![Marco Rubio declares Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal ‘is not a joke’]()
“This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land,” Rubio. “This is in our national interest and it needs to be solved.” “This is not about...
![In a first for a Trump nominee, Gabbard gets a not-so-friendly reception from Republicans]()
Gabbard’s attack strategy at her confirmation hearing Thursday didn’t garner the high praise from Republicans some other Trump nominees have gotten.
![Senate confirms Burgum as Interior secretary]()
The Senate easily confirmed Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior Department Thursday, a job that positions him to act on President Donald Trump’s energy strategy. The 79-18 vote...
![Chris Wright nomination clears key procedural hurdle]()
The Senate voted 62-35 on Thursday to invoke cloture on Chris Wright’s nomination to lead the Energy Department. The procedural step sets up a final vote on Wright’s confirmation...
![Tulsi Gabbard defends ‘good judgment’ on Bashar al-Assad meeting, refuses to call Edward Snowden ‘traitor’ during hearing before skeptical GOPers]()
Gabbard is widely seen as the Trump nominee whose appointment is most likely to be rejected by the Senate. Gabbard is widely seen as the Trump nominee whose appointment...
![Tragedy hits home for Reagan National’s powerful frequent flyers]()
Lawmakers have an intimate, and paternalistic, relationship with the airport where 67 died Wednesday.
![Anti-abortion groups like what they heard from RFK Jr.]()
Anti-abortion groups were nervous when President Donald Trump tapped former Democrat and onetime abortion-rights supporter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the nation’s health agencies. After two days of...
![Federal court rules ban on handgun sales to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional]()
A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring firearm sales to 18-20-year-olds in late 2022. A Louisiana lower court judge had upheld the 1968 statute barring...
![Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday: ‘We don’t need what they have’]()
President Trump said Thursday that his plan for 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods is set to take effect this weekend — because "we don't need what they...
![HHS nominee RFK Jr. defends vaccine skepticism, still ‘won’t take sides on 9/11’ in fiery final confirmation hearing]()
"If you come out unequivocally -- 'vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism' that would have an incredible impact," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told the HHS nominee. "That’s...
