Washington Times - Politics

• The federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 97

  The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House,...

• Voice of America director resigns amid congressional corruption probe at broadcaster

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 30

  The acting director of the troubled Voice of America resigned abruptly this week amid a congressional investigation into corruption allegations at...

• Mexican president wants to meet with Biden on immigration, drug trafficking

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 28

  Mexico's top diplomat, Alicia Barcena, said Friday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants to travel to Washington D.C. in early November...

• DHS breaks record with more than 300,000 unauthorized entries in August

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 25

  Homeland Security saw 304,162 unauthorized migrants enter the country in August alone, breaking the previous monthly record and heightening the...

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• Biden to join striking autoworkers on the picket line in Michigan

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 26

  President Biden has accepted the United Auto Workers' invitation to join striking workers on the picket line, announcing the visit on social media...

• Pro-life ad featuring Biden to run during Ohio State-Notre Dame game

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 24

  A pro-life ad against an Ohio abortion-rights ballot measure features an unlikely advocate: President Biden.

• N.J. Gov. Murphy says Sen. Bob Menendez should resign over 'disturbing' indictment

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 80

  New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is calling on Sen. Robert Menendez to resign, saying his indictment on bribery charges is "deeply disturbing."

• Federal judge strikes down California ban on high-capacity gun magazines

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 34

  California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday.

• Senate Judiciary chairman calls for Justice Thomas to recuse in key case over executive overreach

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 29

  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a major case...

• New poll shows voters will blame Republicans if a shutdown happens

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 25

  A new poll from a nonprofit aligned with a moderate GOP caucus showed that if a partial government shutdown happens in the coming days, over...

• Biden gives gun-control lobby what it wants: a new federal office dedicated to stopping gun violence

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 24

  President Biden on Friday created a new federal office of gun violence prevention to coordinate efforts across the government to curb gun crimes.

• Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at U.S. senator's home

  23-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 94

  Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized...