College campuses across the country saw a terrifying start to the new school year with a rash of swatting and fake threats that has caused students to barricade themselves in classrooms and dozens of police officers to rush to the schools. From Arizona to Pennsylvania, universities are experiencing hoax calls that include reports that students … Read more
Senate Republicans are staring down a high-stakes week as they try to settle on a plan of attack in their bid to expedite the confirmation of hundreds of President Trump’s lower-level nominees that Democrats have been holding up. Tensions are still simmering almost a month after senators left Washington after failing to break the logjam … Read more
House Republicans are expected to take the lead as the GOP moves to fulfill President Trump’s call for a “comprehensive crime bill” that coincides with his crackdown on Washington, D.C., and threats to extend his efforts to other cities. Exactly what the bill will include is unclear, but it’s expected to take aim at issues … Read more
President Trump is in a rush to leave his mark on the nation’s capital. He’s taken over policing and deployed the National Guard, directed Kennedy Center entertainment, put the federal government in charge of Union Station and ordered “anti-American ideology” be weeded out of Smithsonian museums. Trump downsized the workforce inside Washington’s jungle of federal … Read more
Susan Monarez, who was ousted as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday afternoon after only weeks on the job, said hours later that she had not been fired and would not resign. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a statement on the social platform X at … Read more
President Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops into more American cities after deploying soldiers in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles this year. He’s highlighted Baltimore and Chicago as cities in particular need of help fighting crime, though Monday he appeared to back off his threat to unilaterally deploy the National Guard into cities … Read more
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation made him the face of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the U.S., his lawyer said Wednesday. Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said during a hearing that Abrego Garcia has filed a motion to reopen his immigration proceedings and seek asylum in the country. It’s a … Read more
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is taking over management of Union Station, the latest step in President Trump’s aggressive intervention in the nation’s capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made the announcement while also unveiling new high-speed Acela trains going into service this week. “Instead of being a point of pride, Washington’s Union Station … Read more
Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, adding to the party’s successes in special elections this year, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in the race to replace the late state Sen. Rocky De Witt (R), who died in office in June from cancer. Democrats homed in … Read more
Democrats continued their winning streak in key special elections this year with another victory in a contested state Senate seat in Iowa. The party eyed the seat as a pickup opportunity to break up the Republican supermajority in the body and demonstrate further enthusiasm among the Democratic base in an offyear election. The party’s candidate … Read more