The House Returns, Aiming to Tackle a Short To-Do List
House lawmakers are back today after a five-week summer break — but they’re not sticking around the Capitol for long. The House is scheduled to be out...
Trump’s Ballroom Blitz Can Continue for Now, Chief Justice Says
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered a temporary but significant win for President Trump on Friday, allowing construction on the White House ballroom...
Bessent Promises a New Fiscal Plan as His Bond Market Intervention Fizzles
The effects of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s extraordinary intervention in the bond market faded quickly on Thursday. One day after Bessent...
Trump Doesn't Need Congress to Approve His Ballroom, Blanche Says
Attorney General Todd Blanche insists that President Trump doesn’t need congressional approval for his White House ballroom project. The ongoing...
Prescription Drug Prices See Sharpest Annual Drop in More Than 60 Years
Over the 12 months ending in July, prescription drug prices saw their biggest annual drop in more than 60 years, according to inflation data released...
Trump’s White House Construction Projects Will Cost Nearly $1 Billion: Report
The Trump administration is set to spend $927 million or more on construction projects on the White House grounds, with taxpayers on the hook for most...
Trump Slams Report That Found Troop Deployments Haven’t Reduced Urban Crime
President Trump lashed out angrily Monday night at a report published by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, that said that...
DOGE Savings Claims Riddled With Inaccuracies: Watchdog
It’s been clear for some time now that the Department of Government Efficiency fell well short of its target, coming nowhere close to the $2 trillion...
Trump’s Troop Deployment to D.C. Will Cost Another $1.4 Billion: Reports
National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., are now set to stay there through the end of President Trump’s term, and the extension of their...
Trump Threatens to Pull Blanche Nomination in Fight Over IRS Settlement
President Trump said Thursday that he is willing to temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general rather than give in to...