Ken Kies, a longtime lobbyist for major corporations and the ultra-wealthy, now leads the Treasury’s tax policy office under Trump—just as Republicans push for new tax cuts benefiting the richest ...

Budget hawk Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday mocked the Senate plan to cut $9.4 billion in Biden-era spending, demanding that if the chamber can’t make cuts of $100 billion or more, then the “public ...

The United Nations needs reform and the United States must have a strong voice to counter China, Mike Waltz, U.S. President ...

A bill striking billions in foreign aid will get slightly smaller after Republicans agreed to exempt $400 million in funding ...

The Council has yet to take up an initial vote and began a two-month summer recess. At this point, Bowser said there is no ...

Six months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson took office with a moderate-sounding tone that encouraged many Republicans, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, says Ferguson has ...

Senate Republicans are exploring changes to President Donald Trump’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved ...

The minimum wage in the District recently increased by 45 cents starting July 1, 2025, but for tipped workers, the rate ...

State budget cuts have forced two large early education agencies to eliminate a combined 198 preschool spots in Southwest Washington this fall.

Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts ...

Washington joined a lawsuit challenging the abrupt withholding of nearly $7 billion in federal funding for educational programs.

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is facing questions from lawmakers ...