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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing earlier this year as Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, looks on. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress

Senate Democrats blast Trump’s lack of urgency on a shutdown deal

Sen. King pans president axing federal programs as ‘gross partisanship’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 16, 2025 at 2:36pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Sunday near Air Force One at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 5, 2025 at 12:04pm
From left, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick, President Donald Trump, Blackstone Group CEO Jon Gray and Google executive Ruth Porat are seen at an AI and energy summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump touts billions for Pennsylvania energy, AI sectors while jabbing at Biden

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 15, 2025 at 5:48pm
Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama share a laugh at the Capitol on May 2, 2024.

White House

Trump, GOP senators ‘rowing in the same direction’ despite some differences

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 26, 2025 at 3:43pm
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, in July 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

America’s heel turn: Democrats flabbergasted by Trump’s Russia pivot

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 20, 2025 at 4:50pm
President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on Tuesday.

Trump sends message with Netanyahu visit, wants to ‘resettle’ Gazans and ‘own’ strip

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 4, 2025 at 7:06pm

At the Races: Please bet responsibly

By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari
Posted October 3, 2024 at 3:00pm
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shake hands at a vice presidential debate Tuesday night in New York.

Former defensive coordinator Tim Walz didn’t call many blitzes against JD Vance

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 2, 2024 at 1:23pm
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, takes part in an interview conducted by Fox News host Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday.

‘How nice our criminals are’: Takeaways as Trump, Harris begin post-Labor Day sprint

By John T. Bennett
Posted September 5, 2024 at 5:46am
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic nominee for president, and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, address a rally to kick off their campaign at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Toss-up, but with an edge to Kamala Harris

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted August 12, 2024 at 12:49pm