Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Friday’s hush money sentencing
The petition is the latest effort by President-elect Donald Trump to avoid sentencing for his 34-count felony conviction related to a 2016 hush money payment.
Washington Post to lay off 4% of staff to cut costs
The Washington Post said on Tuesday it would lay off about 4% of its workforce or less than 100 employees in a bid to cut ...
Trump could be setting himself up for a ‘powerful’ early failure
Trump wants to go big with his first legislative priority, but major pitfalls await — if he even recognizes them.
Judge Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report
Amid fights over the report from special counsel Jack Smith, a New York appellate judge denied Trump’s request to delay his ...
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges southward into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame ...
Will TikTok be banned this month? The question is making content creators anxious
For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive ...
National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter: What It Means, and What’s Closed
The day of mourning will be held on the same day as Mr. Carter’s funeral at Washington National Cathedral. President Biden ...
Four years after his supporters invaded the US Capitol, Trump is more powerful than ever
Late on a day of chaos and blood on January 6, 2021, it was unimaginable that Donald Trump — who summoned a mob to Washington ...
DC shuts down due to snow as Congress prepares to certify election
While Congress is expected to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, the rest of Washington, D.C., has ...
Congress passes bill to fund government after threat of holiday shutdown | The Excerpt
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Sen. Mike Rounds on Trump’s second term agenda and cabinet picks
Rounds joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping second-term agenda, the incoming administration’s cabinet picks and his priorities for a ...