Trump proposes returning death penalty to D.C.
Capital punishment could be returning to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump announced during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
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Education Department finds GMU Violated Title VI
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced George Mason University violated federal law by hiring and promoting staff based on race... Read More.
Trump eyes First Amendment showdown with order to prosecute flag burning
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday requiring federal prosecutors to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, a practice the... Read More.
Trump strikes positive tone with South Korean President, says he’ll meet with Kim Jong Un in the future
Onlookers braced for another tense, confrontational meeting in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and another world leader when Monday morning, Trump posted... Read More.
House Oversight Committee to investigate D.C. police over crime data
In response to allegations that Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated its crime data, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching... Read More.
CBO says tariffs could raise $4 trillion over next decade, raise prices
The Congressional Budget Office's estimated that President Donald Trump's tariffs could bring in $4 trillion over the next decade, but will raise consumer prices... Read More.
Trump says he plans to rename Department of Defense
President Donald Trump said Monday that next week the U.S. Department of Defense could once again return to an earlier name: War Department, a... Read More.
Trump moves to end cashless bail in D.C., nationwide
Two weeks after declaring “Liberation Day” in Washington, D.C., to combat crime, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to end cashless bail in the... Read More.
Nonprofit files complaints against Trump attorneys but almost no public discipline
Two nonprofits run by an attorney with long-time Democratic connections have been filing ethics complaints against lawyers who represented Trump officials or issues, seeking... Read More.
Everyday Economics: Softer tape, PCE in focus, and the Fed’s next move
This summer, economic signals leaned softer. Hiring looks frozen, retail sales volumes are flat to slightly negative, and existing-home sales are essentially unchanged from... Read More.
