American ISIS suspect freed from US custody after 13 months without charges
The Trump administration has released an American citizen who was captured and accused of being a member of ISIS, but…
Trump says he’s terminating a major nuclear treaty with Russia. Here’s what you need to know.
As National Security Adviser John Bolton was in Moscow, where he’s expected to inform Russian officials of the Trump administration’s…
Republicans trumpet pre-existing condition protections despite votes to repeal Obamacare
In the final weeks of the 2018 midterm campaign, Republican candidates across the country have released ads touting concerns about…
Heidi Heitkamp fends off attacks from Kevin Cramer over voting record in first North Dakota Senate debate
The first debate in a Senate race that could shape up to be one of the most critical in the…
Congress wants to hold Saudi Arabia accountable if Trump doesn’t
While on Thursday President Donald Trump vowed “severe” consequences if the Saudis orchestrated the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, members…
Trump calls Elizabeth Warren ‘total fraud’ after Native American DNA test results
President Donald Trump, in a series of tweets Tuesday, demanded that Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologize for claiming she had Native…
Trump adviser on UN climate change warning: ‘They overestimate.. I’m just saying, do we know precisely?’
A top economic adviser to President Trump responded to a recent U.N. report warning the world needs to take drastic…
Arizona Senate race: Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally battle to be the next senator in ‘cowboy country’
Calls for politicians to “grow a pair of ovaries” and digs about how many shoes a candidate have might sound…
Trump signs bill that ensures music streaming services pay artist royalties
There were some “Good Vibrations” at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday. Musicians including Mike Love from the Beach Boys, Kid…
Administration mum on climate change report as Trump says: ‘I want to look at who drew it’
The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders…
Trump to announce plans to expand ethanol use at Iowa campaign rally
President Donald Trump is expected to announce at a campaign rally in Iowa Tuesday that he will ask the Environmental…
Trump apologizes ‘on behalf of the nation’ to Kavanaugh during Supreme Court swearing-in ceremony
President Donald Trump apologized to incoming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Monday evening “for the terrible pain and suffering” that…
The Latest: Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein
The Latest on President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (all times local): 10:47 a.m. President Donald Trump…
Many women saw Kavanaugh as unfairly accused, could be ‘our husbands, our sons’: Trump counselor
President Trump’s counselor Kellyanne Conway said that newly-confirmed Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh should not be seen as tainted, saying…
Kavanaugh accuser has been ‘re-victimized’ since coming forward with story, she says
One of the three women to accuse U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct said she is “disgusted…
Supreme Court ‘will nullify’ Roe v. Wade even if it doesn’t ‘overturn’ it: Senate Dem
A Democratic senator said that with Brett Kavanaugh now on the Supreme Court she expects the court to chip away…
Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice amid protests
The Senate officially confirmed Brett Kavanaugh Saturday as the next Supreme Court justice — but the vote, like the controversial…
Protesters swarm Washington on day of Kavanaugh vote
The fight against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination may be over but that hasn’t stopped protesters from taking to the…
Kavanaugh latest: Sen. Collins will vote yes on confirmation citing ‘presumption of innocence’
In a much-anticipated speech on the chamber floor Friday, Sen. Susan Collins made the case to vote for Brett Kavanaugh…
Brett Kavanaugh’s college roommate claims Supreme Court nominee lied under oath about drinking
Brett Kavanaugh’s college roommate, a potential key witness in a background investigation of the Supreme Court nominee, says he’s concerned…
Kavanaugh latest: Grassley says ‘it’s time to vote’ after FBI report finds ‘no hint of misconduct’
The Senate is now scrutinizing portions of an FBI report into the allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump‘s…
Trump ‘stating the facts’ not mocking Ford, White House says as FBI probe into Brett Kavanaugh reaches midweek point
The FBI’s week-long investigation hits the midway point Wednesday but the bitter war of words over Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme…
Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford, says ‘I’ve had so many false accusations’
At a raucous rally in Southaven, Mississippi, Tuesday night, President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before Congress last…
White House eases limits on FBI’s investigation of Brett Kavanaugh
In the last 24 hours, in response to pressure from Democratic and moderate Republican senators, the White House has eased…
If Kavanaugh confirmed, ‘House will have to’ investigate if Senate doesn’t: Democratic rep
The leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said that if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed as a Supreme Court justice,…
Graham suggests no need for FBI to talk to Kavanaugh classmates on drinking: He’s not a ‘stumbling, bumbling drunk’
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested that there is no need for the FBI’s supplemental investigation of Brett Kavanaugh to include…
Who is Mark Judge? Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend and the only named witness
Brett Kavanaugh’s high school classmate Mark Judge has become a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in the contentious confirmation hearings for…
Ford welcomes reopening of FBI investigation into Kavanaugh, attorney says
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, welcomes the reopening of the…
