Politics
Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
The Senate on Friday cleared a critical hurdle to avert a government shutdown at midnight, after Senator Chuck Schumer of...
45 Schools Under Federal Investigation Over a Small Diversity Project
The federal government took aim on Friday at a small project that helps students seeking business school degrees, along with...
Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming
Senator Chuck Schumer’s sudden decision on Thursday to support a Republican-written bill to avert a government shutdown so enraged his...
Larry Buendorf, Secret Service Agent Who Saved President Ford, Dies at 87
Larry Buendorf, the Secret Service agent who, by wresting a handgun away from Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, was credited with saving...
Trump to Deliver Speech to Justice Dept. After Triumph in Battles Against It
In June 2023, Donald J. Trump’s lawyers arrived at Justice Department headquarters, grimly scooped up visitors badges and were ushered...
Trump’s Large-Scale Layoff Plans So Far: What to Know
Resignations. Retirements. Firings.And now large-scale layoffs, as agencies faced a Thursday deadline to turn in their plans for executing the...
As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk
When President Trump appointed his friend Steven Witkoff to be his Middle East envoy last November, the choice prompted head-scratching...
Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of workers with probationary status who had been...
Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions
A federal judge in Washington has ordered Elon Musk and operatives involved with his Department of Government Efficiency to hand...
D.C. Families, Facing Lost Jobs and a Gutted City Budget, Beseech Republican Lawmakers
Facing widespread layoffs from the city’s biggest employer and what amounts to a billion-dollar budget cut over the next six...
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