Politics News

October 20, 2017

Feud over Trump's condolence call to widow rages on

The fight over President Donald Trump's displays of compassion for America's war dead sped ahead Friday, a day after White ...

October 20, 2017

Trump promises tax cuts as Senate GOP paves way with budget

President Donald Trump promised tax cuts Friday "which will be the biggest in the history of our country!" following Senate ...

October 20, 2017

Pelosi says she must remain as leader so a woman is at table

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she must retain her leadership position so there is a woman at the table when key ...

October 20, 2017

California billionaire launches ads urging Trump impeachment

California billionaire Tom Steyer announced Friday that he will dump at least $10 million into a national television ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: White House defends chief of staff Kelly

The Latest on a dispute over White House condolence calls to military families (all times local): 1:40 p.m. The White House ...

October 20, 2017

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even ...

October 20, 2017

Draft GOP bill seeks more constraints on Iran's nuke program

U.S. sanctions against Iran automatically would kick in if Tehran violates new constraints, according to a draft Republican ...

October 20, 2017

Trump: UN has 'tremendous potential' under new leadership

President Donald Trump says the United Nations has "tremendous potential" but that it "hasn't been used over the years nearly ...

October 20, 2017

White nationalist undeterred by boos on latest college stop

The hostile audience drowned out white nationalist Richard Spencer with anti-Nazi chants. They booed him off the stage under ...

October 20, 2017

DC court wrestles with immigrant teen's access to abortion

A federal appeals court in Washington is wrestling with whether the government should be required to allow a pregnant ...

October 20, 2017

3 arrested after shooting following white nationalist speech

Three men were arrested after a shot was fired at a group of people following the appearance of white nationalist Richard ...

October 20, 2017

Report: 152 Afghan trainees have gone AWOL in US since 2005

U.S. investigators say at least 152 Afghans sent to the United States for military training during the course of the war ...

October 20, 2017

Make China Great Again! Xi leads China into muscular new era

In this summer's "Wolf Warrior II," Chinese action star Wu Jing portrays a tough super-patriot who rescues both fellow ...

October 20, 2017

Mine safety nomination follows history as coal executive

The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by Republican President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says ...

October 20, 2017

Ahoy! 'Old Ironsides,' world's oldest warship, underway

The newly refurbished USS Constitution is taking its first spin in three years. Friday's joyride from Charlestown Navy Yard ...

October 20, 2017

Uninsured rate up to 12.3 percent amid "Obamacare" turmoil

The number of U.S. adults without health insurance is up nearly 3.5 million this year, as rising premiums and political ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: Ryan says GOP working on 4th tax bracket

The Latest on Congress and a budget resolution (all times local): 11:15 a.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says the tax plan pushed ...

October 20, 2017

Education agency blasted amid student loan scam crackdown

Federal and state agencies are cracking down nationally for the first time on scams that gouge student loan borrowers, but ...

October 20, 2017

Senate GOP backs budget, clears way for tax overhaul

Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump's sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the ...