Kavanaugh nomination live updates: Trump orders additional FBI background probe
President Donald Trump has directed the FBI to conduct a supplemental background check of Judge Brett Kavanaugh – the latest…
Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh: Most memorable moments from their testimonies
Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, emotionally recalled the…
‘I am terrified’: Emotional Christine Blasey Ford speaks out at Kavanaugh hearing: Live updates
Now underway, Judge Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. Their testimonies…
Trump voices frustration over Senate delays for Kavanaugh
Interested in Supreme Court? Add Supreme Court as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Supreme Court…
‘They do not want me or us to win’: Trump slams China for trying to meddle in upcoming midterms
President Donald Trump on Wednesday opened his United Nations Security Council speech by taking a shot at China, claiming, without…
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘con game’ in opposing Kavanaugh
In some of his strongest language yet in defense of his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump on…
Trump ‘didn’t expect’ to get laughed at while speaking at the UN
– President Donald Trump appeared to go off-script after boasting about his administration’s accomplishments. Interested in Donald Trump? Add Donald…
Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are ‘totally political,’ Trump says
President Trump on Monday offered a full-throated defense of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the face of new…
Kavanaugh accuser and Senate panel agree on timing of hearing, but unclear who will question her
The California professor who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has reached an agreement with the…
What to expect from President Trump’s week at the UN General Assembly
It was at last year’s United Nations General Assembly that President Donald Trump launched a verbal assault on North Korean…
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein once suggested recording Trump, removing him via 25th Amendment: Sources
At a May 2017 meeting between Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a week after…
Conservatives eyeing midterm elections stand by Kavanaugh amid sexual assault allegations
The drama surrounding the sexual assault allegation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and the turmoil it’s caused in his confirmation process,…
Federal judge orders Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to give deposition in 2020 census case
A federal judge has ordered U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross be deposed over a decision to reinstate a question…
GOP senators to Ford: Show up Monday or we vote on Kavanaugh
The overarching message from Republicans Wednesday to Christine Blasey Ford: Show up or we’re heading to a vote. Interested in…
Congresswoman, first to talk to Kavanaugh accuser, calls her ‘honest person’
Rep. Anna Eshoo, the California Democrat who was first approached by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser over the summer,…
Mueller clears way for Michael Flynn sentencing
Interested in Russia Investigation? Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation…
Trump calls Kavanaugh ‘one of the finest people’ amid sexual assault allegation but willing to delay vote
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, as “somebody very special” but said “we want…
Trump casts doubt on Puerto Rico hurricane death toll: ‘3000 people did not die’
Facing renewed criticism over the recent glowing reviews he gave his administration’s handling of Hurricane Maria, President Trump on Thursday…
Papadopoulos says he thought a Trump-Putin meeting during campaign would be ‘nice photo op’
George Papadopoulos, the one-time foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign caught up in the special counsel investigation into Russian…
Trump and GOP ally push disputed theory about leaks, fired FBI agent
One of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, Rep. Mark Meadows, a North Carolina Republican, is doubling down on…
House Republicans seek permanent tax cuts as elections loom
House Republican leaders have unveiled their proposal to expand the massive tax law they hustled through Congress last year. They’re…
Woodward: Kelly, Mattis denials of his book quotes untrue
Longtime journalist Bob Woodward said Monday that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly “are…
Despite Trump tweet, Ford says it won’t make hatchback in US
Ford won’t be moving production of a hatchback wagon to the United States from China — despite President Donald Trump’s…
Bredesen seeks votes from women in Tennessee Senate race
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn could make history by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee.…
Company offers to drop Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement
The company set up by Donald Trump‘s former personal attorney offered Friday to rescind Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement and dropped…
Sen. Cory Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh emails in combative Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Debate over access to documents from Brett Kavanaugh’s work at the George W. Bush White House dominated the nominee’s Supreme…
In Montana rally, Trump attacks Democrats for ‘sick’ attacks against Supreme Court nominee
Speaking to supporters at a campaign rally in Montana on Thursday, President Trump went on the offensive against Democrats over…
Anonymous Trump op-ed shows America’s pilot is ‘trying to crash the plane,’ Noah says
Trevor Noah said it seemed as if America’s pilot was “trying to crash the plane” on Wednesday after reading an…
Here are the top takeaways from Bob Woodward’s new book on Donald Trump
Venerable journalist Bob Woodward, whose reporting led to the downfall of the Nixon administration and a reporter who has written…
Democrats battle over results, representation in Boston primary
Ayanna Pressley is in a hurry. The 44-year-old Boston city councilor, running to unseat veteran Democratic Rep. Mike Capuano with…