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 ...
President Trump hits Colombia with tariffs for refusing deportation flights
President Trump announced stiff tariffs on Colombian imports for denying the entry of U.S. military deportation flights ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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Bill Clinton at 2025 inauguration: See photos of the former president as Donald Trump sworn in
The former presidents last convened at the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C. See ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.