Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urges Donald Trump and J.D. Vance to denounce offensive texts from young Republican operatives, calling their silence dangerous.
While most of Congress is away, Rep. Kevin Kiley of California continues to show up in Washington during the government shutdown, calling out his own party for inaction.
Brown University becomes the second college to reject a Trump administration proposal offering preferential federal funding in exchange for policy changes, defending academic independence.
President Trump signed a memo granting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authority to repurpose federal funds to pay military personnel without congressional approval, reigniting debate over executive overreach.
An American flag modified to display a swastika was discovered in the Capitol Hill office of Republican Rep. Dave Taylor of Ohio, who condemned the symbol and launched an investigation with Capitol Police.
In his second term, Donald Trump faces none of the institutional constraints that limited his first presidency—career officials are gone, loyalists are in charge, and norms are collapsing.
President Trump publicly called for the prosecution of political rivals in an Oval Office meeting, with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy AG Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel offering no resistance.
The Trump administration has laid off nearly all staff at the federal Office of Population Affairs, jeopardizing contraception and health services for millions of low-income women.
As his federal hiring freeze expires, Donald Trump issues a new executive order requiring all federal hires to be approved by political appointees, raising concerns about the politicization of the civil service.
The Supreme Court’s rejection of affirmative action in 2023 didn’t just end race-conscious college admissions—it opened the door to broader challenges against equity policies nationwide.