“Mr. President, how do you respond to criticism that your impoundment of funds abrogates power or authority that the Constitution gave to Congress?” a reporter asked then-President Richard Nixon at a January 1973 press conference. “The same way that Jefferson did, and Jackson did, and Truman did,” the president responded. “The constitutional right for the […]
Democrats are at a crossroads over whether to reach across the aisle for legislative wins or stonewall President Donald Trump at all costs. Lawmakers are emerging from constituent events bruised and battered from voter demands to fight Republicans tooth and nail. But not everyone is sold on the strategy, as Democrats scramble for cohesion and […]
Washington, D.C. Metro ridership reached its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic in February, signaling a significant rebound in commuter traffic following the Trump administration’s push for in-person work. With a 10% increase in ridership during the first half of fiscal year 2025, Metro is set to exceed 1 million daily passengers across its rail […]
Washington D.C., congressional staffers spent this past week exhaling a collective sigh of relief as, for the first time in 2025, both the House and Senate were on recess. Though much of the spotlight of Congress is on the 535 elected House and Senate members, much of behind-the-scenes legislative and constituent work is handled by thousands of staffers working in […]
U.S. Border Patrol agents have pivoted back to their national security mission following the White House’s immediate success in getting illegal immigration levels down to historic lows. At the height of former President Joe Biden’s border crisis that lasted from 2021 to 2024, agents were far outnumbered by illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Agents were pulled from […]
The Trump administration has distanced itself from the previous administration’s leading role in the international community’s effort to document and preserve evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The United States withdrew from an international body designed to document and preserve evidence for any future prosecutions for the crime of aggression against Russian leaders. […]
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin prayed for President Donald Trump after he was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer. In an appearance on political commentator Tucker Carlson’s podcast The Tucker Carlson Show, Witkoff, Trump’s top envoy and a key negotiator in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine […]
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin prayed for President Donald Trump after he was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer. In an appearance on political commentator Tucker Carlson’s podcast The Tucker Carlson Show, Witkoff, Trump’s top envoy and a key negotiator in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine […]
Elon Musk threatened a lawsuit over the weekend against Jamaal Bowman after the former House Democrat called him a “Nazi” and a “thief” in an appearance on CNN. Bowman, a former member of the progressive “Squad” in the House who was handily defeated in last year’s Democratic primary for New York‘s 16th District, was speaking […]
President Donald Trump endorsed conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel on Friday night, in a race that could tip the balance of the court. The endorsement comes after numerous Republicans lobbied Trump to throw his weight behind Schimel, while Elon Musk has poured millions of dollars into the race. Early voting started on Tuesday. […]
