Voice of America staff can resume reporting next week, DOJ says
An email from the Justice Department said VOA staff can begin a phased return to the office and programming. The broadcaster has effectively been shut down since March.
Waltz angered Trump over conversations with Israel
The fired national security adviser engaged in intense coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about military options against Iran ahead of an Oval Office meeting between the Israeli leader and Trump, two people said.
Judge strikes down Trump order punishing law firm Perkins Coie
President Donald Trump has targeted several law firms with penalties, four of which sued to challenge his actions.
White House launches unusual looped video to stream for days touting accomplishments
The video caps a week of media events on a range of platforms the Trump administration used to amplify the presidents actions and mark the first 100 days of his second term.
Heres what Trumps budget proposal cuts by agency
Heres how the Trump administrations 2026 budget request looks for key agencies.
Trump to mark Armys birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiers
The Army anticipates featuring 150 vehicles, 50 aircraft and 6,600 soldiers in the parade, as well as a fireworks display and festival on the National Mall.
In court, Trump team backs off its public deportation claims
Days after Trump undercut his administration on Kilmar Abrego Garca, the administration is downplaying other vague statements.
Trump wants to rename Veterans Day to focus on military victories
The late-night Truth Social post was not accompanied by an executive order, and only Congress has the authority to create or change a federal holiday.
Live updates: Trump suggests congressional Democrats who seek to impeach him should be expelled
Get the latest news on President Donald Trumps return to the White House and the new Congress.
Cancer will stop a staunch congressional friend of federal employees
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) battled the GOP to support federal workers but now faces his final chapter full of pride you all have been a joy to serve.
Virginias 2025 primary election: A guide on voting and key races to watch
Early voting begins May 2. On the ballot are the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates.
GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musks DOGE cuts
Republican lawmakers have told administration officials that pushing sweeping cuts through Congress will be difficult.
Behind Trumps 100 days message of smashing success, a week of setbacks
His choreographed claims of success belie the evidence that Trump is in the midst of what could be the most damaging week so far of his second term.
Is Trump waging a war on dolls?
It remains unclear how Trumps tariff forecast that maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls will play out politically.
Trump once joked about a third term. Now, he says its no laughing matter.
The presidents mixed message make it hard to know how much Trump is seriously toying with the idea, which most legal scholars say is expressly forbidden by the Constitution.
Democrats have a brand problem. With Trump backlash, they also have an opening.
The turbulent first 100 days of President Donald Trumps second term have thrown Democrats a political lifeline for a comeback. But internal clashes have clouded their future.
A judges portrait unveiled, and a defense of judicial independence
With the Trump administration attacking judges and skirting some court orders, Judge John D. Bates emphasized the fragile nature of judicial independence.
Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS
The executive order also instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt indirect funding of NPR and PBS through grants to local stations.
White House budget calls for $163 billion in federal cuts next year
The document will tee up new spending battles with Congress as the administration seeks a range of policy changes.
Some in GOP want big cuts to food assistance in Trumps tax bill. Committee chairs say no.
Republican leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees say they will not advance legislation that cuts SNAP benefits, a position that threatens to upend the partys budget goals.
GOP senators voice doubts over Trump D.C. U.S. attorney nominee Martin
Ed Martin, President Donald Trumps pick to serve as U.S. attorney general in D.C., faces headwinds in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Trump teams judicial conspiracy theory suffers a big blow in court
Trump appointees are increasingly ruling against the administration, too. And this time, one broke major new ground.
Youth gender transition care criticized in HHS report that conceals authors
LGBTQ+ advocates, researchers and some medical experts say the review is poor research, designed to advance an agenda to eliminate transition care.
On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey and Rhonda Colvin are joined by national political reporter Maeve Reston to break down what's going on with Democrats from the big stars like Kamala Harris, who have recently run for office, to the up-and-coming names who are already positioning themselves for potential 2028 presidential runs. Plus, what are Democrats in Congress, and former Biden officials, doing to fight back against the Trump administration's most controversial policies?
Trump replaces Waltz with Rubio, for now, after series of missteps
The remarkable shake-up followed reports that Michael Waltz, who has lost favor with Trump loyalists, was to be replaced as national security adviser.
GOP takes over N.C. elections board, boosting chances of reversing high court race
A law giving a Republican official power to appoint the North Carolina elections board could impact a Democratic judge's victory. Legal battles continue on both fronts.
DNA TV Show: India and Pakistan conduct naval drills in the Arabian Sea amid rising tension
Indian Navy is doing different types of war exercises, including its warships and their weapons.
Will the midterms finally put a stop to Trump as his agenda? We took your questions.
Our politics reporters answered your questions during a live chat on Thursday.
Miller highlights key Trump priority: the war against cancerous, woke culture
Like other events this week celebrating the presidents first 100 days in office, Miller avoided talk of the weeks dim economic news, focusing instead on the social issues that helped Trump win a second term: transgender politics, diversity programs and immigration.
Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis
The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting reverse on its mission.
A small Montana town has thrived on federal jobs. Now come Trumps cuts.
