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During a news conference, Kiley said he will continue to caucus with House Republicans for the remainder of this term but pledged to be an independent voice.
Environmentalists in Guam and the Trump administration are squaring off over the Air Forces disposal of hazardous munitions on a beach.
A federal grand jury in Arizona has subpoenaed records from a review Republican lawmakers conducted of the 2020 presidential results that confirmed Trump lost.
Trump said that if Australia doesnt take the players, criticized by Iranian hard-liners for their behavior during the Womens Asian Cup, the U.S. will.
The Tennessee lawmakers post is part of a larger trend of House Republicans leaning on Islamophobic rhetoric.
J. Todd Inman frequently represented the National Transportation Safety Board in news conferences after the deadly American Airlines crash in D.C. last year.
Officials have alleged that Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment held an illegal monopoly over concerts and other live events.
President Trump is recasting the role of wartime leader in his image, breaking from generations of practice as he attacks his domestic enemies and revels in memes.
The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the governments 2-million person civilian workforce.
Strong Democratic turnout last week in heavily Latino parts of Texas has some Republicans fearing they will struggle to maintain the coalition Trump built in 2024.
Republicans designed parts of Trumps signature tax law to deliver larger refunds this filing season, offering a potential political boost before the midterms.
Amid President Donald Trumps immigration crackdown, Americans saw Minnesotans at their best, looking out for each other, the governor tells The Post.
Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet.
The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days.
Trump joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer as the remains of the first troops killed in the Iran war returned to the U.S.
Asif Merchants case played out amid a broadening conflict in the Middle East. He was accused of working with the Iranian government to kill high-ranking U.S. officials.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California) said he will not seek reelection, joining a wave of departures from Congress.
The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.
A classified U.S. report doubts that Irans opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.
New maps are forcing incumbents into early retirement or ideologically driven primaries, creating a more partisan House.
As a debate about generational change rages in his party, the 85-year-old lawmaker weighs another run.
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that judges who blocked executive orders sanctioning several law firms had infringed on the presidents authority.
Vinay Prasad, the top regulator overseeing vaccines and complex treatments for difficult diseases, had previously lost his job in July before getting it back less than two weeks later.
A spokesperson said the bars counsel erroneously stated there was a pending investigation; instead, a complaint against Halligan remains at a preliminary stage.
This is a straightforward issue of whos in charge, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said, citing a law that certain monuments must receive Congresss approval.
The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cubas government.
The agency said the records, which include allegations made against President Donald Trump in 2019, were not previously released because they were incorrectly coded.
The abrupt cancellation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.
The U.S. military operation in Iran is testing a depleted Justice Department and FBI. Firings of experienced agents and prosecutors have diminished expertise to counter threats.
President Trump plans to host television executives, officials from college sports conferences and former players as he seeks to put his stamp on college sports.
In what appears to be a first in the country, legislation headed to the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) would prohibit public schools from teaching that the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol were peaceful.
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
The president is looking to endorse a senator he once called a RINO over a staunch ally who worked to try to overturn the 2020 election results, dismaying many in his MAGA base.
The celebration of Inter Miamis championship and Lionel Messis arrival at the White House became a slalom between major geopolitical events and Trumps fandom.
The Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would allow it to intervene in state bar disciplinary actions, which it said have become weaponized.
President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).
Democrats cheered Noems departure, but said it wasnt enough to end the DHS shutdown that will soon enter its fourth week.
House Republican leaders made the request hours after Gonzales admitted, for the first time, to an affair with a staffer who later died after setting herself on fire.
The union for federal workers has argued the proposed changes would remove protections that are in place to prevent politically motivated layoffs.
In a lawsuit, Democratic officials from more than 20 states say that Trumps new tariffs are illegal and that he is trying to sidestep a Supreme Court ruling.
Follow President Trumps 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.
A Post analysis of submitted comments found more than 97 percent were critical of the planned 90,000-square-foot addition. The White House has defended it as necessary.
GOP leaders have tried to focus debate on cost-of-living issues at the top of voters minds, as war rages throughout Middle East.
The new findings come after the Trump administration in January took the unprecedented step of overhauling the CDCs routine childhood immunization schedule.
Two groups one with the imprimatur of Congress, the other with President Trumps blessing are jockeying to host celebrations for Americas 250th anniversary.
The review, and possible vote, by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday is the final procedural hurdle for President Donald Trumps plans.
Another Republican received President Donald Trumps endorsement shortly after Dainess announcement.
Top AI executives, in response to a backlash against high utility bills, pledged to cover the energy costs created by data centers at an event with the president.
For Democrats, age may become a liability this cycle; for Republicans, trouble may arise without a Trump endorsement.
The Justice Department said it plans to appeal a judges decision that blocked the government from searching Post reporter Hannah Natansons electronic devices.

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