Politics News

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

Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional

A conservative federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline ...

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

7-year-old in good health, border agents said; then she died

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

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 ...

December 15, 2018

Lawyers seek to exclude evidence at NYC truck attack trial

Lawyers for a man charged with killing eight people in a terrorist attack on a New York City bike path said in a court filing ...

December 15, 2018

Their numbers growing, Latinos gain clout in new Congress

A record 43 Latinos elected to Congress are set to take the oath of office in January, including the youngest woman ever ...

December 15, 2018

Shutdown looms as Trump weighs next move on border wall

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

Mike Pompeo, Jim Mattis, Chrystia Freeland, Harjit Sajjan

December 15, 2018

US, Canada look to ease strains amid 3-way spat with China

The United States and Canada moved Friday to ease tensions between them over the case of a top Chinese technology executive ...

December 15, 2018

Trump club is in tax break zone, but is unlikely to benefit

President Donald Trump's company owns a golf club in an Opportunity Zone offering developers massive tax breaks, but experts ...

December 14, 2018

The Latest: Trump names Mulvaney acting chief of staff

The Latest on President Donald Trump's search for a White House chief of staff (all times local): 5:24 p.m. President Donald ...

December 14, 2018

Michigan governor signs bills to gut wage, sick time laws

Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan's minimum ...

December 14, 2018

Steps taken to address Walter Reed shooting alert error

Navy officials are taking steps to correct deficiencies that wrongly led to reports of an active shooter last month at Walter ...

December 14, 2018

Utah senator says he regrets 'irresponsible' Trump remarks

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is backtracking after saying this week that he wasn't concerned that prosecutors have implicated ...

December 14, 2018

California chief justice gives up Republican Party label

The chief justice of the California Supreme Court said Friday she gave up her Republican Party affiliation over concerns ...