United States Politics and Government

Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin

by

As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump has cast Ukraine as the instigator of the conflict, not the Russians who invaded it.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts

by

The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet

by

Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.

Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes

by

Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.

Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over DEI Orders

by

The organizations claimed that the president had exceeded his authority in issuing the orders, and that they intentionally discriminated against Black and transgender people.

Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing

by

Asked for her views on pro-labor legislation she backed as a House Republican, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she would simply serve the president’s agenda.