How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
President Trump hits Colombia with tariffs for refusing deportation flights
President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Colombian imports for denying the entry of U.S. military deportation flights ...
He's emboldened, he's organized and he's still Trump: Takeaways from the president's opening days
Donald Trump’s first week in office isn’t over yet, but what the Republican president has done so far offers clues about how ...
Ex-Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin slams paper, accuses journalists of enabling ‘authoritarian regime’
Former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin joined MSNBC on Saturday and lambasted her former employer, accusing the ...
Trump’s first week: New president moved with lightning speed to overhaul government
Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and tried to overturn birthright citizenship in an aggressive first week that included ...
Phoenix man convicted then pardoned for his Jan. 6 actions. Now he can't enter Washington
A federal judge barred Edward Vallejo of Phoenix, along with seven other Oath Keepers, from Washington, the Capitol Building ...
Biden leaves office and Washington after 50 years but says ‘we’re not leaving the fight’
Joe Biden has wrapped up a more than 50-year political career. But he also promised that “we’re not leaving the fight,” as he ...
Trump storms Washington with hundreds of pardons — and he might not be done
Even some Democrats, including former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., have plans to ...
President Trump’s First Week Hammered Public Health
The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term included several executive orders and actions that will be detrimental ...
Trump feuds with Colombia’s president as he rolls out immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump is pushing forward with his agenda in the busy opening days of his second term, with an immigration ...
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President Trump wants to make showerheads and toilets flow greatly again, but so may utility bills
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low showerhead flow affected his “perfect” hair. Now back in the White House, he’s again taking aim at some high ...
At Trump’s second inaugural, a changed Washington and a full embrace from Republicans
President Donald Trump salutes while on stage in Emancipation Hall at the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, ...