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08/28/2025   Washington Post Politics
Lisa Cook challenges President Donald Trump’s ability to firing her from the Federal Reserve, a case that has large implications for the future of the independence of the U.S. central bank.
08/28/2025   Washington Post Politics
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
08/28/2025   Washington Post Politics
Many voters continue to recoil at the tariffs imposed by Trump, leaving his economic policy in dangerous political territory.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
Peter Navarro accused the country of funding Russia’s war in Ukraine and harming American taxpayers.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
The request followed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s declaration that a “strike team” of ICE agents would arrive in Chicago soon.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
Republicans have a higher approval of several federal agencies under Trump than Biden, while Democrats’ approval rate has dropped.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff blamed Hamas for holding up a truce. He projected a deal by the end of the year.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
A member of President George W. Bush’s National Security Council, Anton later urged reluctant conservatives to back Donald Trump in 2016.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
The president accused George and Alex Soros of supporting “Violent Protests,” an accusation their organization called “outrageous and false.”
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
Indiana Republicans remain split, but Trump and Vance directly appealed to state leaders at the White House as part of redistricting fight.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
An upset victory by Catelin Drey flips a seat formerly held by a Republican in the conservative-leaning district that Trump easily won in 2024.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
For more than three televised hours, Cabinet members heaped praise on Trump in a fashion that analysts say resembled assemblies in authoritarian states.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
08/27/2025   Washington Post Politics
It’s a politically dangerous position Democrats have been caught in before: Trying to stand up for civil liberties without being tagged as soft on crime.
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
In the 1989 case Texas v. Johnson, flag burning as political protest was ruled to be protected First Amendment speech. Trump’s order could revisit that decision.
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
The nation’s largest civil rights organization argues the newly redrawn boundary lines, which the Texas state legislature voted to adopt last week, are “racially motivated.”
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
The commerce secretary said there was a “monstrous discussion” among Trump administration officials about taking partial ownership of defense giants days after President Donald Trump announced a similar partnership with Intel.
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
The president calls for seeking the death penalty in all D.C. murder cases and wants to extend the current 30 day period of control over the city’s police.
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
What President Donald Trump’s deal to hold a 10 percent stake in Intel means for the future of the U.S. government’s relationship with private companies.
08/26/2025   Washington Post Politics
A Democratic National Committee panel is set to take up two resolutions that reflect the split, which looms over future elections.