Welcome to the D.C. suburbs, where the GOP tax plan could really hurt

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Jamie Raskin at a rally with hundreds of people against the proposed GOP tax plan at Luxmanor Elementary School in Rockville, Md., on Saturday. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi visited Rep. Jamie B. Raskin's Maryland congressional district Saturday morning, ground zero for affluent homeowners who could take a financial hit under the House Republicans' tax plan.

Haitians, Central Americans to Lose Protected Immigration Status

The State Department has reportedly decided more than 300,000 Central Americans and Haitians living here under a temporary permission program don't need to be shielded from deportation anymore. The decision came ahead of the Department of Homeland Security's announcement on whether to renew the Temporary Protected Status program, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Former DC Schools Chancellor And Racial Justice Scholar’s Corruption Goes Unpunished

The former D.C. Public Schools chancellor received a reprimand attached to no actual punishment for corrupt practices during her tenure, according to a Thursday report. The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability issued a reprimand of Kaya Henderson for favoritism when admitting children of government officials and others to certain schools, reported The Washington Post .

Sam Clovis, former Trump campaign official now linked to Russia…

Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign official who is now linked to special counsel Robert Mueller's federal probe into Russia's interference in the presidential election, is withdrawing his nomination to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist. Clovis's decision comes just days after court filings indicate that he may have encouraged President Trump's campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to set up meetings with Russians for the Trump campaign.

Bozell & Graham Column: The Fusion of Reporting and ‘Oppo’

On October 24, The Washington Post reported that Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee hired the opposition research firm Fusion GPS to dig up dirt on Donald Trump. The firm then retained former British intelligence operative Christopher Steele, who assembled a dubious dossier from his Russian contacts.

President Trump’s associates have been indicted. Can Trump himself emerge unscathed?

Early Monday, the very first charges were issued in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. Three former Trump campaign officials were indicted in the probe: Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort, and two lesser-known Trump associates Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos.

Most Americans say divisions under Trump as bad as during Vietnam, poll shows

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. Seven in 10 Americans say the nation's political divisions are at least as big as during the Vietnam War, according to a new poll, which also finds nearly 6 in 10 saying Donald Trump's presidency is making the U.S. political system more dysfunctional.

The Congresswoman Trump Attacked on Twitter Is Avoiding Washington…

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson has avoided Washington, D.C., in recent days because sheA a a s received A a A"racist and rudeA a A threats following her clash with President Donald Trump and members of his administration. Wilson was the congresswoman riding in a limo alongside Myeshia Johnson when Trump called the widow to issue condolences on the death of her husband, Sgt.

Report: Judge OK’s fast-tracked citizenship applications for foreign-born soldiers

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis makes a statement at the White House on a possible military response to the recent North Korea missile launch, on September 3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. A federal judge said in an order this week that the U.S. military can't block 2,000 U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who were born overseas from obtaining fast-tracked applications for citizenship, according to The Washington Post. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle of Washington argued that a new policy developed by the Pentagon could threaten to delay the applications and could possibly lead to the deportation of these soldiers, the report said.

Report: DNC and Clinton Campaign Funded the Trump/Russia ‘Steele Dossier’

The Washington Post reported that a law firm representing the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign retained research firm Fusion GPS to investigate Trump. The Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign partially funded the investigation that produced the controversial " Steele Dossier ," according to a 24 October 2017 report by the Washington Post citing "people familiar with the matter."

Trump in Texas: – I’m the builder president. Remember that.’

President Trump called himself "the builder president" during a meeting with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 25 in Dallas about recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. DALLAS -- As President Trump made his way to a high-dollar GOP fundraiser on Wednesday afternoon, he briefly met with a few local officials to discuss the ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Harvey and to strategize on how the state could better prepare for future hurricanes.

Pharma Association Defends Law Weakening DEA, Ignores Key Facts

A major trade association for pharmaceutical distributors defended a law that weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration , while ignoring key facts about how the now-stripped power once let the agency suspend distributors that shipped alarming numbers of opioid pills. The pharmaceutical industry - including the Healthcare Distribution Alliance - spent millions lobbying for the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, which made it nearly impossible for the DEA to suspend drug distributors if their opioid-based painkiller shipments reached suspicious volumes, The Washington Post and 60 Minutes jointly reported.

Trump offered soldier’s family $25,000

President Donald Trump sent a $25,000 personal check to the family of a fallen soldier the same day that The Washington Post reported that he had promised the soldier's father a personal donation during a June condolence call but never followed through. A White House official confirms to CNN that the President sent a personal check to the family of Army Cpl.

Trump sends $25,000 check to fallen soldiera s family on same day as Washington Post report

President Donald Trump sent a $25,000 personal check to the family of a fallen soldier the same day that The Washington Post reported that he had promised the soldier's father a personal donation during a June condolence call but never followed through. A White House official confirms to CNN that the President sent a personal check to the family of Army Cpl.

Now is a terrible time for Trumpa s VA secretary to abandon his post

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Portraits of President Trump and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on display at VA'scentral office in Washington. A long-awaited overhaul of veterans' health care is being unveiled to the world.