Politics News

October 19, 2017

Dem divisions in California complicate party hopes for gains

Democrats are at war with themselves in California, where restless activists are challenging party leaders to resist all ...

October 19, 2017

Trump UN envoy: Russia's election interference is 'warfare'

Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump's chief envoy to the United Nations, cast Russian interference in the 2016 election as ...

October 19, 2017

Court to review ruling allowing abortion for immigrant teen

An appeals court on Thursday temporarily stayed a judge's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant 17-year-old being held ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Russia to retaliate if US restricts Russia media

The Latest on President Vladimir Putin at a foreign policy forum (all times local): 7:05 p.m. Russian President Vladimir ...

October 19, 2017

Senate panel votes for nominee opposed by black lawmakers

The Senate Judiciary Committee has narrowly voted for the nomination of a North Carolina attorney to fill the nation's ...

October 19, 2017

Tillerson off to Mideast, South Asia with eye on Iran, Iraq

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to the Middle East, South Asia and Europe this week on a diplomatic mission focused ...

October 19, 2017

GOP US Rep. Tiberi to resign by January, lead business group

A senior Republican congressman from Ohio is resigning his seat to take the helm of a business policy group back home. In an ...

October 19, 2017

California governor orders speedy recovery from wildfires

California Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order to speed up recovery as fire authorities say they've stopped the ...

October 19, 2017

Uneven record of consolation by Trump for families of fallen

Some got sympathy and solace. Some got silence. One got a promise of cash. Relatives of people who died in military service ...

October 19, 2017

Senators criticize White House as cyber adviser is no-show

Senators are criticizing the Trump White House for not allowing its senior cybersecurity adviser to testify before the Armed ...

October 19, 2017

US tourist fears he was hit in Cuba, years before diplomats

Chris Allen's phone started buzzing as word broke that invisible attacks in Cuba had hit a U.S. government worker at Havana's ...

October 19, 2017

Putin warns against cornering North Korea

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has warned against driving North Korea into a corner. While condemning Pyongyang's nuclear ...

Mitch McConnell, John Thune, John Cornyn

October 19, 2017

Trump backs GOP budget as step toward massive tax cuts

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to endorse a Senate Republican budget plan as the "first step toward ...

October 19, 2017

Kelly kept tragedy out of politics, but Trump brought it up

It's known as some of the saddest ground in America, a 14-acre plot of Arlington National Cemetery called Section 60 where ...

October 19, 2017

Excerpts from letters written by a young Barack Obama

Excerpts of letters written by a young Barack Obama to a girlfriend. The letters were released by Emory University.

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Trump gives GOP pep talk on $4.1T budget plan

The Latest on President Trump, Congress and $4.1 trillion budget plan (all times local): 6:50 a.m. President Donald Trump is ...

October 19, 2017

Trump has no plans now to visit California wildfire damage

President Donald Trump, who has made four visits to hurricane zones in recent weeks, isn't rushing to survey the damage from ...

October 19, 2017

Letters from young Obama show a man trying to find his way

A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he'd make enough money ...

October 19, 2017

Trump rejects claims he was disrespectful to grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain ...