Politics News

November 13, 2018

Incoming House members prep for do's and don'ts on the Hill

Don't hire someone you can't fire, like the son of a campaign donor or the child of the mayor. No matter what you may have ...

November 13, 2018

Final count delayed, Georgia election turns to the courts

Georgia's still undecided race for governor will remain in legal limbo for several more days after a federal court put the ...

November 13, 2018

Congressman, voters sue over Maine's new ranking system

Fighting for political survival, Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin joined a lawsuit Tuesday over Maine's new voting system, ...

November 13, 2018

Photographer: Nazi salute image not meant to be offensive

The parent who took a photo of Wisconsin high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute on the steps of a local ...

November 13, 2018

Court challenge to be filed over appointment of acting AG

Maryland is challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as the new U.S. acting attorney general, arguing that President ...

November 13, 2018

US hardens border at Tijuana to prepare for migrant caravan

The U.S. government said it was starting work on Tuesday to "harden" the border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for ...

November 13, 2018

Trump calls on Florida Democrat to concede, implies fraud

President Donald Trump again weighed in on Florida's election recount Tuesday, calling for the state's Democratic senator to ...

November 13, 2018

Mattis says he'll visit US-Mexico border

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, where troops are helping erect barriers and ...

November 13, 2018

Democrat Sinema wins Arizona Senate seat running as centrist

In a year of liberal challenges to President Donald Trump, an avowed centrist scored the Democratic Party's biggest coup -- ...

November 13, 2018

Lawsuit: Illinois guard shot by police had on security hat

A white police officer fatally shot a black security guard who was armed while holding a man down following a weekend ...

November 13, 2018

No accounting for these tastes: Artificial flavors a mystery

Six artificial flavors are being ordered out of the food supply in a dispute over their safety, but good luck to anyone who ...

November 13, 2018

Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP's districting appeal

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative ...

November 13, 2018

Lawmakers near prison reform deal, but Trump support crucial

Senators have reached a tentative accord on the first major rewrite of criminal justice sentencing in a generation, but now ...

November 13, 2018

Ginsburg, 85, improving after fall but misses court session

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a brief court session while recovering from a fall and broken ribs.

November 13, 2018

California suspect in deadly Kansas hoax call to change plea

A California man accused of making a hoax phone call that led police to fatally shoot an unarmed man in Kansas is expected ...

November 13, 2018

The Latest: Photographer: Controversial photo ill-timed shot

The Latest on the photo of Wisconsin high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute (all times local): 8:50 a.m.

November 13, 2018

US colleges attracting fewer new students from abroad

The number of foreign students heading to U.S. colleges and universities fell again last year, the second straight decline ...

November 13, 2018

Iran, feeling sanctions bite, looks for outlet in Iraq

At this year's Baghdad International Fair, Iranian businessmen displayed thick, colorful Persian rugs to impressed onlookers ...

November 13, 2018

Man crashes pickup truck into Mississippi courthouse

A man has been arrested after he drove his pickup truck into a courthouse in Mississippi. News outlets reported that the ...