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The National Park Service sent a memorandum of agreement to historic preservation groups that included a series of measures to lessen the impact of President Donald Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch after concluding the massive structure would have unavoidable “adverse effects” on historic sites around the nation’s capital.The proposed MOA,... Read more

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) midterm advice for his possible successor, Republican nominee Michael Whatley, is to be a little more like him.That is, to know when to disagree with President Donald Trump and appeal to unaffiliated voters who are crucial to the GOP’s efforts to maintain the battleground Senate seat... Read more

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced she was cancer-free in a social media post on Wednesday.“Thank you to my family, friends, doctors, and everyone who prayed for me, checked in, and supported me along the way,” she wrote in a post on X. Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington... Read more

One of President John F. Kennedy’s nieces on Tuesday weighed in on President Donald Trump’s battle to rebrand the cultural institution named in honor of her uncle, accusing him of “hostage-taking” the Kennedy Center. Trump has fought for nearly a year to have the institution renamed after himself, and the center’s... Read more

The Trump administration paid nearly $7 billion as part of an effort to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office said the government spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave, including $6.7 billion spent on the Department of Government Efficiency’s... Read more

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) said President Donald Trump threw a “tantrum” during a board meeting about the next steps for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and claimed the venue is still open despite the president saying otherwise.Beatty, an ex officio member of the board, told CNN’s The... Read more

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended President Donald Trump‘s criticism of the conservative Supreme Court justices who decided against the administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in ballots before this November’s midterm elections.During a White House press briefing in the Rose Garden, Blanche contended that Trump has “every right, and indeed he should... Read more

Eighteen House Democrats voted with nearly every single Republican on Tuesday to block articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump from coming to the floor.In a bipartisan 232-147 vote, the House tabled articles of impeachment offered by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), a Trump foe who lost his primary challenge earlier... Read more

Attorney General Todd Blanche sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s criticism of the calls for an artificial intelligence development slowdown as a “hoax,” contending the issue is only being discussed now because November’s midterm elections are 50 days away.Blanche told reporters that what Trump described as a “hoax” was the... Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department is looking at President Donald Trump’s plan to provide adults with $5,000 checks and suggested it might be possible to issue the money without authorization from Congress.Bessent, testifying on Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee, indicated that the administration is looking... Read more

Attorney General Todd Blanche is holding a White House press briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday.Blanche is the latest administration official to lead a White House press conference following Karoline Leavitt’s departure as press secretary. The last press briefing was held by Vice President JD Vance earlier this month.... Read more