Tag: Washington D.C.

Trump administration rakes in $500M in first Venezuelan oil sale

Energy and Environment

Trump administration rakes in $500 million in first Venezuelan oil sale

Callie Patteson · January 14, 2026 4:17 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after he participated in a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on October 22, 2025 in Stockton, California. Gov. Newsom answered questions about the Trump administration's plans to deploy border patrol officers and the National Guard to San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Newsom calls to ‘hold xAI accountable’ for explicit deepfakes

Jenny Goldsberry · January 14, 2026 4:05 pm

President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat.

Trump eyes Potomac park as location for National Garden of American Heroes planned for semiquincentennial

Emily Hallas · January 14, 2026 3:44 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport.

House Democrats introduce impeachment articles against Kristi Noem

Rachel Schilke · January 14, 2026 2:41 pm

An FBI insignia is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.

Minnesota faces DOJ lawsuit alleging discrimination and DEI hiring practices

Kaelan Deese · January 14, 2026 2:35 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

House GOP overcomes attendance and rebellion problems to advance second batch of funding bills

Rachel Schilke · January 14, 2026 2:32 pm

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill.

Brendan Carr says FCC has ‘obligation to enforce the public interest’ as he is grilled over media and mergers

Samantha-Jo Roth · January 14, 2026 2:20 pm

Protesters in Minneapolis after Renee Good was killed by ICE.

ICE officer tells protester ‘I love my job’

Jenny Goldsberry · January 14, 2026 1:53 pm

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, from left, Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., stand beside a photo of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, as they announce they will work to limit funding for the Department of Homeland Security, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

DOJ says ‘no basis’ for civil rights investigation of Minneapolis ICE shooting

Kaelan Deese · January 14, 2026 1:13 pm

President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and family watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Sterling, Va.

What is America 250?

Emily Hallas · January 14, 2026 10:16 am

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House.

Patriotism and Unity

Trump proved how easy it is to condemn antisemitism

Ian Haworth · January 14, 2026 9:27 am

File - A truck passes oil pump jacks at dusk near Karnes City, Texas, Nov. 1, 2023. On Wednesday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for November. The producer price index is an indicator measuring inflation at the wholesale level, hitting businesses before they pass costs along to consumers.

Producer prices rose to 3% through November as inflation lingers

Zach Halaschak · January 14, 2026 8:39 am