Politics

Library of Congress via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the top of the page. The “What is the Underground Railroad?” page featured a photo of and quote from […]

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The IRS and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data-sharing agreement to support the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing late Monday night. Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would submit names and addresses of immigrants living in the United […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically for countries around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The latest cuts include the termination of all remaining U.S. Agency for International Development contracts supporting the delivery of food, water and medicine to populations […]

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Trump administration can move forward with the termination of 16,000 probationary federal workers across six agencies and departments, rescinding a lower court order that they be reinstated as litigation challenging the layoffs continues. In a brief, unsigned […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. is engaged in what he called “direct talks” with Iran over its nuclear program. Making the surprise announcement sitting alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office, Trump said the discussions would be ramped up to high-level talks beginning this weekend. “We’re having […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid mixed messaging from top White House officials, President Donald Trump was asked directly on Monday whether his sweeping tariffs are negotiable or here to stay. “They can both be true,” Trump responded. “There can be permanent tariffs and there can also be negotiations because there are things that we […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The biggest mistake Democrats have made is “not centering people enough” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said Sunday. “A lot of people voted for Donald Trump because they trusted him and didn’t trust that Democrats could deliver for them,” Booker told ABC “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos. “We are in a state […]

Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court for emergency intervention in the case of a Maryland man the government — by its own admission — removed to El Salvador by mistake and now must return by 11:59 p.m. on Monday under a lower court’s order. Solicitor General D. John […]

Win Mcnamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As fallout continues from President Donald Trump’s destabilizing tariff policy on virtually all U.S. trading partners, some Republican senators are warning about the risks for American families. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican and ardent Trump supporter, made headlines when he spoke out — first on Fox News last week […]

ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of business groups and conservative lawyers are preparing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing he does not have the legal authority to impose them. Sources familiar with the effort say they are preparing to file the challenge in the coming weeks, possibly as soon as this […]