Washington Times - Politics
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Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar...
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Markets nosedive as investors digest Trump tariff plan; Dow drops 1,200 points
Stocks on Wall Street plummeted Thursday as investors weighed President Trump's aggressive tariff plan and the potential risk of a global trade war.
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Rep. Chris Pappas announces Democratic bid for U.S. Senate for New Hampshire
Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire announced Thursday that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat that fellow Democrat Jeanne Shaheen is vacating...
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Trump orders closure of loophole on Chinese shipping on May 2
President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday that shuts down a loophole Chinese shippers use to send low-value goods straight to U.S....
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Vance points to Main Street's enthusiasm for risky tariff plan
President Trump is raising tariffs to make it harder to ship Americans' jobs overseas, Vice President J.D. Vance said Thursday, arguing the...
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Senate rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada in bid to roll back presidential emergency powers
Four Senate Republicans joined forces with the chamber's Democrats to reject President Trump's emergency justification for implementing tariffs...
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House lawmakers trade accusations over weaponized federal law enforcement in fiery hearing
House Republicans on Wednesday bashed the former Biden administration for weaponizing the FBI to enforce its political agenda, while Democrats...
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Wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci reassigned from NIH to Indian health service's regional posts
Christine Grady, the wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, was among several top officials who were notified they were being reassigned from the National...
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Trump imposes a 10% baseline tariff, reciprocal tariffs on 'worst offender' nations
President Trump on Wednesday imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports and additional, reciprocal levies on "worst-offender" nations in a...
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Next-gen nuclear reactors poised for surge in U.S. power grid
A manufacturing plant in Texas is planning to power its production with an advanced nuclear reactor instead of natural gas, advancing the Trump...
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Trump administration freezes dozens of research grants to Princeton
The Trump administration has suspended dozens of research grants to Princeton University, the latest elite institution to absorb a hit to its...
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Democrats buoyed by win in Wisconsin judicial race, cast it as a triumph over Elon Musk
Republicans learned a hard political lesson in Wisconsin this week: Live by Elon, die by Elon.