Supreme Court showdown: Trump’s strategy to test limits of his power could spell doom for administrative state

The Supreme Court is set to reexamine a landmark decision about the president’s ability to fire members of independent agencies, and the outcome could expand executive power and have far-reaching implications. The high court revealed in an order last week it would revisit Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1935 decision that Hans von Spakovsky, […]

Shutdown staring contest heads to the Oval Office

Congress is locked in a staring contest with less than 48 hours until the government shuts down. There’s no sign either side plans to blink. The standoff is raising the odds that agencies will at least partially shutter for the first time since 2019, when President Donald Trump backed down from a record 34-day shutdown […]

How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6

A new House panel will re-investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack with an eye toward recasting the narrative about the events in Washington that day. It’s the latest sign that the deadly riot remains a wound on Congress that might never fully heal amid ferocious partisan sparring. Retribution, not reconciliation, appears to be the prime […]

Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday on shutdown

The top congressional leaders of both parties will meet Monday afternoon with President Donald Trump — less than 48 hours before a possible government shutdown — according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the plans ahead of a public announcement. The meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson , Senate Majority Leader John Thune , Senate […]