Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11. Win McNamee/Getty Images…
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Trump plans to visit the Justice Department Friday, a rare move for a president
President Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on March 7. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle…
Trump’s hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census
In 2016, Donald Trump, as the then-presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president, addresses a campaign rally at the Grand Park Events Center in Westfield, Ind.,…
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Protesters hold signs in solidarity at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C., on March 4.…
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here’s why
President Trump, through orders, firings and other changes, is remaking the existing system of checks on the president. Supporters say that is exactly the point.…
Congress reignites a bipartisan effort to ban hair discrimination
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images A bipartisan effort to ban hair discrimination has been reintroduced in…
Trump buys a Tesla with Elon Musk in tow, at the White House
President Trump and White House senior adviser, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk depart after looking at Tesla vehicles on the South Lawn of the…
White House says immigration officials are seeking more pro-Palestinian protesters
Pro-Palestinian protestors demonstrate in Lower Manhattan on Monday, after immigration officers arrested a leader of the protests at Columbia University against Israel’s war against Hamas…
Trump backs off of Canada tariff hike as Ontario lets up on electricity threat
Canadian and American flags fly on the Canadian side of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, on March 8. Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images hide…
House GOP passes spending bill, sending plan to avert government shutdown to Senate
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters on Tuesday that he expects Republicans will pass a partisan spending bill on Tuesday, sending the legislation to…