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Kennedy, other Trump officials balk at requests to testify on Capitol Hill

Democrats have suggested the lack of testimony is yet another way the administration is snubbing the legislative branch.

27 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
Trump aides official religious messages for Christmas draw objections

Explicitly sectarian religious messages for Christmas on official government social media accounts drew complaints from advocates for church-state separation.

27 Dec 2025 12:46 am
Trump suffers several defeats in effort to punish opposing lawyers

Courts have ruled against Trumps efforts to take security clearances away from opposing lawyers. The latest loss comes in a case involving lawyer Mark Zaid.

27 Dec 2025 12:36 am
Zelensky says he will meet Trump soon, citing progress in peace plan

The Sunday meeting suggests that Washington and Kyiv are closing in on a joint position to end the war. Russia, however, will probably reject the plan.

26 Dec 2025 9:35 pm
Trumps farmer bailout caps tough year for loyal constituency

Red-state farmers continue to struggle under damaging inflation and the fallout of President Donald Trumps tariff policies, especially with China.

26 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
Files offer details on Epsteins death in federal custody

Among the Epstein files are records on his death in New Yorks Metropolitan Correctional Center, but nothing so far challenges a ruling that he died by suicide.

26 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warnings on Christian killings

The U.S. military said it attacked Islamic State militants with the approval of Nigerian authorities. The number of casualties is unknown.

26 Dec 2025 10:29 am
Two vulnerable senators stand to benefit from intense focus on constituents

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) are two of the chambers staunchest believers in the value of constituency services.

25 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
Commission tees up first hearing on Trumps ballroom construction

The National Capital Planning Commission is preparing to host a presentation on the White House ballroom building next month.

25 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
Federal governments charity drive doing far worse under Trump

Donations are down by more than 40 percent after a year when federal workers faced major agency downsizing and a lengthy government shutdown.

25 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
For one migrant family, no Christmas lights in New Orleans

After the Border Patrol arrived in Louisiana, a couple and their five children went into hiding. That meant less food, few outings and no lights on the Christmas tree.

25 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Justice Department struggles to handle massive Epstein file release

The massive size of the Epstein files perhaps more than a million pages has created problems for the Justice Department.

25 Dec 2025 2:01 am
What we know (and what we dont) about the Epstein files release

The tranche revealed wide-ranging references to President Donald Trump and detailed efforts to interview Prince Andrew in two investigations.

25 Dec 2025 1:11 am
Europe condemns U.S. move to bar individuals over tech monitoring

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department would bar several Europeans for their actions in monitoring the internet, which he characterized as censorship.

24 Dec 2025 6:12 pm
I am The Posts federal government whisperer. Its been brutal.

One reporters effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources and nearly broke her.

24 Dec 2025 4:30 pm
Congress set records in 2025, some more dubious than others

Republican lawmakers reflect on a year without much productivity and greater ceding of powers to the White House.

24 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Despite anti-media rhetoric, the government is still reading the news

The Trump administration is spending tens of thousands of dollars on paywalled news sites, including Politico and Bloomberg, despite earlier criticism of media outlets.

24 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment

The Supreme Court holds that the presidents authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in exceptional circumstances.

24 Dec 2025 2:33 am
Republican former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal cancer

The 53-year-old who was one of a handful of Republicans to speak out against Trump during his first term said in a lengthy social media post he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and suggested he doesnt have long to live.

24 Dec 2025 12:27 am
A third of D.C. arrests still involve federal agents despite end of takeover

The Post has gathered more than 5,000 arrest reports filed in D.C. Superior Court since Trumps crackdown began with a 30-day federal takeover of D.C. police.

23 Dec 2025 8:22 pm
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump

After a first batch of Epstein document had few mentions of President Trump, the Justice Department disclosed thousands more with many references to the president.

23 Dec 2025 9:08 am
Trump critic George Conway files papers for U.S. House bid in New York

George Conway is joining a crowded Democratic race in New York to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler for his U.S. House seat.

23 Dec 2025 3:56 am
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors

A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the America First agenda while others called it a devastating blow to Americas diplomatic corps.

23 Dec 2025 2:24 am
Democratic Rep. Crockett says Vance used racist tropes in comments about her

Two Black Democrats, Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, criticized comments the vice president made about them during his weekend speech at a Turning Point gathering.

23 Dec 2025 1:43 am
Republicans and Democrats pitch competing plans to tackle affordability

Affordability is topic No. 1 with midterms looming, but economists are skeptical that Congress can do much to lower prices across the board.

22 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
Ted Cruz weighs another presidential run, setting up clash with Vance

He feuds with Tucker Carlson and privately criticizes the vice president, touting traditional GOP foreign policy and warning of the partys rising antisemitism.

22 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
JD Vance is walking a tightrope on raging Israel debate within MAGA

Pressure is mounting on Vice President JD Vance to condemn Nick Fuentes over antisemitic rhetoric. But so far, hes trying not to disavow anyone within the movement.

22 Dec 2025 3:30 pm