The D.C. Bar’s ethics committee warns that law firms brokering Trump-related government settlements may breach ethics rules unless they obtain waivers from conflicted clients.
Air traffic controllers say the ongoing government shutdown is straining the aviation system and compromising safety as they work without pay.
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses the possibility of a Trump third term as unconstitutional—but says it’s fun to troll Democrats with the idea.
A federal judge ruled Bill Essayli unlawfully served as U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles but allowed him to stay as top deputy, raising legal and political questions.
Republican senators confronted Vice President J.D. Vance over a White House plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, warning it would devastate American ranchers and rural economies.
The Trump administration has reinstalled the only Confederate statue in Washington, D.C.—a monument to Albert Pike—igniting renewed controversy over historical memory and racial justice.
A recent inquiry by National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent into F.B.I. files concerning Charlie Kirk has reportedly alarmed F.B.I. Director Kash Patel, raising questions about inter-agency protocols and potential overreach.
President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Kuwait, Amer Ghalib, is on the brink of rejection after three Republican senators announced opposition over controversial past statements.
The Senate passed a resolution to terminate Trump’s 50% tariffs on Brazil with bipartisan support, challenging the president’s emergency trade powers amid rising economic concerns.
A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate school mental health grants frozen since May, ruling the cuts were unlawful and harmed students in 16 states.