Immigration likely to be a theme of State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — After a failed bipartisan national security bill and amid reports that the White House is considering executive action that could restrict asylum, the nation’s…
Opinion: Will Biden blow his State of the Union opportunity?
Wishful thinkers in both parties, and pundits too, have mused about a State of the Union address on Thursday in which President Biden looks serenely…
Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for…
Biden announces $1.2 billion in student debt forgiveness
President Biden announced the cancellation Wednesday of $1.2 billion in student loan debt for more than 150,000 borrowers, saying the relief will allow them to…
Must Reads: John F. Kelly says his tenure as Trump’s chief of staff is best measured by what the president did not do
Reporting from Washington — In August 2017, shortly after John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, he convened crucial meetings on Afghanistan at President…
Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has plans to radically reshape the federal government if he returns to the White House, promising to deport millions of immigrants…
Trump is ordered to pay $355 million in New York fraud case
NEW YORK — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay more than $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged…
Russia said to obtain ‘troubling’ anti-satellite weapon
WASHINGTON — The White House publicly confirmed Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on…
As Kamala Harris takes criticism, Democrats in a bind as they look to 2024 and 2028
When Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate last year, some Democrats said they believed he was naming an eventual successor who could…
How Biden and allies are pushing back against memory claims
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s Democratic allies are launching an aggressive defense against a special counsel’s explosive claims that the 81-year-old president couldn’t remember major milestones in…
Special counsel report on Biden documents probe due soon
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released…
D.C. appellate court rejects Trump’s immunity claim
WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia appellate court panel on Thursday unanimously rejected former President Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution on criminal charges…
Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but…
Granderson: The border crisis is real. Why does Trump block solutions?
The irony of Donald Trump pressuring House Republicans to kill a border deal is that many of his voters once counted on him to stop…
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry…