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By Ashley Murray  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and policies. Among the top concerns: Could pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants who assaulted police officers claim a slice of the...

D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Following a dismissal of criminal charges the Trump administration lodged against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongly deported Maryland resident Thursday pressed a federal judge to prevent his removal to any country that is not Costa Rica, which has agreed to accept him as a refugee. The filing in the federal District Court...

By Jennifer Shutt  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. Senate Democrats has sent a letter to the head of the Congressional Budget Office, asking him to include outside projections for the cost of the Iran war in the agency’s official cost estimate. “The American people deserve to know the true costs of this...

By Jonathan Shorman  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics A federal judge on Thursday declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding that it was too early to challenge the directive. The decision by D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, represents a setback for Democratic groups, lawmakers and other groups including the...

By Jonathan Shorman  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to wade into a legal fight between...

By Shauneen Miranda  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A handful of Democratic state attorneys general said Tuesday that expert officials from their offices were denied access to a major White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance and attended by Republican AGs. Two dozen Democratic attorneys general had earlier declined invitations for their own...

By Medill News Service  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics By Rebecka Pieder/Medill News Service WASHINGTON - In a deal that could provide a major trade boost for American farmers, the White House said that during the recent summit, China committed to buying at least $17 billion in additional U.S. agricultural products annually for three years. But Beijing has...

By Ashley Murray  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued in a court filing that a shooting Saturday in the vicinity of the White House further proves the need for an East Wing ballroom with “a heavy steel, drone proof roof, missile resistant and drone proof columns, bullet, ballistic, and blast proof...

By Jonathan Shorman  |  D.C. Bureau  |  Gov & Politics The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday urged American corporations to condemn efforts to dilute Black voting strength, as Southern states eliminate congressional districts where most residents are Black. The CBC’s attempt to mobilize the business community comes as Black representation in Congress potentially faces its most severe threat since the...

By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau WASHINGTON —  Kevin Warsh assumed his new role as chair of the Federal Reserve Friday after a swearing-in ceremony in the White House East Room, where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the oath of office. President Donald Trump said before a crowd of high-profile former and current lawmakers and officials that he...