By Trisha Thadani, Elizabeth Dwoskin — About a year ago, Elon Musk quietly summoned a handful of Republican strategists and confidants to his sparsely decorated apartment overlooking downtown Austin. The […]
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Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims
By John Hudson, Natalie Allison, Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima — Despite claims by the Defense Department to the contrary, legal teams representing the U.S. and Qatari governments have not finalized […]
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs halted by Court of International Trade
By David J. Lynch, Cat Zakrzewski — The Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing tariffs on all imported goods, calling an […]
Trump picks top Justice Dept. official who was his lawyer to be a judge
By Perry Stein — Trump picks top Justice Dept. official who was his lawyer to be a judge President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the federal bench is a top […]
Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm
By Douglas MacMillan, Aaron Schaffer — Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm A leader of the Trump administration’s effort to detain and deport millions of immigrants […]
Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining
By Ann E. Marimow — Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the federal government to […]
House approves Trump’s massive tax and immigration package
By Jacob Bogage, Marianna Sotomayor, Matthew Choi, Paul Kane – House Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and immigration agenda Thursday morning, sending to the Senate legislation that the […]
Trump’s tax bill plan adds to federal debt, prompting investor backlash
By David J. Lynch — Trump’s tax bill plan adds to federal debt, prompting investor backlash Investor unease over President Donald Trump’s economic program drove the government’s borrowing costs to […]
Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
By Jacob Bogage, Abha Bhattarai(c) 2025 , The Washington Post — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ mammoth tax and immigration bill would add so much to the national debt […]
In praise of George Wendt’s Norm
By Lili Loofbourow — Sure, “Cheers” billed itself as a place where everybody knows your name. But there was really only one name everyone in that famous TV bar knew. […]