Politics News

September 25, 2017

Survey: Economists see no gain from NAFTA renegotiation

Most business economists expect the Trump administration's efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement ...

September 25, 2017

Church stoked tithing with unemployment scam, ex-members say

When Randy Fields' construction company faced potential ruin because of the cratering economy, he pleaded with his pastor at ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Travel ban on North Korea largely symbolic

The Latest on President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local): ___ 2:50 a.m. North Korea hasn't reacted yet to newly ...

September 25, 2017

Trump replaces 90-day ban with new travel restrictions

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing strict new restrictions on travelers from a handful of countries, ...

September 25, 2017

Lawyer: Kushner used personal email for some WH messages

President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, used his personal email account on dozens of occasions to communicate ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Trump administration announces new travel ban

The Latest on President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local): 7 p.m. Travelers from eight countries will face ...

September 25, 2017

Republicans make desperate bid to save health care bill

Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen. Susan Collins all but closed ...

September 25, 2017

Weiner due in court for sentencing in sexting scandal

Anthony Weiner is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday in a sexting scandal that some blame for Hillary Clinton's presidential ...

September 25, 2017

Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1% of schools

Search teams are still digging in dangerous piles of rubble hoping against the odds to find survivors at collapsed buildings, ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Senate Republicans offer new health bill

The Latest on the Republican push on health care (all times local): 11:55 p.m. Senate Republicans are adding billions of ...

September 25, 2017

Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions

Citizens of more than half a dozen countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by ...

September 25, 2017

Trump promising huge tax cut; focus on taxes vs health care

President Donald Trump is promising "the largest tax cut in the history of our country" that will slash rates for the middle ...

September 25, 2017

In Mexico City, hopes of finding quake survivors dwindle

Five days after the deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake, the hulking wreckage of what used to be a seven-story office building ...

September 25, 2017

Right-wing activist holds short, small California rally

A weeklong conservative free speech showcase at famously liberal University of California, Berkeley was supposed to start ...

September 25, 2017

US military kills 17 ISIS militants in Libya airstrikes

The U.S. military says 17 Islamic State militants were killed in airstrikes on Libya. The Friday airstrikes, which were ...

September 25, 2017

Immigrants touched by Mexico quake, try to help from afar

When Luis Ramirez finally reached his mother after the powerful Mexico earthquake, he learned her home was so badly damaged ...

September 25, 2017

Bannon to conservatives: Fear 'corrupt' GOP establishment

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon told conservatives Sunday at a rally that they needn't worry about Democrats but ...

September 24, 2017

Black lawmakers ponder Trump agenda at annual gathering

On the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by ...

September 24, 2017

California lawmakers look to free older and younger inmates

To ease overcrowding in state prisons, California lawmakers want to release more of the state's older prisoners and more of ...