Vice President J.D. Vance and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed the media around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discussed the start of the great government shutdown of 2025, the collapse of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

As the United States Supreme Court gears up to begin its next term, it’s important to remember that President Trump is on a winning streak the likes of which we haven’t seen in generations.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke to a gathering of military officers, Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, ending the "war on warriors" and calling for physical fitness and behavioral standards to return ...

Historically, no one really wins a government shutdown. But JD Vance might. In the 24 hours after Senate Democrats voted ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on CNN reacted to concerns by Democrats that President Donald Trump could use the shutdown ...

A government shutdown may worsen conditions for the already struggling economy of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, ...

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi scolded a reporter on Wednesday for asking about a sarcastic comment from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Republicans who think the government shut down because Senate ...

Chuck Schumer's shutdown strategy to appease progressives may cost him leadership as AOC and the far left gain influence.

When a shooter opened fire on an immigration facility in Dallas last week, killing at least one migrant detainee in the process, it fit into a recent pattern of escalating tension — and violence — ...

The National Lawyers Guild is an activist group with a long list of goals, meant to change the ‘structure of our political ...