House approves the SAVE America Act as GOP makes election bill push

Washington — The House on Wednesday approved the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots — moves that Democrats have warned would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. In a 218 to 213 vote, one Democrat voted with all Republicans in favor of the bill. The legislation now

House votes to rescind Trump’s Canada tariffs

Washington — The House voted on Wednesday to overturn President Trump’s tariffs on Canada after six Republicans sided with nearly all Democrats to rebuke one pillar of the president’s trade agenda.  The Democratic measure to roll back the levies passed in a 219 to 211 vote.  However, the resolution’s passage is largely symbolic, since it

Moderate Dems Roll Out Affordability Agenda Pitch Ahead of 2026 Midterms

Workers attach siding to a house at a construction site in Trappe, Md., on Oct. 28, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A group of moderate Democrats this week released what it called an affordability agenda to “help make life more affordable” by focusing on five core areas: health care, housing, energy, family care, and

Trump says governors from both parties are invited to White House, except 2 Democrats

President Trump said Wednesday that nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded. The White House was initially going to exclude Democratic governors from a formal, typically bipartisan business meeting on Feb. 20 during the

Trump Orders Military to Purchase Electricity From Coal-Fueled Power Plants

President Donald Trump (C) poses with “the Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal” trophy handed to him by Jim Grech (L of center), CEO of Peabody Energy, at a “Champion of Coal” event at the White House on Feb. 11, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb.

Angsty Journalists Said the WaPo Sports Section Was Indispensable. The Evidence Suggests Otherwise.

Recent ‘sports’ coverage highlighted Colin Kaepernick, climate change, racial equity, and the NHL’s failure to adequately celebrate queer culture The Washington Post shuttered its so-called sports section last week amid sweeping layoffs intended to transform the once-revered paper into a product that makes money because people actually want to read it. Doing what comes naturally,