Washington Times - Politics

• Trump welcomes freed Russian-American ballerina at White House

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 50

  President Trump greeted Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina at the White House Monday after she was released from a Russian penal colony...

• Kemp declines Georgia Senate run in blow to GOP hopes of flipping seat

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 60

  Georgia's popular Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said he'll pass on running for Senate in 2026, dimming the GOP's chances of winning back the seat from...

• An overwhelming majority of Americans don't want Trump tax cuts to expire

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 65

  A majority of Americans don't support raising taxes, according to a new poll, which also bodes well for support of President Trump's plans to cut...

• Balancing Trump criticism and bipartisanship, Democrat Jon Ossoff walks a fine line in Georgia

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 72

  There's the Jon Ossoff who built his political career around criticizing Donald Trump.

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• AFGE president says downsizing after Trump's order threatens the union's survival

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 46

  The president of the nation's largest union for federal workers said Monday the organization's ongoing staff downsizing will devastate the services...

• Trump halts greening of federal buildings

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 53

  Federal buildings will no longer need to convert from fossil fuels to electric, the Trump administration announced Monday.

• Trump has booted 11,000 IRS employees so far, and counting

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 40

  President Trump has given buyouts or tried to terminate employment of more than 11,000 people at the IRS, with a disproportionate share of those...

• Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 60

  Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture - even if they're...

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges investor patience to see the big picture of Trump's agenda

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 43

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors Monday that President Trump's economic agenda is "more than the sum of its parts," pointing to...

• Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 26

  Three Democratic U.S. senators are asking the Trump administration to explain how it analyzed a proposed rule to eliminate habitat protections for...

• Trump says Mexico's president rejected help from U.S. military because she's 'scared' of cartels

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 51

  President Trump said he thinks Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is too afraid of cartels to allow U.S. troops to cross the border to help combat...

• Coalition of 19 states, D.C. asks federal judge to reverse deep cuts to Health and Human Services

  6-5-2025 Politics Washington Times - Politics 149

  Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump...