Politics Mar 10 Young people devoted to government service dismayed by Trump cutting the federal fellows program One of President Donald Trump's executive orders ended the Presidential Management Fellows program, which was created in 1978 to entice highly qualified workers with advanced degrees to join the federal government.
Nation Feb 27 USAID workers clear out belongings after mournful final visit to agency under federal guard U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been given 15 minutes to clear out their workspaces as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency have begun arriving at their Washington headquarters.
Politics Feb 14 WATCH: Helicopter crew in DC collision may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air traffic controller to pass behind the plane, investigators said Friday.
Politics Jan 24 WATCH: Trump, Vance and Johnson give remarks at March for Life rally in D.C. “We will again stand proudly for families and for life,” Trump declared in a pre-recorded video address. Vance hailed Trump’s previous actions on abortion, saying the president “delivered on his promise of ending Roe" and appointed hundreds of anti-abortion judges.
Politics Jan 22 Trump demands apology after bishop asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.
Politics Dec 30 Veterans caucus in Congress seeks to bridge political divide In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation.
Nation Nov 08 Racist text messages sent to Black recipients, including children, raise alarms in multiple states Some messages said the recipient was going to a "plantation" and instructed them to show up at an address at a particular time "with your belongings."…
Politics Oct 28 Voters are worried about post-election violence, implications for democracy, AP-NORC poll finds About 4 in 10 registered voters say they are extremely or very worried about violent attempts to overturn the election results.
Politics Oct 22 Some poor people in Georgia say they have no reason to vote, a decision that could sway election There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don't. That's four times the number of votes that President Joe Biden carried the state by in 2020.
Politics Apr 23 Judge to weigh in on request to hold Trump in contempt for breaking gag order The hearing could result in further financial punishment for Trump, who last year was fined $15,000 for twice violating a gag order imposed at his New York civil fraud trial. But whether it deters him from future incendiary comments, or…