Politics News

December 15, 2018

Ruling to strike down health law puts GOP in a quandary

A federal judge's ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who've ...

December 15, 2018

The Latest: Migrant girl's family disputes officials' story

The Latest on the death of a 7-year-old migrant girl picked up along the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local): 5:20 p.m.

December 15, 2018

O'Rourke, other Dems don't want tent city's contract renewed

Rep. Beto O'Rourke and four other Democratic members of Congress toured a remote tent city in West Texas on Saturday where ...

December 15, 2018

Indiana governor says passing hate crime law 'long overdue'

The spray-painting of a swastika outside a suburban Indianapolis synagogue this summer was the final straw for Republican Gov

December 15, 2018

Worries about ballot security overshadow disputed House race

Six months ago, election officials in rural North Carolina's Bladen County resolved to tighten security at their headquarters ...

December 15, 2018

Report rips expensive decisions in California wildfire fight

When a wildfire burned across Big Sur two years ago and threatened hundreds of homes scattered on the scenic hills, thousands ...

December 15, 2018

Democrat Sherrod Brown, mulling 2020, sets online town hall

Ohio's Democratic U.S. senator plans an online town hall Sunday as he considers running for president in 2020. Sherrod Brown ...

December 15, 2018

Russia claims US ignoring outreach on nuclear disagreement

Russia wants to sit down with Pentagon officials for "open and specific" talks on alleged violations of the ...

December 15, 2018

Wisconsin, Michigan Republicans enact lame-duck limits

Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan enacted last-minute limits on Democratic power Friday, with outgoing GOP governors in ...

December 15, 2018

Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms

Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump's border wall. But you ...

December 15, 2018

Death of 7-year-old on border raises questions

Just 7 years old, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin was picked up by U.S. authorities with her father and other migrants this ...

December 15, 2018

Cranky Congress still has work to do before wrapup

Nothing says, "Is it over yet?" quite like Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer propping up his feet on the chair next ...

December 15, 2018

Judge in health care case had blocked other Obama policies

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor, who ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" Friday, is no stranger to the conservative ...

December 15, 2018

GOP candidate says he made decision to hire ballot operative

The GOP candidate in a disputed North Carolina congressional race said in an interview aired Friday that it was his decision ...

December 15, 2018

Evidentiary hearing on 9th District issues rescheduled

An evidentiary hearing on allegations of absentee ballot fraud in a North Carolina congressional district election has been ...

December 15, 2018

Senators ask FBI to investigate Blackmun for lying to panel

Two lawmakers are asking the Justice Department and FBI to look into whether former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun ...

December 15, 2018

Beto O'Rourke still undecided as 2020 White House buzz grows

When it comes to a 2020 presidential run, Beto O'Rourke is still playing hard to get — even as the buzz around him ...

December 15, 2018

California court blocks pardon of man who killed at age 14

In a rare step, the California Supreme Court has blocked Gov. Jerry Brown's attempt to issue a pardon to a 37-year-old ...

December 15, 2018

California alleges utility falsified pipeline safety records

Regulators on Friday accused one of California's largest utilities of falsifying safety documents for natural gas pipelines ...