Gold-bar scammer gets 6.5 years in ‘national epidemic’
A California man was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Tuesday for his role in ongoing “government impostor” gold-bar scams ...
Virginia, Maryland senators vow to oppose continuing resolution
Maryland and Virginia senators have said they would oppose the spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans need 60 ...
What’s being lost with the DOGE cuts? These fired feds can tell you.
The Washington Post spoke to fired workers who explained their roles — and what the country is losing with the elimination of ...
US Senator Shaheen will not seek reelection, adding to Democrats' hurdles
(Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced on Wednesday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, saying ...
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House GOP passes spending bill, sending plan to avert government shutdown to Senate
The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...
Junior Bridgeman, billionaire businessman and basketball standout, dies at 71
Junior Bridgeman, a college basketball and NBA standout who went on to an even more successful career in business, has died ...
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died
The NTSB determined the existing separation distance between planes and helicopters at Reagan National Airport is “insufficient" and poses an intolerable risk.
Canada announces more than $20 billion in tariffs in response to Trump’s metal tax. Follow live updates.
Earlier Wednesday, the European Union announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on US industrial and farm products.
Jamie Raskin invites DC to rejoin Maryland to save the city from the ‘thumb of MAGA colonialism’
District of Columbia officials have argued for statehood for decades, but the movement has received significant pushback from Republicans.
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Trade Fight Widens as Europe and Canada Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs As President Trump’s global tariffs on metals took effect, the European Union and Canada announced billions of dollars in ...