Politics
Trump nominates acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to be agency’s permanent chief
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be the secretary of labor, elevating him from the agency’s acting director two months after Lori...
Trump says he’ll meet with D.C.’s ‘communist’ likely mayor
resident Trump said Sunday said he will meet with D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George, the likely future mayor of the District whom Mr. Trump described as a “communist.”...
States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some...
Election worker says federal officers confronted her at polls over social media post criticizing ICE
A poll worker said two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the...
Judge orders release of more Epstein-files names that were redacted
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release information redacted or withheld from the public Epstein files, including names of people prosecutors once identified...
IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says
WASHINGTON — The IRS did better than expected getting refunds out to taxpayers during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce, but the national taxpayer advocate...
Trump tells congressman he’s endorsed ‘no one wants to hear from you’
President Trump traveled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to back Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s reelection bid, but joked with the incumbent Republican that an audience of his constituents didn’t want to...
Trump insists on weapons inspections as Vance, Iran offer differing accounts of first round of talks
President Trump on Monday announced that Iran will be subject to weapons inspections as part of a comprehensive peace deal despite Tehran’s assertion that negotiators made no new commitments...
Trump administration will not set nationwide environmental requirements, Zeldin says
No nationwide environmental standards for artificial intelligence data centers will be implemented by the Trump administration, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said this week. Instead, he offered that...
