Washington Times - Politics

• Jeffries says that Dems need more time to review new stopgap bill, GOP not 'trustworthy'

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 37

  Democrat Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said that members of his conference don't trust the House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and need more time to...

• Iowa's two campaigns: Donald Trump's rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail

  1-10-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  Having stood out in two presidential debates, Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue in Iowa since launching her campaign. She's hoping to fill a...

• McCarthy turns to a 'clean' stopgap bill to avoid a shutdown, puts the ball in the Democrats' court

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 60

  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is moving forward with a "clean" stopgap spending bill that ditches border policy and spending cuts, saying he tried...

• California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein's replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 89

  The Democrats' fragile majority in the U.S. Senate puts extra pressure on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to quickly pick a replacement for Sen....

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• Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She's being lauded as an evolving ally

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 70

  Dianne Feinstein once stood at the center of a pivotal moment in LGBTQ+ history. Decades later, in death, she's being lauded by LGBTQ+ leaders as a...

• The Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friend

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 67

  When Washington Sen. Patty Murray received a call early Friday morning that Sen. Dianne Feinstein had died, she immediately started calling her...

• McCarthy, GOP regroup following staggering stopgap defeat, plan to try again Saturday

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 41

  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went back to the drawing board after a large faction of his Republicans shot down a stopgap spending bill, saying he...

• Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 58

  Federal prosecutors pressed their case Friday for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, citing what they said was a continuing...

• House adds anti-abortion guardrails to bill reauthorizing global AIDS relief

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 28

  The House has voted to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief after adding pro-life protections, teeing up a showdown with the...

• Feinstein's death puts pressure on Newsom to pick a replacement that satisfies party's liberal base

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 58

  The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein at age 90 prompted a cascade of tributes for the trailblazing California Democrat. But it also triggered a...

• Feds charge IRS contractor with leaking wealthy taxpayers' information

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 63

  Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against Charles Littlejohn, an IRS contractor they accused of leaking the secret tax information of a...

• Trump's new nickname for Nikki Haley: Birdbrain

  30-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 50

  Former President Donald Trump has added a nickname to his repertoire of those that he gives out to people he's not fond of, christening fellow...