How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"
In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...
He's emboldened, he's organized and he's still Trump: Takeaways from the president's opening days
Donald Trump’s first week in office isn’t over yet, but what the Republican president has done so far offers clues about how ...
Ex-Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin slams paper, accuses journalists of enabling ‘authoritarian regime’
Former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin joined MSNBC on Saturday and lambasted her former employer, accusing the ...
President Trump’s First Week Hammered Public Health
The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term included several executive orders and actions that will be detrimental ...
Trump storms Washington with hundreds of pardons — and he might not be done
Even some Democrats, including former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Sr., have plans to ...
Biden leaves office and Washington after 50 years but says ‘we’re not leaving the fight’
Joe Biden has wrapped up a more than 50-year political career. But he also promised that “we’re not leaving the fight,” as he ...
Trump feuds with Colombia’s president as he rolls out immigration crackdown
President Donald Trump is pushing forward with his agenda in the busy opening days of his second term, with an immigration ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: President takes pride in getting rid of 'woke crap'
More orders are expected Tuesday amid fallout from his first moves, including his issuing pardons for more than a thousand ...
President-elect Donald Trump to hold 'victory rally' in Washington, DC before inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump is set to hold a 'victory rally' in Washington D.C., one day before his inauguration. Here's ...
RI lawmakers try to halt delay in receiving federal Washington Bridge funding
The four members of Rhode Island's Congressional delegation are working to prevent a delay in receiving federal grants ...
Lawmaker lauds Trump for 'shaking up and disrupting' the 'Washington establishment machine'
S.C., discusses President Donald Trump's firing of inspectors general, his remarks on FEMA, the implementation of the president's agenda and her political future.