After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a ...

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare ...

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen believes his Republican colleagues will not allow President Donald Trump to keep the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control indefinitely. Van Hollen ...

The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

President Donald Trump has decided to disregard an act of Congress. To justify that disregard, his administration is asserting a shockingly broad authority that legal scholars dub the ...

President Trump said the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain federal control of the D.C.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that he could avoid congressional approval to extend his 30-day federal takeover of Washington’s police, amid his efforts to wrest control of the ...

Bills were filed in January in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to make daylight saving time permanent. Since then, though, no action has been taken.