Author: David Sivak

President Donald Trump is betting he can bring public opinion to his side in a winding legal fight with Harvard, the elite university that, more than any other, has resisted his sweeping policy demands. Harvard has sued the Trump administration twice for actions it says amount to a “campaign of retribution.” Its president, Alan Garber,…

Former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis has renewed congressional scrutiny of his presidency as Republicans allege a cover-up of both his mental and physical health. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the chairman of a Senate investigative subcommittee, will be requesting interviews related to the diagnosis, he told the Washington Examiner, as part of a new inquiry…

The chainsaw ethos of President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting department is giving way to a more methodical, and modest, operation as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the group’s de facto head, steps back from the national spotlight. Musk, tapped to lead Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, barreled into Washington in January with few constraints and a mandate…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is bridging a messaging divide with the House as Senate Democrats ratchet up their opposition to President Donald Trump. Booker, the communications chairman for Senate Democrats, invited his House counterparts to speak at Thursday’s caucus lunch, where members of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee gave a briefing on their voter…

The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to rename a wildlife refuge after Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl allegedly killed by two Venezuelan migrants last year. The measure, offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in a unanimous consent request from the Senate floor, would codify an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March.…

Senate Democrats will be protesting President Donald Trump‘s decision to accept a luxury jet from Qatar, a gift that has raised ethics and national security concerns from lawmakers of both parties. In the coming days, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) will introduce a resolution disapproving of the gift, a Boeing 747 that Trump wants to replace Air Force One.…

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reviving a push to defund Planned Parenthood, with abortion opponents seeing a rare chance to pass the language through Republicans’ sweeping budget bill. Conservatives have tried for years to strip federal funding from the abortion provider, only to see their efforts fall short in Congress or…

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser has begun reaching out to allies on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as he prepares to be vetted for a new role as U.N. ambassador. This week, Mike Waltz called Sen. John Curtis (R-UT), a former House colleague, to discuss his nomination. He also had a “far-ranging” conversation…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is renewing GOP divisions over trade as the Senate prepares to vote on the repeal of President Donald Trump’s global tariff emergency. The Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on a resolution that reverses the “Liberation Day” tariffs Trump announced on April 2, even after the White House paused those…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) offered a preemptive endorsement to Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), the front-runner to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) as Democratic whip in the Senate. Schatz has not formally announced a run for the position, open for the first time in two decades after Durbin announced he would retire in 2026, but he’s…