Politics News

January 16, 2019

Outpouring of generosity for TSA workers, others without pay

The partial government shutdown is a double-whammy for Cara and Philip Mangone, a married couple from Philadelphia. Both are ...

January 16, 2019

Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change "a huge ...

January 16, 2019

Watchdog: GSA ignored emoluments in OKing Trump hotel lease

The inspector general for the General Services Administration says the agency improperly ignored the U.S.

January 16, 2019

Syria attack kills 4 Americans, complicates withdrawal plan

A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed two U.S. soldiers and two American citizens in northern Syria ...

January 16, 2019

Los Angeles teachers union hints at new talks during strike

The head of the Los Angeles teachers union hinted at contract talks resuming Wednesday as striking educators in the nation's ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 3:50 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump has ...

January 16, 2019

Castro explains Puerto Rico campaign trip: 'Everyone counts'

Democrat Julian Castro, in the early primary state of New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, told ...

January 16, 2019

San Francisco pier shooter seeks dismissal of gun charge

A Mexican man who touched off a fierce immigration debate over his role in the shooting death of a woman walking on a San ...

January 16, 2019

Senate upholds Treasury decision to ease Russian sanctions

The Senate has narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian ...

January 16, 2019

Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to strike down a Tennessee provision that requires people to live in the state for ...

January 16, 2019

Kremlin calls idea that Trump worked for Moscow 'absurd'

Top Russian officials ridiculed the idea that U.S. President Donald Trump could have worked for Russia's interests, ...

January 16, 2019

Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago this week

Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed ...

January 16, 2019

After crossing into Guatemala, migrants set sights on Mexico

More than 1,000 Hondurans were walking and hitchhiking through Guatemala on Wednesday, heading toward the Mexico border as ...

January 16, 2019

Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet

When her paychecks dried up because of the partial government shutdown, Cheryl Inzunza Blum sought out a side job that has ...

January 16, 2019

White House denounces Rep. King's white supremacy remarks

The White House is describing comments by Republican Rep. Steve King about white supremacy as "abhorrent." Presidential press ...

January 16, 2019

Putin blasts US, West over NATO before Serbia visit

Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. and the West of destabilizing the Balkans with NATO expansionist policies as Serbia ...

January 16, 2019

Barr seeks to assure senators he won't be a Trump loyalist

Vowing "I will not be bullied," President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White ...

January 16, 2019

US assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan

Amid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon has released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China's ...

January 16, 2019

The Latest: Lavrov: Russia expects Syrian govt gains in east

The Latest on the Russian foreign minister's annual news conference (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Russia's foreign minister ...