A federal judge clarified Thursday that his order halting construction of the White House ballroom only applies to above-ground construction, adding that below-ground construction of enhanced national security features for the complex may proceed. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, issued an opinion clarifying his order late last […]
NPR has collected a total of $113 million from philanthropist Connie Ballmer, once a member of the NPR Foundation trustee board, and an anonymous donor, after the media organization was defunded by the Republican-controlled federal government last year. NPR announced the charitable donations on Thursday, describing them as “two of the largest gifts” in the […]
Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) became the sole Democrat to protect President Donald Trump’s war in Iran on Thursday as he took down the Democratic-led resolution to end the war. The Democrats’ previous push to halt the Trump administration’s war in Iran ended last month after four members of the party sank the effort, but this […]
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig told lawmakers Thursday he will continue advancing financial regulations despite serving as the lone commissioner on the five-member panel. Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee, Selig faced sharp criticism from Democrats who argued the arrangement undermines the agency’s bipartisan structure. But Selig, who took on the role in […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has pushed back the state’s redistricting special session to occur April 28 and May 1, moving it until after Virginia voters decide their own redistricting question on April 21. The delay places Florida’s redistricting session behind a high-stakes vote in Virginia that both parties are watching closely, with control of […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas warned of the threat progressivism poses to the United States and its founding principles during a speech about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas addressed a crowd on Wednesday at the University of Texas at Austin, where he discussed the semiquincentennial on July 4, in a roughly […]
President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will take effect later Thursday after representatives from both nations met in Washington, D.C. Trump said he had “excellent conversations” with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They agreed to commence the temporary ceasefire at 5 p.m. Thursday. “On Tuesday, […]
Welcome to Washington Secrets. Today, we look at the president’s Truth Social feed and hear from Republicans exasperated that he is not doing more to sell his biggest win so far. Plus, what is a New York Post reporter doing in Islamabad this week? President Donald Trump’s tax cut increased this year’s refund by an […]
Trader Joe’s is paying out a $7.4 million settlement as part of a class-action lawsuit for customers who made purchases with a credit or debit card in 2019. The lawsuit, Keim v. Trader Joe’s, alleges the company put customer security at risk at some of its stores between March 5, 2019, and July 19, 2019, […]
A criminal referral tied to the intelligence community’s handling of the complaint that sparked President Donald Trump’s first impeachment was sent to the Justice Department on Wednesday, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. “ODNI can confirm a criminal referral was sent to the DOJ related to one or more former employees […]