In this pocket of red America, locals worry that the losses at Rocky Mountain Laboratories and the Bitterroot National Forest could have dire consequences.
Republicans wave off recession fear, just as Democrats did on inflation
Faced with economic data showing clear warning signs, Republicans declared those data points as premature, just as Democrats did four years ago with inflation.
Aides rise under Hegseth scrutinized in White House, Pentagon
Recently retired Marine Ricky Burias status as one of the few current aides appointed during the Biden era has elicited purity questions from Trump loyalists.
Stocks and the economy down? Watch the Trump bait-and-switch.
President Trump changes his tune whenever bad news strikes, so the spin is always good.
As Musk steps back, DOGE looks to Congress to finish what it started
The effort faces an uncertain future in a largely frozen Congress that has passed few bills since President Donald Trump took office in January.
Trump ran on boosting prosperity. Now economic worries grow.
The messaging strategy does not appear to be working for a president whom voters returned to the White House largely to address economic concerns.
Trump wants voters to prove citizenship. Arizona tried that and bungled it.
The state requires voters to prove their citizenship. An error led to chaos, suspicion and confusion, signaling broader challenges for Republican-led efforts across the country.
Haagen-Dazs and Buddha: Elon Musk waxes philosophical on his time with Trump
Musk reflected on what it has been like at the center of the U.S. Doge Service. At times, the man running the show wondered aloud how the show even started.
David Horowitz, combative right-wing activist and author, dies at 86
A former Marxist, he edited Ramparts magazine before growing disillusioned by the left in the 1970s. He later influenced Trump officials and allies.
Rwanda responds warmly to Trump request to take noncitizen deportees
The talks coincide with a U.S.-led effort to broker a peace agreement between Rwanda and the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump
Fifty years ago today, the Vietnam War ended, starting a long journey toward peace and reconciliation between the two countries. Now that progress and U.S.-Vietnam relations are faltering under President Donald Trump.
Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools
A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would allow direct and complete taxpayer funding for a faith-based school for the first time.
Tracking key Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term
Follow major cases facing the Supreme Court in 2025. The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on cases related to ghost guns, the death penalty, medical care for transgender minors, public funding for religious schools and more.
Supreme Court appears open to approving state-funded religious schools
The Supreme Court heard arguments over whether taxpayer dollars may be used to directly fund a proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. The case could redraw the line between church and state.
Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news
The latest news crystalized several economic forecasts that have warned of a possible recession and have been one of Trumps biggest vulnerabilities.
Trumps big admission about the Kilmar Abrego Garca deportation case
The administration has suggested it couldnt get Abrego Garca returned even if it wanted to. Trump just blew that up.
Federal workers required to report their daily location, email says
Unlike the 5 bullets this is not a strong encouragement. All employees are required to submit this daily information, read an email to election commission staff.
One hundred days of Trump 2.0: Falsehood after falsehood, again and again
The presidents Time magazine interview features 32 false or misleading claims.
Jennifer Hegseth holds unorthodox role shaping Pentagon affairs
Her activities have included coordinating her husbands media appearances and meeting with job candidates, say people familiar with the arrangement.
How public health has been upended in Trumps first 100 days
More than 20,000 jobs were eliminated, billions of dollars in scientific research has been threatened or paused, and a budget draft proposes a major restructuring of Health and Human Services.
Long arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump
Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, decades of progress in addressing its legacies are coming undone.
7 poll numbers that sum up Trumps first 100 days
Where Trump is strong, the many places hes losing ground, and what it says about what comes next.
Kamala Harris reemerges to condemn Trump as she weighs a run for governor
The 2024 Democratic presidential nominee will mark 100 days of Trumps second term with her first major speech since leaving the White House.
Hegseth proudly terminates Women, Peace, and Security program supported by Trump
The defense secretarys move to end the program that two fellow Trump Cabinet members helped establish while in Congress and was signed into law by Trump drew bipartisan pushback.
Hegseth backs admiral for Middle East post, passing over Army general
If President Donald Trump follows through on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseths recommendation, he will nominate Vice Adm. Brad Cooper over Gen. James Mingus.
Whitmer just got what she wanted from Trump. But shes making a risky bet.
The Democratic governor from Michigan found success in lobbying Trump to bring a new fighter mission to an Air National Guard base. But not everyone in her party is happy.
100 days of Trump down, 1,360 to go
On this episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann are joined by White House reporter Emily Davies to discuss President Trump's first 100 days back in office from his campaign-trail promises to his shock-and-awe campaign to change the federal workforce, immigration the economy. Plus, how do Americans feel about Trump and his early policies and is it what they voted for?
DNA TV Show: India plans to close its airspace for Pakistan flights amid rising tension
Pakistan uses India's airspace to send its flights to cities like Beijing, Guangzhou and Urumqi in China and other nations.
Tracking Trumps progress on his campaign promises
A rundown of Donald Trumps biggest campaign promises and where they stand.
Trumps Pottery Barn rule problem
6 in 10 Americans already tie the current economic conditions to Trump. Thats not at all normal.
