Washington Times - Politics
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Musk amplifies campaign urging Trump to pardon convicted George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin
A conservative website is calling for President Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, arguing that the former Minneapolis police officer was wrongly...
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'Power grab': Judge lectures Trump over firing of labor board member
A federal judge unloaded on President Trump in a ruling Thursday calling his firing of a member of the National Labor Relations Board a "power...
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Trump seeks to make his challengers pay to stop him in court
President Trump moved Thursday to cut down on the tsunami of legal challenges filed against him so far by ordering his government to demand...
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Trump to sign order shutting Education Department, faces strong opposition
President Trump will make his move to begin dismantling the Department of Education any day now, according to White House sources, though political...
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts
A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for...
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Trump shifts tariff strategy amid market turmoil
The move comes a day after the president carved out exemptions for auto manufacturers and amid Wall Street turmoil over the tariffs that have wiped...
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Trump says Musk preparing to return NASA astronauts to Earth in two weeks
President Trump on Thursday said tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to launch a SpaceX ship in two weeks to return NASA astronauts Butch...
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Hard-liners want to strip Rep. Al Green, other disruptive Democrats of their committee assignments
Some House Republicans want to see stiffer penalties levied against Rep. Al Green and other Democrats for disrupting proceedings on the House floor.
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Special counsel resigns, removing roadblock to Trump firings
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger resigned his post on Thursday, removing himself as a hurdle to President Trump's plans to fire thousands of...
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Trump eyes another extension of deadline for TikTok sale
President Trump said Thursday that he will "probably" grant an extension on TikTok's deadline to find an American buyer or be banned in the United...
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Trump yanks security clearances at firm where lawyer spread false Russia rumors
For the second time in as many weeks, President Trump on Thursday revoked the security clearances for a high-powered Washington law firm with deep...
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House Freedom Caucus ready to pivot, back funding extension to help Trump
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris told The Washington Times that he and other fiscal hard-liners are willing to support a stopgap bill...