Johnson tells House Republicans that Trump wants one ‘big beautiful’ reconciliation package
Trump’s decision is a win for House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.), who has pushed for Republicans to pass one bill instead of two. Smith and his allies warned that separating the tax package ...
DeSantis made Florida an incubator for ‘classical education.’ Is a national wave next?
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ embrace of “classical education,” which emphasizes liberal arts and western teachings, is part of his overhaul of the state education system.
What California can learn from the place that invented the initiative
Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country that ...
The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations
The diminished Lebanese militant group has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.
Biden to block new offshore drilling along most US coastline
The move may complicate Republican efforts to speed lease sales for oil and gas exploration in federal waters.
Schumer presses Thune for briefings on recent attacks
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pressing Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) for an all-senators briefing on recent dangerous events in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
Washington Post cartoonist quits after cartoon satirizing Jeff Bezos is rejected
I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at,” Ann Telnaes wrote. “Until now.” ...
Trump rails against justice system after sentencing news
The president-elect’s legal woes fell away after his electoral victory following a campaign built in part on a narrative that ...
Biden bestows final Presidential Medals of Freedom
President Joe Biden on Saturday announced this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in his last opportunity to bestow the nation’s highest civilian honor ahead of his upcoming exit ...
Playbook: Mike Johnson’s Saturday morning reality check
LATEST WAPO DRAMA — Pulitzer-winning cartoonist ANN TELNAES announced last night she quit WaPo after editors killed a cartoon that depicted owner JEFF BEZOS, among others, genuflecting to ...
Trump’s tax cuts are the coming storm for Capitol Hill. Here’s your forecast.
Crapo says extending current policy, like the tax cuts from Trump’s first term that are set to expire at the end of this year, shouldn’t cost anything. Nor should what he calls “pro-growth” provisions ...
Jimmy Carter’s 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia
A motorcade with Carter’s flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, where former Secret Service agents who protected the late president were serving as pallbearers and ...