Politics News

February 17, 2019

White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency

President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a ...

February 17, 2019

Return to sender: High court to hear undeliverable mail case

Mitch Hungerpiller thought he had a first-class solution for mail that gets returned as undeliverable, a common problem for ...

February 17, 2019

US immigration officials detain 2 bankers wanted in Ecuador

Two brothers from Ecuador wanted in the South American country on charges that they stole millions of dollars from a ...

February 17, 2019

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison

Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison after being convicted of having illicit ...

February 17, 2019

Marco Rubio warns Venezuelan soldiers to let aid enter

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday visited a border staging point for U.S. aid to Venezuela and warned soldiers loyal to ...

February 17, 2019

Taliban say unable to attend Pakistan talks; blame blacklist

The Taliban has postponed an unscheduled round of peace talks with the United States set for Monday in Pakistan saying "most" ...

February 17, 2019

The Latest: Booker now reserving judgment on Smollett case

The Latest on the Democratic presidential candidates (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Sen. Cory Booker, who called the alleged ...

February 17, 2019

Assad: Only the state can protect groups in northern Syria

Only the Syrian state can protect groups in northern Syria and the army will "liberate every inch of Syria" from foreign ...

February 17, 2019

Tradition of nonpartisan selection of judges may end in Iowa

Iowa was in the forefront of a national effort to reduce partisanship in the courts nearly 50 years ago when it decided to ...

February 17, 2019

The Latest: Qatari minister warns of remaining IS threat

The Latest on the Munich Security Conference (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Qatar's foreign minister is cautioning that the ...

February 17, 2019

State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador

Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially ...

February 17, 2019

Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen

For nearly four years, Gavin Grimm has been suing his former school district after it banned him from using the boys ...

February 17, 2019

Mother who helped free son from Venezuelan jail praised

The family and friends of a Utah woman who spent nearly two years pushing to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail was ...

February 17, 2019

US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid

The U.S. military airlifted tons of humanitarian aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border Saturday as part of an ...

February 17, 2019

Alaska governor offers use of troops along US-Mexico border

Alaska is about 3,000 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the state's new Republican governor is offering President ...

February 17, 2019

Dem presidential candidates introducing themselves to voters

Five Democratic senators vying for their party's nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020 fanned out across the ...

February 17, 2019

The Latest: Gillibrand accuses Trump of dividing people

The Latest on the Democratic presidential candidates (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in her second day ...

February 16, 2019

The Latest: Acting defense chief unsure on border money

The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border to get financing ...

February 16, 2019

Reform, once avoided, now embraced in Chicago mayor's race

Reform is not a concept usually embraced by Chicago politicians known for their patronage, but after corruption charges were ...