Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress's approval
Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress's approval To build a triumphal arch near Arlington Cemetery, the administration hopes to rely on a 100-year-old authorization for a different project on the site. May 20, 2026 at 4:53 p.m. EDT Workers take measurements on May 15 at Memorial Circle, the proposed site for President Donald Trump's triumphal arch. (Kylie Cooper/Reuters) By Dan Diamond https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dan-diamond/ The Trump administration d ...
Trump demands Senate Republicans fire parliamentarian
Trump demands Senate Republicans fire parliamentarian The president’s broadside comes days after she rejected Republicans’ effort to fund the ballroom project through an immigration enforcement bill. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough watches during the certification of Electoral College ballots in the presidential election, in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP By BEN JOHANSEN and JENNIFER SCHOLTES 05/20/2026 12:04 PM EDT Pres ...
White House must comply with Presidential Records Act, judge rules
White House must comply with Presidential Records Act, judge rules A court ordered Trump aides to ignore a Justice Department opinion that said the records law is unconstitutional. he White House wrote in a Statement of Administration Policy that it would recommend that President Donald Trump sign the House-amended housing package. Francis Chung/POLITICO By JOSH GERSTEIN 05/20/2026 02:44 PM EDT A federal judge has ordered aides to President Donald Trump to continue to observe the requireme ...
RFK Jr. fires task force members who decide what preventive medical care should be provided at no cost
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Thune: Trump's targeting of Senate parliamentarian is 'concerning'
05/20/26 1:36 PM ET Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said that President Trump’s harsh attacks on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough are “concerning” if those salvos could make the Senate rules-keeper a political target and pose a security risk. Thune dismissed Trump’s call for Senate Republicans to fire the parliamentarian — whom then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appointed in 2012 — but acknowledged that he’s not oblivious to the possibility that MacDonough c ...
Trump Shrugs Off Soaring Gas Prices As 'Peanuts' Amid Iran War
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Trump's Deal With His Administration Also Ends His Tax Audits
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Congress eyes first-ever federal EV fee that could offset savings from high gas prices
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Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress's approval
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Trump demands Senate Republicans fire parliamentarian
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