Trump’s claim that he can fire any official is unfounded
Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, a case involving his extreme claims of presidential power has already made it to the Supreme…
Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of firings
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers alerted the Supreme Court over the weekend to what they called “an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrants immediate…
Anti-Musk protest movement expected to ramp up with Congress on recess
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is the president, but billionaire Elon Musk is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a protest campaign this week to…
Column: Democrats belatedly wake up to start fighting Trump, Musk
WASHINGTON — A president’s first few weeks in office were once expected to be a “honeymoon,” a pleasant if brief period of bipartisanship and good feeling.President Trump’s…
Opinion: Extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts to promote growth, but cut spending too
America approaches a critical juncture. Many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire this year. Congress could let…
Trump moves with speed and brute force on to-do list in first month
WASHINGTON — As President Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and…
How Linda McMahon’s Education Department plans could affect California
* Longtime wrestling executive Linda McMahon on track to become U.S. secretary of Education.* In nomination hearing, she tells senators of her vision for department,…
Trump pick for education chief sketches road map to dismantle department
WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Trump’s goal of dismantling the…
Column: Trump and judges clash, and the U.S. needs a civics lesson
America, unfortunately, has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Put simply, many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their…
As DOGE hammers away at government, Republicans begin to stir
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Katie Britt has been working to make sure the Trump administration efforts to cut government spending doesn’t hit what she called “life-saving, groundbreaking…
Here are some policy areas where President Trump might act next
ATLANTA — President Trump’s second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world.That agenda is taken…
Spending bill talks bog down after Trump’s efforts to slash government
WASHINGTON — Before President Trump and Republicans in Congress can enact much of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some unfinished business — completing work…
Bonta says Trump is ‘spitting in the face of our democracy’ as federal funds remain frozen
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and force…
Opinion: Donald Trump’s second presidency delivers a diktat a day
At a televised town hall in 2023, Sean Hannity gave Donald Trump a chance to dispel fears that he’d abuse power if given another spin…
Newsom heads to D.C. to meet with Trump
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom left California on Tuesday for Washington to meet with President Trump, administration officials and members of Congress about federal disaster aid in…
Column: Trump creating an imperial presidency. He’s doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s trying to create an…
Wilbur Mills, Former Powerful Lawmaker, Dies : Congress: His career as chairman of House Ways and Means Committee was destroyed by a stripper’s plunge into Washington’s Tidal Basin.
SEARCY, Ark. — Former Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, the powerful Arkansas congressman whose career was destroyed by a stripper’s plunge into Washington’s Tidal Basin, died Saturday of…
These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
WASHINGTON — Rep. Luz Rivas had barely begun her day in Washington when her cellphone rang at 7 a.m. The Hurst fire had erupted around 10:30 the…
Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversity policies and deporting immigrants…
Opinion: Trump’s order to freeze spending is patently unconstitutional
Every day seems to bring more blatantly unconstitutional acts by President Trump. On Monday, the most egregious was his announcement that he is freezing the…