Washington Times - Politics
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RFK Jr. says HHS cuts will target administrators, not front-line workers
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is defending massive layoffs at his department, saying front-line workers will be spared...
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Senate Dems eye 'aggressive' tactics against GOP, move past infighting over spending bill
Senate Democrats are planning to be more "aggressive" in pushing back against President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal...
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Vance and wife to tour U.S. military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip that was scaled back after...
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Trump strips security clearances from attorneys at firm that had employed Robert Mueller
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday revoking the security clearances for attorneys at WilmerHale, a high-powered Washington law firm...
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Under Tennessee bill, students would be taught marriage before kids as one key to success
Tennessee's public schools could soon be required to teach that the keys to a successful life include following a proper sequence of events: high...
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Arrest of pro-Palestinian graduate student goes viral
Video showing the arrest of a Turkish graduate student in Massachusetts who has supported anti-Israel causes has gone viral and drawn condemnation...
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Things to know about the White House investigation into California's law on students and gender
The Trump administration launched an investigation Thursday into the California Department of Education over a law that says districts can't force...
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Trump's turbulent tariff strategy promises jobs, lower taxes and a stronger economy
Steep new tariffs on more than $1 trillion in imports from foreign countries have already steered significant investments and jobs back to the U.S....
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Judge orders Trump team to preserve pre-attack Signal chat; feds say they were already doing it
The first round in the legal battle over leaked Signal chat messages about the U.S. attack on Houthi rebels fizzled Thursday as a judge ordered the...
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna digs in for a fight with Speaker Johnson over proxy voting
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won't give up her quest to allow new parents in the House to vote from afar, despite pushback from Republican leaders and...
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ICE lost track of tens of thousands of migrant kids, inspector general says
The government's deportation agency lost track of tens of thousands of illegal immigrant children who were released into communities and...
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Trump pulls Stefanik's nomination for U.N. post to keep her in House, buttress GOP majority
President Trump on Thursday asked Rep. Elise Stefanik to stay in the House instead of moving forward with her nomination as U.S. ambassador to the...