Washington Headlines

Policy pivot: Lawmakers are directing Treasury to hold seized Bitcoin instead of auctioning it, treating the asset like gold or petroleum reserves.

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A federal judge strongly reminded the Trump administration and Kennedy Center board that an existing court order already bars demolition or major...

• 8th Circuit panel struggled to interpret the Supreme Court's brief emergency order that blocked Missouri's new GOP map.
• Judge Loken read the...

The U.S. House voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress and refer the case to the Justice Department after he declined subpoenas...

• White House pulls Lance Schroyer's ICE director nomination after it stalled without a Senate hearing.
• Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked progress, citing...

Congress approved a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, now heading to President Trump's desk.

• The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning...

Representative Jim Himes describes Congress as "somewhere between dysfunctional and irrelevant — and is despised by the people," citing the January 6...

The House blocked Al Green's eighth impeachment resolution against President Trump by a 232-147 vote, reflecting broad congressional resistance.
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House lawmakers are advancing H.R. 10357 to simplify crypto taxation by ignoring gains or losses on network fees of $10 or less and giving stablecoins...

House Democrats opened an investigation into reports that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid for Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding festivities in...

Seven Republicans joined Democrats in a late-night House vote to restrict Trump's ability to continue the war with Iran.

• CBO report estimates war...

OpenAI is endorsing the Web of Biological Data Act, AI-Ready Bio-Data Standards Act, Scale Biology Act, and a key FRONTIER Act provision for...

A survey of 800 Jewish voters shows 67% planning to vote Democratic for Congress in 2026, though conservative Jews are increasingly questioning their alignment with Democrats.

At East Stroudsburg University, nearly half of undergraduates depend on Pell Grants to stay enrolled amid rising costs.

• $17 billion shortfall stems...

• White House formally submitted Hung Cao’s nomination as Secretary of the Navy to the Senate, alongside other Navy leadership picks.
• Cao has served...

A federal appeals judge ruled the Trump administration’s mandatory immigrant detention without bond hearings revives the “darkest moments” of U.S....

Democrats Alma Adams and Jamie Raskin introduced the HONEST Act to block politically motivated IRS investigations of colleges while preserving...

The White House agreed to new ethics language in the Clarity Act barring public officials from issuing or sponsoring digital assets, with enforcement...

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the Trump administration will support the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest-rate decision, even while arguing that recent inflation data does not justify another increase.

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's plan to slash FEMA's workforce by half unlawful, citing post-Katrina law that bars DHS from...