Politics News

January 16, 2019

Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi

Shutdown pressure on President Donald Trump mounted Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on him to delay his State ...

January 16, 2019

Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down a Tennessee provision that requires people to live in the state for two years ...

January 16, 2019

Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago this week

Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: 7 Democrats visit White House to talk to Trump

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Seven Democratic lawmakers, including newly ...

January 16, 2019

After crossing into Guatemala, migrants set sights on Mexico

More than 1,000 Hondurans were walking and hitchhiking through Guatemala on Wednesday, heading toward the Mexico border as ...

January 16, 2019

2020 hopeful Castro tells NH voters that 'everyone counts'

Democrat Julian Castro, in the early primary state of New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, told ...

January 16, 2019

Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet

When her paychecks dried up because of the partial government shutdown, Cheryl Inzunza Blum sought out a side job that has ...

January 16, 2019

Hint of new negotiations as LA teachers strike enters day 3

A Los Angeles teachers union leader hinted of a possible resumption of contract bargaining Wednesday as striking educators ...

January 16, 2019

White House denounces Rep. King's white supremacy remarks

The White House is describing comments by Republican Rep. Steve King about white supremacy as "abhorrent." Presidential press ...

January 16, 2019

Putin blasts US, West over NATO before Serbia visit

Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. and the West of destabilizing the Balkans with NATO expansionist policies as Serbia ...

January 16, 2019

Kremlin calls idea that Trump worked for Moscow 'absurd'

Top Russian officials ridiculed the idea that U.S. President Donald Trump could have worked for Russia's interests, ...

January 16, 2019

Barr seeks to assure senators he won't be a Trump loyalist

Vowing "I will not be bullied," President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White ...

January 16, 2019

US assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan

Amid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon has released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China's ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: Lavrov: Russia expects Syrian govt gains in east

The Latest on the Russian foreign minister's annual news conference (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Russia's foreign minister ...

January 16, 2019

EU court rules annuls regulator move to block UPS-TNT merger

The European Union's top court says a decision by anti-trust regulators to block a merger between U.S. delivery giant UPS and ...

January 16, 2019

Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings 'uncharted territory'

A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's mayor ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: House approves measure rebuking Iowa Rep. King

The Latest on Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa (all times local): 7:20 p.m. The House has approved a Democratic measure ...

January 16, 2019

Trump's attorney general nominee: 'I will not be bullied'

Vowing "I will not be bullied," President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White ...

January 16, 2019

Sen. Sherrod Brown to tour early states before 2020 decision

Sen. Sherrod Brown is launching a tour of three states that cast pivotal early votes in the 2020 presidential primary.