Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies
President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority.
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
Members of Congress holding town halls for concerned federal workers across DC area
Congressmembers in the area have been holding town halls to address concerns from constituents working for the government who fear for their jobs.
Federal workers protest over DOGE access to Treasury Dept. Data
What started as a group of about 50 people grew into the dozens — then the hundreds. Eventually, the crowd that had been lining the sidewalk in front of the US Treasury spilled out to fill more than a ...
‘The Personal Librarian’ author tackles 1920s New York in ‘Harlem Rhapsody’
Victoria Christopher, co-author of "The Personal Librarian," turns to Langston Hughes and other lights of the Harlem ...
Opinion
Project 2025’s World Bank plan would backfire on America
Project 2025’s call for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Bank would be a strategic mistake, as it would allow America’s competitors to gain a historic victory. The World Bank needs ...