A proposal by federal agencies that could have severely limited the use of fixed climbing anchors in wilderness areas is now dead, following adoption of legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last weekend.

Among the provisions in the wide-ranging EXPLORE Act (an acronym for “Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences”...Read more

WASHINGTON — Snow shovels replaced riot gear on Capitol Hill on Monday and de-icing materials dotted the sidewalks that four years prior were stained by bear and pepper spray, as Congress made Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory official on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

No Democratic lawmakers rose to challenge any...Read more

WASHINGTON — Snow shovels replaced riot gear on Capitol Hill on Monday and de-icing materials dotted the sidewalks that four years prior were stained by bear and pepper spray, as Congress made Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory official on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

No Democratic lawmakers rose to challenge any...Read more

​WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday softened his push for “one powerful bill” to pass much of his agenda through the budget reconciliation process, saying he remained open to a two-bill strategy favored by Senate Republicans “as long as we get something passed as quickly as possible.”

Trump told conservative radio ...Read more

NEW YORK — Donald Trump is seeking to stop his sentencing from going ahead Friday as his lawyers appeal a pair of rulings upholding his historic criminal conviction for the 2016 Stormy Daniels hush money scheme.

Late Sunday — two days after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied Trump’s requests to throw out the case and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Speaking up about his experience defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has made Daniel Hodges a target.

But even as Donald Trump returns to the White House, vowing along the way to pardon many of the rioters who beat Hodges and his colleagues, the Metropolitan Police officer is not lying low. On Monday, he returned to the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — On a day replete with political symbolism for both parties, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday officially acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election, certifying the electoral college votes.

While the certification of votes served as a ceremonial completion to the turbulent 2024 election, the ...Read more

Director Brett Ratner is back behind the camera again for a new documentary on Melania Trump, his first film since facing allegations of sexual harassment raised nearly a decade ago by several female associates, including actor Olivia Munn.

The documentary, which has been licensed by Amazon Prime Video, will be released later this year in ...Read more

Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. jointly filed a pair of lawsuits in a last-ditch effort to preserve their planned merger, which was blocked last week by President Joe Biden.

The companies said Monday in a joint statement that they had filed a petition with the federal appeals court in Washington, arguing that the Committee on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — On a day replete with political symbolism for both parties, Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday officially acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election, certifying the electoral college votes.

While the certification of votes served as a ceremonial completion to the turbulent 2024 election, the ...Read more

​WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday softened his push for “one powerful bill” to pass much of his agenda through the budget reconciliation process, saying he remained open to a two-bill strategy favored by Senate Republicans “as long as we get something passed as quickly as possible.”

Trump told conservative radio ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Four years after a violent mob stormed the Capitol, a full Congress is set to gather to certify the 2024 election, formally declaring President-elect Donald Trump the winner.

On a day replete with political symbolism for both parties, Democratic and Republican leaders sought to set the tone.

Trump cast a jubilant tone on his ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Speaking up about his experience defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has made Daniel Hodges a target.

But even as Donald Trump returns to the White House, vowing along the way to pardon many of the rioters who beat Hodges and his colleagues, the Metropolitan Police officer is not lying low. On Monday, he plans to return to the...Read more

William Pope has a bold prediction regarding his upcoming trial on charges that he was part of the mob that breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Kansas man doesn’t believe his scheduled June 2025 trial will take place. Indeed, he expects to be exonerated of the felony and four misdemeanor counts he now stands accused of once ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Another week of congressional ceremonies gets underway Monday, just as a snowstorm bears down on Washington, though the memories of the rioting four years ago won’t be lost on Capitol Hill.

Congress meets in joint session at 1 p.m. for the counting of Electoral College ballots, a constitutional function that was disrupted by ...Read more

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the path of a charismatic, cunning figure.

As Shakespeare depicts the king’s reign from June 1483 to August 1485, Richard III’s kingdom was wrought with chaos, confusion and corruption that fueled civil ...Read more

Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a staple of his political career, but his attacks on undocumented migrants turned more ominous during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Beyond disparaging Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, Trump in September compared undocumented immigration with a “military invasion.” And on a ...Read more

With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The short answer is that we don’t know, but prognosticators do have the benefit of an important dataset: his first term.

And, if that record is any indication, national security “leaks” to the press ...Read more