Mamdani Receives Long-Awaited Jeffries Endorsement for NYC Mayor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, throwing the weight of…
NYC’s Adams Backs Cuomo, Calling Mamdani a ‘Snake Oil Salesman’
Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo to lead New York City, a reversal after he accused his former…
US Government Shutdown Is Now Second Longest in History
The US government shutdown, now in its 22nd day, has become the second-longest in history as the stalemate…
Charles Koch-Funded, Anti-Tax Groups Harden GOP Shutdown Stance
Influential conservative groups with deep pockets are pushing Republicans to demand steep concessions from Democrats in exchange for…
Mike Johnson Says He Hasn’t Studied Trump Plan to Withhold Back Pay
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he hasn’t reviewed a White House Budget Office proposal to withhold back pay…
Greene Opens Small Crack in GOP Unity on Shutdown Deal
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, Capitol influence…
Trump Opens Door to Talks GOP Has Resisted as Shutdown Extends
With the US government shutdown closing in on the one week mark, President Donald Trump showed signs of…
Vance Emerges as White House Frontman in US Shutdown Fight
The White House has increasingly made Vice President JD Vance the face of the government-shutdown fight, turning to…
Trump Administration Sued for Agency’s Blame-Democrats Emails
The largest federal employees union filed a lawsuit accusing the US Department of Education of unlawfully inserting partisan…
Trump Threatens Funding for Chicago, Portland in Shutdown Fight
The White House announced Friday it was withholding more than $2 billion for transportation projects in Chicago and…
Gold Holds Rally, Nears Record as Traders Weigh Risk of US Government Shutdown
Gold hit another record, extending a four-day rally, as traders braced for a possible US government shutdown that…
Trump Ups the Ante in Game of Shutdown Chicken With Democrats
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, domestic policy…