Tag: United States Politics and Government

Federal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk’s Starlink

The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it would overhaul a $42 billion federal grant program aimed at expanding high-speed internet to the...

Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate More Than 80,000 Veterans Affairs Employees

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to reduce its work force by more than 80,000 people, according to a memo seen by...

Attorney General’s Brother Seeks to Lead D.C. Bar Association

Bradley J. Bondi, brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, has announced his candidacy to lead the bar association in Washington at a time...

Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies

House Republicans cast the mayors of four major American cities as willful impediments to President Trump’s mass deportation agenda during a tense congressional...

With Musk Targeting Social Security, Democrats See a Political Opportunity

After the 2004 elections, a Republican president, newly returned to office, decided the political moment was right to overhaul Social Security, making it...

Senate Confirms Trump Attorney Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Dept. Official

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Trump’s criminal defense attorney Todd Blanche to take the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, where...

Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 Agriculture Dept. Workers

Thousands of Agriculture Department employees who were fired last month must be reinstated in their old positions for at least 45 days, a...

ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos

ActBlue, the online fund-raising organization that powers Democratic candidates, has plunged into turmoil, with at least seven senior officials resigning late last month...

Supreme Court’s Ruling a Victory for Foreign Aid Groups, but How Big Is Unclear

The Supreme Court’s Wednesday ruling that the Trump administration must heed a lower court’s order to release frozen foreign aid was a welcome...

G.O.P. Representatives and Democratic Mayors Spar Over Sanctuary Cities

House Republicans on Wednesday accused the Democratic mayors of New York, Denver, Boston and Chicago of harboring criminal immigrants in an acrimonious congressional...

Mayor Eric Adams Grilled by Democrats at ‘Sanctuary City’ Hearing

With New York City enduring the largest impact of the nation’s migrant crisis, Mayor Eric Adams was expected to be a focus of...

Chicago’s Mayor Pushes Back as Republicans Attack Immigration Policies

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago defended his record and his city’s policy of not proactively helping immigration officials during hours of hostile questioning...