President Donald Trump said on Thursday that gas prices were “not very high” compared to the cost of allowing Iran to potentially get a nuclear weapon. Trump was asked by reporters how long Americans would have to deal with elevated gas prices while departing the White House for a visit to Nevada. “Well, they’re not […]
Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated a citywide juvenile curfew Thursday through an emergency order, hours after the Washington D.C. Council allowed a law enabling targeted curfew zones to expire. The order imposes an 11 p.m. curfew on anyone under 18 from April 16 until May 1, and restores authority for the police chief to designate curfew […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris blamed high gas prices on President Donald Trump’s involvement in Iran in a video posted Wednesday on X. “Since the start of Trump’s war of choice, it’s 15 more dollars every time you fill up your tank of gas,” she said while outside a gas station in Charlotte, North Carolina. […]
Congressional candidates filed their first-quarter fundraising numbers of 2026 this week, as Democratic Senate candidates pulled in strong numbers in the heart of midterm elections primary season. Just over six months away from general Election Day in 2026, Democratic Senate candidates in key races across the country reported large fundraising hauls for the first three […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Republicans will use a reconciliation bill to include their “wish list” agendas, as other reconciliation bills are less likely to come through due to the GOP’s slim majority in Congress. Republicans are currently using the budget reconciliation process to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder […]
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s stunning political collapse and hasty exit from California’s crowded governor’s race has opened up an opportunity for Obama-era Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra ahead of the June 2 primary, according to a new poll published Thursday. With Swalwell out, Democrats are now splitting their vote between billionaire Tom Steyer, former Rep. […]
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 […]
