It’s a tough time to be a Democrat. The party is locked out of power in Washington, largely relegated to the sidelines as President Donald Trump pursues his sweeping agenda. Republicans are trying to redraw congressional maps in Texas and other states, adding potential hurdles to Democrats’ efforts to take back the House in 2026….
The governance of Washington, D.C., has always been an experiment in coexistence. This 61-square-mile plot of land is the nation’s capital, home to the White House and Congress, federal agencies, and numerous monuments. It’s also a major U.S. metropolis in its own right, with a population larger than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. The…
With the U.S. military having recently faced what the Pentagon warned was its most serious personnel shortage in half a century, recruitment is now solidly on the rise. President Donald Trump – who has regularly called on the military for both domestic and foreign matters since returning to office – attributes the turnaround to a…
The shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting doesn’t mean the end of public radio and television in America, but it does mean major changes are on the way. The government-authorized corporation announced Aug. 1 it will begin to wind down its operations after Congress rescinded about $1.1 billion of its funding. The CPB is…
Margaret Coker is in mid-rant. The editor of The Current in Georgia can’t believe the state tried to keep quiet a program to help single mothers pay for child care while they study for health aide careers. “She never even heard of the program!” Ms. Coker boils, barely breaking stride for a visitor as she…
Under a blazing Florida sun in April 2012, Andrew Thomas went for a drive. He headed 40 miles northeast from Sanford, near Orlando, toward Daytona Beach, a getaway well known for its race track and white sands. But this was no vacation. Mr. Thomas, then a project manager for the city of Sanford, was looking…
Gina Hinojosa was fuzzy on where she was. But she was sure she wasn’t in Texas anymore. The Texas state representative had fled her state with fellow Democrats on Sunday to deprive Republicans of the quorum they needed to pass an aggressive gerrymander that could help the GOP keep control of the U.S. House next fall. She…
Whenever I take visitors on a tour of the White House press room, the reaction is invariably the same: “It’s so small!” As seen on TV, the space can appear grand. But in real life, it’s pretty cramped. With just 49 seats, briefings are often standing room only. Additional reporters squeeze in along the edges,…
The United States is ratcheting up the military’s involvement in aiding immigration enforcement, this time in the nation’s interior. On Tuesday, in Florida, National Guard troops were activated to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in nine cities, including Miami and Orlando, according to a local official. The deployment of troops – a move previously…
For several months now, Americans have watched while federal law enforcement officers, faces hidden under neck gaiters and balaclavas, have carried out immigration-related arrests as the Trump administration demands thousands of such arrests per day to try to meet its deportation quotas. The agents’ badges and vests, bearing the initials of law enforcement agencies, can…