Politics News

September 25, 2017

Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that ...

September 25, 2017

House speaker promises aid for Puerto Rico hurricane victims

House Speaker Paul Ryan promised Monday that Washington will make sure that the people of hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico ...

September 25, 2017

Republicans add money, insurers' flexibility to health bill

Top Republicans added billions of extra dollars and eased coverage requirements to their effort to repeal the Obama health ...

September 25, 2017

Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1% of schools

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

September 25, 2017

Church used unemployment scam to boost funds, 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

Secret Service arrests person with firearms near White House

The Secret Service says it arrested someone near the White House on Sunday for possessing firearms. In a statement Monday, ...

September 25, 2017

Trump's travel ban unlikely to affect North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump's new restrictions on visitors from several nations are largely symbolic in North Korea's case, ...

September 25, 2017

The Latest: Trump plans to expand travel ban

The Latest on President Donald Trump's travel ban (all times local): ___ 4:30 a.m. The three major long-haul airlines of the ...

September 25, 2017

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

Poised to reveal a tax plan that is a pillar of his economic policy, President Donald Trump is promising "the largest tax cut ...

September 25, 2017

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN ...

September 25, 2017

VP Pence to flex fundraising muscle for Republicans

Vice President Mike Pence went home to Indiana on Friday to pressure the state's lone Democratic senator to support a GOP tax ...

September 25, 2017

Vulnerable NJ Republican navigates messy Trump era politics

This is not President Donald Trump's dinner party. Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, standing in the middle of Ferraro's dimly ...

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

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

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 ...