Politics News

February 21, 2019

The Latest: Judge imposes gag order on Trump confidant Stone

The Latest on Roger Stone (all times local): 4:05 p.m. A judge has imposed a full gag order on Trump confidant Roger Stone ...

February 21, 2019

The Latest: New election ordered in undecided US House race

The Latest on a hearing outlining a ballot fraud investigation in an undeclared North Carolina congressional race for which ...

February 21, 2019

New election ordered in disputed North Carolina House race

North Carolina's elections board Thursday ordered a new election in the nation's last undecided congressional race after the ...

February 21, 2019

Sanctions could ease with greatly reduced North Korea threat

The U.S. will not move to ease economic sanctions on North Korea until it is confident that the nuclear weapons threat from ...

February 21, 2019

Report: Millennial voter registration in Oregon soars

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday touted the success of the state's unique automatic voter registration program, pointing ...

February 21, 2019

GOP lawmakers push to ban LGBT conversion therapy in Utah

Two Republican lawmakers are pushing to ban gay conversion therapy for minors in conservative Utah with a proposal that's ...

February 21, 2019

Threat allegations keep Coast Guard officer jailed

A Coast Guard officer suspected of drawing up a hit list of top Democrats and network TV journalists spent hours on his work ...

February 21, 2019

Opposition mounts against Texas governor's election chief

A key Texas Democrat says he won't back Gov. Greg Abbott's embattled choice for secretary of state, whose job is in peril ...

February 21, 2019

Tennessee gov. says he regrets wearing Confederate uniform

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was 17 when he joined the Kappa Alpha fraternity at Auburn University, which every spring held an ...

February 21, 2019

Mulling presidential bid, Howard Schultz again fails to vote

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who has been criticized for having a spotty voting record in his home state, has missed ...

February 21, 2019

Democratic group to spend $100M targeting 2020 battlegrounds

A major Democratic group plans to spend at least $100 million in battleground states during the 2020 election in hopes of ...

February 21, 2019

Oregon set to become 1st state with mandatory rent controls

Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is poised to become the first state to impose mandatory rent ...

February 21, 2019

Polygraph launched probe of deputy suspected in sex assaults

A Nebraska sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago now is linked to at least five ...

February 21, 2019

Pence to deliver speech on Venezuela in Colombia on Monday

Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Colombia next week to demonstrate continued U.S. support for the opposition to ...

February 21, 2019

Pompeo says he's 'ruled out' Kansas Senate bid in 2020

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pahm-PAY'-oh) appears to be ruling out a Kansas Senate race in 2020. Pompeo, who represented ...

February 21, 2019

2-day teacher strike over in West Virginia: School to resume

Unions for West Virginia teachers have ended their two-day strike after lawmakers did not act on a doomed, broad-based ...

February 21, 2019

The Latest: Lawyer says woman who joined IS a US citizen

The Latest on the Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group in Syria and now wants to return to the U.S.

February 21, 2019

GOP's Byrne to challenge Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama in 2020

Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in 2020 as ...

February 21, 2019

Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe

Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of ...