Politics

Inside a cavernous, neon-lit ballroom in the bowels of a joyless Washington D.C. hotel, Carly Simon blasts from the speakers in an effort drown out the chants of “Free, Free Palestine” from protesters who’ve crashed a conversation with Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) — the gay, Black, self-described Zionist representing one …

The Trump administration has moved to revoke Biden-era federal guidelines that require hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women, regardless of state law. It’s a stark reminder that amid the chaos of President Donald Trump’s first few months back in office, the MAGA movement remains committed to denying women life-saving …

With the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team on dubious legal footing, congressional Republicans are quietly inching forward legislation to grant President Donald Trump new, lawful powers for razing the federal government: the unprecedented ability to propose to Congress, under reorganization authority, the abolition of executive departments, independent regulatory …

As President Donald Trump and his administration continue their systematic attack on trans Americans, both activists and unaffiliated individuals are targeting the FBI’s latest attempt to prosecute doctors giving trans youth gender-affirming care. On Monday, the FBI asked for tips on doctors or hospitals “who mutilate under the guise of …

The Trump administration is claiming it’s fully prepared for this year’s hurricane season, even as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says he had no idea the United States even had a hurricane season, and local weathermen complain that they are unequipped to forecast the natural disaster …

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has sued acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, alleging that his arrest during a May visit to an ICE detention center in his city was politically motivated. Baraka was arrested on May 9 outside of the Delaney Hall ICE facility in …

Every year, scores of aspiring government employees have their applications for security clearances denied because they smoke weed recreationally. Every D.C. resident has a government or government-adjacent friend who won’t touch a poppy seed bagel lest they be subject to a randomized drug test. It’s a sacrifice plenty of federal …

President Donald Trump’s assault on the LGBTQ+ community will continue through Pride month. According to a Tuesday report from Military.com, the U.S. Navy is preparing to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a Navy support ship christened in honor of the assassinated gay rights icon. The report was confirmed by CBS …

Elon Musk is no longer an official member of Donald Trump’s administration, and he’s making his true feelings known about the president’s “big, beautiful” bil. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” he wrote Tuesday on X. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. …

As Elon Musk departs the Trump White House — at least officially — a new Senate report examines how the world’s richest man leveraged his access to the levers of federal power to boost his myriad personal businesses, including his electric vehicle company Tesla, aerospace contractor SpaceX, social media platform …