Trumps first 100 days, in 10 charts
Trumps second term has seen a significant increase in executive orders, with more than 140 signed in his first 100 days, and a decline in his approval rating.
Live updates: Trump is marking 100th day in office with rally in Michigan
Get the latest news on President Donald Trumps return to the White House and the new Congress.
Supreme Court asks: Can FBI be held liable for raiding the wrong house?
FBI agents handcuffed Hilliard Toi Cliatt and pointed a gun at him and Curtrina Martin while her young son cowered in a bedroom. It was the wrong house.
Chuck Schumer is listening but hes still sure he was right
Schumer defended his handling of the funding showdown with Republicans and imagined the flood of complaints he would be fielding if Democrats had forced a shutdown.
Most take Trumps Canada, Greenland and third-term ideas seriously and oppose them, poll finds
President Donald Trump has proposed taking over Canada and Greenland, imprisoning U.S. citizens overseas and serving an unconstitutional third term. Most Americans say they think hes serious about each proposal. And most -- including many Republicans -- oppose each one, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.
Grants tie Trumps anti-DEI order to election security money
The new requirement for the grants has sent Democratic secretaries of state around the nation scrambling to assess the potential impacts.
Unions, local governments sue to block Trump administrations workforce cuts
A coalition that also includes nonprofits argued in a lawsuit that the U.S. DOGE Services federal workforce cuts and reorganization plans are unconstitutional.
Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts
Civil rights division director Harmeet K. Dhillon has redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls woke ideology.
Prosecutors charge suspect with stealing DHS Secretary Noems purse
A 35-page federal criminal complaint accuses Mario Bustamante Leiva of stealing from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem as she dined in Capital Burger on April 20.
Justices seem sympathetic to student in disability discrimination case
A case out of Minnesota asks whether families must meet an unfairly high burden to show that schools are falling short in meeting the needs of disabled students.
In generational shift, Schatz joins race to be Senates No. 2 Democrat
The senator from Hawaii, 52, is officially running to become Democratic whip, part of a generational shift after two decades of static leadership.
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Follow President-elect Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
Democratic fight over partys future arrives in a Michigan congressional race
Justice Democrats, a group with a record of backing younger, more liberal challengers against older, more moderate Democratic incumbents, is endorsing state Rep. Donavan McKinney.
Live updates: Trump administration focusing on immigration record ahead of 100-day mark
Get the latest news on President Donald Trumps return to the White House and the new Congress.
Public sours on Musks role, is skeptical that government is cutting waste
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finding negative reactions to some cuts made by Muskss U.S. DOGE service.
How Lindsey Graham is accommodating himself to Trumps foreign policy
Graham, a longtime hawk, is adapting to the political demands of an increasingly isolationist base, at a time when his ally Trump is disrupting geopolitics.
Trump claims mantle of FDRs first 100 days, but differences are stark
Roosevelts opening act yielded major new laws, while Trump governs largely by executive orders that can be swiftly challenged in court.
How religious public schools went from a long shot to the Supreme Court
A proposed online charter school for rural Oklahoma could open the door for public schools run by religious organizations across the United States.
Trump officials deny U.S. citizen children were deported to Honduras
The removals of three young U.S. citizens have intensified concerns about whether the Trump administration is violating the rights of citizens and noncitizens.
Democrats seize on a new issue to use against the GOP: Social Security
As Democrats link Trump to Social Securitys struggles, he reiterates his promise to protect the agencys benefits while also carrying out sweeping staff and spending cuts.
An unpopular president continues to push radical changes on the country
Though his poll numbers have declined, the president has continued his zeal to pursue controversial policies by bulldozing whatever checks lie in his path.
Trumps team isnt dissuaded by the challenges of their first 100 days
As he marks his 100th day in office this week, Trump has a historically low approval rating with signs of erosion on two of his top issues, the economy and immigration.
Trump approval sinks as Americans criticize his major policies, poll finds
President Donald Trumps 100 days poll finds a lower approval rating, growing opposition to his agenda and opposition to many of his major initiatives.
Judges arrest is latest front in Trumps battle with the courts
Officers handcuffed Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in public. Attorney General Pam Bondi bragged about going after judges who think theyre above the law.
Musk says DOGEs work recalls Clinton-era cuts. Al Gore disagrees.
Donald Trump has brought in outsiders to rapidly make dramatic cuts. Bill Clinton relied on existing government leaders to take a more targeted approach.
Judge orders release of Venezuelan couple accused of being alien enemies
In a sharply worded ruling, a federal judge said the government failed to provide the court with substantial evidence showing that the couple were members of a gang and subject to deportation.
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administrations expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
Alexis Herman, labor secretary raised in segregated South, dies at 77
Ms. Herman, the nations first Black labor secretary, helped mediate a resolution to a crippling UPS strike in 1997.
DNA TV Show: How will the suspension of Indus Water Treaty impact Pakistan?
A large part of Pakistan's agriculture, drinking water and electricity production is dependent on water from the Indus River.
DNA TV Show: Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel achieves breakthrough
It will take two more years for the tunnel to be fully ready, and when this tunnel will be opened for the general public.
