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The longtime real estate developer has falsely claimed he has solved the citys crime problems. Now he seeks to transform Washington into a place reminiscent of his private golf clubs. It is unclear how likely Congress is to grant the funds or whether city leaders will support the effort.
Thousands of staffers left the tax agency, and now managers have found vacancies in critical areas.
The vote ensures that a staunch Trump ally remains at the helm of the national party ahead of the midterms.
The measure was the first to clear the legislature as it responds to the catastrophic flooding that killed 25 young campers and 112 others last month.
Some responded with strongly worded letters. Others spoke out in a public show of resistance, accusing Attorney General Pam Bondi of trying to unlawfully bully governors and mayors.
The GOP-controlled chamber will be back in session Friday, looking to create five new U.S. House districts in Texas that favor Republicans. The plan has sparked a broader partisan battle over redistricting.
The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena this month for information from the Justice Departments investigation into the sex offender and said it planned to publicly release redacted files.
The Democratic governor has fashioned himself as the face of the fight with Trump in the battle over congressional maps. But he faces political risks in November.
The Trump administration said the research was unscientific and went against efforts to end initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
New congressional maps could determine which party wins control of the House in next years elections but election experts say they could also shape power in D.C. long after that.
The move continues his administrations efforts to exert control over the capital city.
The 15-city book tour will be Harriss first series of planned public appearances around the country since she lost the election in November.
Katie Honan, a reporter for the City, said that Winnie Greco, a volunteer for Adamss reelection campaign, apologized and told her the gesture was cultural.
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He became an evangelical broadcaster in the late 1970s, denouncing abortion and same-sex marriage through his radio show and nonprofit, Focus on the Family.
A member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, Roy joins a crowded field vying to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison sentence on charges that include conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation.
Almost a decade after resigning as House speaker, the 75-year-old Boehner drove from Cincinnati to Anchorage in search of good fishing and the American spirit.
California races toward redrawing congressional maps as Texas moves toward final approval of its plans.
The president describes cities as blood-soaked and cesspools. His military incursions into D.C. and L.A. culminate growing anti-urban sentiment on the right.
Shahed Ghoreishi recommended expressing condolences for slain journalists in Gaza and opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians. He was fired days later.
The White House has canceled tours for September, and its unclear when the long-standing tradition will resume.
Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trumps claims that the Kremlins position has changed has left analysts puzzled.
The former president said that what Texas Republicans are doing requires an equally aggressive response from Democrats.
The presidents call appears to be his latest effort to influence the central bank board as he demands lower interest rates.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also claimed that bringing in federal law enforcement is meant to protect Washingtons Black residents, as Trump administration officials greeted troops at Union Station.
Rep. Suleman Lalani, among the Democrats who fled the state to delay GOP redistricting efforts, had a constant law enforcement shadow to ensure his whereabouts.
The action in California comes in response to a Republican-led move in Texas to draw a congressional map more favorable to the GOP.
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
The Republican-controlled chamber will gavel back into session Wednesday with an intent to vote on a plan to help the GOP in the midterms.
The agency tasked with protecting Defense Department leaders is under significant strain, and the secretarys atypical needs are becoming untenable, officials say.
The White House launched an account on popular video app TikTok despite the U.S.s rocky history with the Chinese-owned company. Trump once called it a national security threat.
Protestors had gathered at the Capitol building to support state Rep. Nicole Collier (D), who slept on the House floor rather than agreeing to a police escort.
Washington Post journalists head out for a tense night on one of D.C.s busiest corridors, from dusk to dawn, during the first weekend of President Donald Trumps announcement of a federal takeover of D.C.s law enforcement.
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey has been sent to millions of federal workers over the years.
The total includes $3 million raised by Browns campaign, and about $600,000 raised by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party.
In a TV interview, the president suggested European nations would have troops on the ground in Ukraine, while the United States would support them in other ways.
This is just my way of resisting, said Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier after Republicans ordered Democrats to be monitored by police if they left the statehouse again.
Donald Trumps meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky involved European leaders, talks on a ceasefire, and a letter to Melania Trump. Heres what to know.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) emphasized that the Senate was prepared to impose sanctions on Russia to keep it at the negotiating table in its war with Ukraine.
European leaders rushed to Washington meet with President Trump and back up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but hours of talks did not yield a clear deal to end the war.
Gen. David Allvin will retire halfway through his four-year term, becoming the most recent senior military official to be forced out by the Trump administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined European and NATO leaders to thank Trump a lot six months after the White House accused him of being ungrateful.
President Donald Trump and others mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in March when he showed up at the White House in his customary military-style fatigues. Zelensky apparently got the message.
The Constitution gives states the authority to regulate how elections are run, making it unlikely Trump can change voting rules unilaterally.
Texas Democratic lawmakers left two weeks ago to block a GOP plan to redraw the states congressional districts. They said they were returning now that California Democrats are adopting a counterproposal.
He was one of the best-sourced political reporters of his generation, known for a long-running column he wrote with Baltimore Sun colleague Jack Germond.
As Texas Republicans try to give themselves more congressional seats, California Democrats are responding with a plan to shift districts to the left in their state.
Zelensky described the strikes as cynical attacks ahead of the key White House meeting that could decide the future of Ukraine.
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