Politics

• Presidents Day, once celebration of Washington's birth, increasingly retail-focused holiday

  17-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 16

  Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the first leader of a new...

• More U.S.-Russia talks expected as Trump pushes to end war in Ukraine

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 16

  Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to his Russian counterpart Saturday and key Trump administration officials will reportedly meet with a...

• IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 28

  The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency's plans, and...

• Sen. Graham says Trump may not have started wars in Ukraine, Gaza, but he must end them

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 17

  Sen. Lindsey Graham believes that while President Trump was not the one who started the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, he needs to be the one to...

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• Trump DOJ fires 20 Biden immigration judges

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 21

  The Trump administration has canned 20 "midnight" immigration judges the Biden administration tried to shoehorn onto the courts in its final days,...

• Trump cheers hostage release, backs Israel's next move

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 24

  President Trump lauded the latest release of hostages held by Hamas on Saturday and asserted the U.S. will support Israel's decision on whether the...

• Republicans confront difficult Medicaid choices in search of savings to help pay for tax cuts

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 18

  Congressional Republicans are targeting Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans, for hundreds of billions in...

• Senate Republican warns that Trump's downsizing of federal workforce will do 'more harm than good'

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 20

  Sen. Lisa Murkowski sounded the alarm over President Trump's efforts to downsize the federal workforce, particularly over the disproportionate harm...

• IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency's plans, and...

• Dem lawmakers fighting Trump's agency cuts represent states receiving $231 billion in federal funds

  16-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 21

  House Democrats are leading an effort to fight President Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government through a task force that could lead...

• Legislative immunity is a privilege in most states. A speeding ticket could change that in Arizona

  15-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 21

  When a police officer gave state Sen. Mark Finchem a speeding ticket, the Arizona Republican didn't need to worry about the consequences.

• Justice Department formally asks court to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

  15-2-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 24

  The Justice Department formally asked a federal judge Friday night to drop the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams, moving to close out...