts were illegal
BOSTON – Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the...
US envoy doubles down on support for Syria’s government and criticizes Israel’s intervention
BEIRUT – A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington's support for the new government in Syria, saying Monday there is “no Plan B" to...
Trump’s latest demand: Washington football and Cleveland baseball teams should change names back
CLEVELAND – President Donald Trump wants Washington's football franchise and Cleveland's baseball team to revert to their former names.Trump said on Truth Social on...
Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights and threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions Saturday on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico...
With gavel in hand, Trump chisels away at the power of a compliant Congress
WASHINGTON – “Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House...
Trump’s pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden’s, but with more sports events and golf
WASHINGTON – Moving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House's favorite phrases, meant to convey the administration's attempts to bring...
Judge limits a small part of a court order blocking Trump’s election overhaul as lawsuits continue
NEW YORK – A federal judge on Friday modified part of a previous ruling that blocked much of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order...
President Donald Trump will sign a new cryptocurrency bill into law on Friday
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday will sign into law a new set of regulations for a type of cryptocurrency that are seen...
Billy Long will be sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close
WASHINGTON – Former Missouri congressman Billy Long will be ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday, taking over a...
