President Donald Trump moved to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post at the U.S. central bank in the wake of allegations from a White House ally that she falsified documents on mortgage applications.

“The American people must be able to have full confidence in the honesty of the members entrusted with setting policy and ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs and export restrictions on advanced technology and semiconductors in retaliation against other nations’ digital services taxes that hit American technology companies.

Trump posted on social media Monday that the measures “are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, ...Read more

President Trump appeared to lose patience with a White House staffer after a noisy phone interrupted his remarks at the Oval Office on Monday.

While signing a series of executive orders, Trump, 79, stopped midway through a question about the government buying a stake in Intel to kick the staffer out of the room.

“As you know the stock market...Read more

The Trump administration is working to halt development of an offshore wind project planned near Maryland, in the latest escalation of the president’s war on the clean energy source he loathes.

The Interior Department plans to move to remand and vacate a permit granted to the $6 billion Maryland Offshore Wind Project, according to a court ...Read more

A longtime leader of Washington’s leftist wing, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said in Chicago that his deeply-rooted push for income equality, guaranteed health care and other policies meant to lift up the working class are not “radical” and they’re “what the American people want.”

The independent from Vermont made Chicago the latest ...Read more

President Donald Trump Monday signed an executive order that aims to prosecute burning of the American flag, even though the Supreme Court has ruled it is legitimate political expression protected by the First Amendment.

The order, which acknowledges the top court’s 1989 ruling on the issue, instructs the Justice Department to investigate and...Read more

Just seven months into office, U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo is focusing on what he can get done in Washington, D.C., with a Republican-controlled Congress and identifying legislative actions that can be used as an effective tool for Democrats still reeling from the November election.

“Part of our legislative mission has to be around messaging,” ...Read more

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are collaborating on legislation to lower market barriers for new sunscreens, in an effort to bring the United States in line with other countries that have seen advancements in sun protection.

The proposed legislation, introduced separately in the House and Senate, is now being considered as an amendment ...Read more

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Monday aiming to end cashless bail in Washington and pressure other cities to also eliminate the practice, the latest effort by the White House to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system.

The order related to the nation’s capital will task law enforcement agencies with ensuring ...Read more

The Trump administration has abruptly eliminated $1.3 million in federal funding for Washington’s Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, jeopardizing salmon restoration across the state. The administration should reverse course.

The 14 community-based RFEGs have been a linchpin in the fight to save salmon for three decades. Bringing together ...Read more

This year's most far-reaching immigration case is likely to decide if immigration agents in Los Angeles are free to stop, question and arrest Latinos they suspect are here illegally.

President Trump promised the "largest mass deportation operation" in American history, and he chose to begin aggressive street sweeps in Los Angeles in early June....Read more

Mandates from President Donald Trump’s administration to retain aging coal plants could cause a massive spike in energy costs, according to an independent analysis commissioned by several environmental groups.

Orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to save coal plants from retirement could cost ratepayers more than $3 billion per year, ...Read more

Most California voters strongly disapprove of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies and believe that raids in the state have unfairly targeted Latinos, according to a new poll.

The findings, released Sunday, reflected striking emotional reactions to immigration enforcement. When voters were asked to describe their feelings...Read more

President Donald Trump clapped back at Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday, threatening to “send in the troops” to Baltimore in a lengthy social media post.

The outburst saw Trump mock Moore’s offer for him to “walk the streets” of Baltimore, suggest he could pull federal funding for the reconstruction of the Key Bridge, and imply that ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has highlighted the gang-fueled violence plaguing Haiti, and condemned efforts to expel Haitian refugees living in the U.S.

She called attention to the purging of exhibits of the National Museum of African American History months before President Donald Trump’s recent campaign ...Read more

The Trump administration cannot deny funding to Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of "sanctuary" policies that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agencies, a judge ruled late Friday.

The judge issued a preliminary injunction that expands restrictions the court handed down in April that blocked funding cuts to ...Read more

Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated.

Trump has made the assertion repeatedly in interviews, in conversations with foreign leaders and during press appearances, though ...Read more

Minutes after a New York court threw out a nearly half-billion dollar penalty against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit, the president declared the ruling a “total victory.” Trump still has plenty of reasons to appeal.

While the intermediate appeals court vacated the $464 million penalty, it still found Trump liable for fraud and left ...Read more

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on TikTok, viral Gavin Newsom memes are taking over social media.

There’s Newsom Photoshopped into a classic black-and-white Calvin Klein ad (faux ripped abs and all). Newsom on the cover of a pretend romance novel (Fabio “bodice ripper” vibes abound). Newsom in a T-shirt declaring, “This is ...Read more