A federal judge cleared President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction for the time being. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled against the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s lawsuit to halt its construction on procedural grounds, not its merits. He argued that the plaintiffs had wrongly invoked the Administrative Procedure Act, as […]

The much-anticipated third round of negotiations between U.S. peace envoys and Iranian diplomats have ended without fanfare. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wrapped their talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the early evening, leaving their venue in Geneva, Switzerland. The mediating hosts from Oman insisted that it was constructive dialogue that produced “significant […]

The White House is unable to repurpose funding to pay Department of Homeland Security workers at agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration during the partial government shutdown, a senior administration official told the Washington Examiner. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) floated the option as a possible lifeline for those going unpaid at DHS […]

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) said the Senate is “not a retirement community” in a swing at Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Thursday. Hunt, along with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is running against the incumbent senator in the state’s primary race, with Election Day approaching on March 3rd. Hunt, 44, said he is running against […]