Washington Times - Politics
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Democrats running for New Jersey governor navigate the delicate politics of immigration
Along an industrial stretch of roadway in New Jersey's biggest city, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared with immigrants rights activists last week to...
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Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts amid mounting legal setbacks
The new populist president railed against the judiciary as they blocked his aggressive moves to restructure his country's government and economy.
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Education Department staff cuts could limit options for families of kids with disabilities
For parents of kids with disabilities, advocating for their child can be complicated, time-consuming - and expensive.
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Trump enacts 18th century law to deport suspected Venezuelan gang members
President Trump invoked a centuries-old law to quickly detain and deport all Venezuelan migrants who are suspected of being part of the Tren de...
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Trump signs government funding extension, warding off another shutdown
President Trump signed Republicans' yearlong government funding extension, avoiding a partial government shutdown, the White House said Saturday.
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Vance acknowledges Musk mistakes, says he must 'quickly' fix them
Vice President J.D. Vance said he knows billionaire Elon Musk has made mistakes at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency and has to...
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Federal appeals court lifts block on Trump's DEI orders
A federal appeals court gave President Trump's administration a green light to enforce two of the president's executive orders looking to end...
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Trump pulls security clearances at Paul Weiss law firm
For the third time in four weeks, President Trump has pulled the security clearances for a high-powered law firm and restricted their employees...
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Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE
One after another, callers on a telephone town hall with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga pressed the Michigan Republican about possible cuts to Social...
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Trump scraps 19 Biden-era executive actions
President Trump rescinded 19 executive orders, directives and regulations signed by President Biden, including some related to gender, climate...
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Trump orders dismantling seven federal agencies including U.S. Agency for Global Media
President Trump signed an executive order directing the elimination of seven additional federal agencies responsible for jobs such as labor...
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'Dereliction of duty': Sanders dings Schumer for relenting on shutdown fight
Senate Democrats are so far resisting outside pressure to turn against their longtime leader Charles E. Schumer after he abandoned a party fight in...