One last last chance: GOP strains for Obamacare repeal votes
In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, the morning sun illuminates the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Category Archives: Washington, DC
California Challenges Trump’s Decision to End DACA
California sued the Trump administration Monday over its decision to end a program that gives protection from deportation to young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children or by parents who overstayed visas. The lawsuit's legal arguments largely mirror those already filed in a lawsuit last week by 15 other states and the District of Columbia.
Judge Napolitano Calls DACA Lawsuit ‘Political Stunt’
Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano called the lawsuit against the Trump administration over ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals nothing more than a "political stunt." "I think it's a political stunt ," he told "Fox and Friends" Thursday.
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Trump’s catchphrase for any circumstance: “We’ll see”
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Washington.
Rains from monster Hurricane Irma begin hitting Puerto Rico
5, 2017. Irma grew into a dangerous Cate... . A homeowner makes last minute repairs to his roof in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Tuesday, Sept.
Fifteen states, D.C. sue Trump administration over plan to end DACA
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia on sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation - an act Washington state's attorney general called "a dark time for our country." The lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of New York.
Trump consults with UK, Australia leaders on North Korea
Opening statements are set to begin in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend. Opening statements are set to begin in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy friend.
How Pentagon Officials May Have Encouraged a 2009 Coup in Honduras
FORT MCNAIR, one of the oldest U.S. military posts in the country, is nestled on an outcropping of land where the Anacostia and Potomac rivers meet in Washington, D.C. There, within the National Defense University, is the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, where hundreds of Hondurans took courses over the years. In mid-July 2009, Honduran military officials sought the center's help to solve a problem that had recently arisen.
Speaker Ryan: Trump Wrong to Pardon Controversial Sheriff
President Donald Trump, left, sits with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Capitol Hill in Washington during a "Friends of Ireland" luncheon, March 16, 2017. President Donald Trump should not have pardoned a former Arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case of racial profiling, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said on Saturday.
Truth, whole truth and nothing but
As a lifelong newspaperman, I find the debate over what is or is not "truth" and what may or may not be "fake news" both frustrating and fascinating. Gave it even more thought Tuesday after a discussion on Facebook that started when I posted a link to last Sunday's lead editorial in the New York Times, headlined " The Failing Trump Presidency ."
Trump’s demand to build border wall could upend sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President Trump's threat to shutdown the federal government over his demand for $1.6 billion in border wall money could upend delicate negotiations on Capitol Hill to keep the government open and funded past Sept.
Reshuffle? Reset? Restart? Call it what you want – Trump and the GOP need it.
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan during a meeting with House and Senate leadership at the White House in Washington on March 1. British politicians are familiar with the term "reshuffle," when senior figures in the government switch portfolios or get tossed out or brought into the government. And they're also very familiar with "coalition governments," when ruling governments divide jobs and authorities between two or more parties.
Is your U.S. representative holding a town hall in August? Probably not.
By the time members of Congress return from recess next month, only a fraction of their constituents will have had the opportunity to stand up in a public meeting and question them on issues dominating the conversation in Washington. Less than a third of representatives confirmed that they are holding traditional town halls with their constituents during their month-long break from Capitol Hill.
U.S. President Donald Trump
US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. less US Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks regarding a lawsuit they have filed against President Donald Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the US Constitution during a press conference on Capitol ... more Long before the Twitter age, cloak-and-dagger meetings with Russians and Trump's bold conquest of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. - the president has denied calling the White House a "real dump" - there was a grudge over another real estate commodity.
Congress must prove its mettle this fall; it has no choice
Republicans have little to show for their first seven months of controlling the White House and Capitol Hill. The Senate sent Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and Congress passed bills bolstering veterans' health programs and financing the Food and Drug Administration.
Congress faces full schedule, angry voters
In this July 27, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Adviser denies any role in fake news story about murdered DNC staffer
The private investigator Ed Butowsky hired to look into the murder of Seth Rich is now suing him and Fox News for defamation Outspoken financial adviser Ed Butowsky, who earlier this week found himself at the center of a bombshell lawsuit alleging he was directly involved in concocting a phony news story about a murdered Democratic National Committee staffer, said in an interview Friday afternoon that those claims are false. "I didn't make up any story," said Mr. Butowsky, who is managing director of Chapwood Investments and speaks frequently at industry congerences.
Congress recessing, leaving much undone, tensions with Trump
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, joined by, from left, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to re... WASHINGTON - Lawmakers scattered for their summer recess Thursday, leaving behind a slim record of achievements and a steaming President Donald Trump. The president is angry about what the Republican-led Congress couldn't do - repeal Obamacare - as well as one of the few things it did: approve a Russia sanctions bill he detests.
Special Counsel Mueller using grand jury in federal court in…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2017. Special Counsel Robert Mueller began using a grand jury in federal court in Washington several weeks ago as part of his probe into possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, according to two people familiar with the investigation.