How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
President Trump hits Colombia with tariffs for refusing deportation flights
President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Colombian imports for denying the entry of U.S. military deportation flights ...
Ex-Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin slams paper, accuses journalists of enabling ‘authoritarian regime’
Former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin joined MSNBC on Saturday and lambasted her former employer, accusing the ...
Biden leaves office and Washington after 50 years but says ‘we’re not leaving the fight’
Joe Biden has wrapped up a more than 50-year political career. But he also promised that “we’re not leaving the fight,” as he ...
Trump’s first week: New president moved with lightning speed to overhaul government
Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and tried to overturn birthright citizenship in an aggressive first week that included ...
Trump storms Washington with hundreds of pardons — and he might not be done
Even some Democrats, including former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., have plans to ...
Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ is Washington’s new normal — again
Welcome to Washington’s new normal. President Trump promised shock and awe when he was elected, and his Inauguration Day at ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: President takes pride in getting rid of 'woke crap'
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger sent an internal memo praising officers following the pardons made by President Donald ...
President-elect Donald Trump to hold 'victory rally' in Washington, DC before inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold a 'victory rally' in Washington D.C., one day before his inauguration. Here's ...
RI lawmakers try to halt delay in receiving federal Washington Bridge funding
The four members of Rhode Island's Congressional delegation are working to prevent a delay in receiving federal grants ...
Lawmaker lauds Trump for 'shaking up and disrupting' the 'Washington establishment machine'
S.C., discusses President Donald Trump's firing of inspectors general, his remarks on FEMA, the implementation of the president's agenda and her political future.