Politics News

December 09, 2018

Amazon touted as big win for NY, but math is more complex

New York officials tout their deal to land a new Amazon headquarters as can't-miss math. The city and state put up $2.

December 09, 2018

The Latest: British Columbia cancels China trade trip

The Latest on the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei in Canada (all times local): 12:45 p.m. A trade ...

December 09, 2018

Elder Bushes are gone but family Maine retreat to stay alive

"Poppy" and "Bar" are gone, but the passing of George H. W. and Barbara Bush won't mean an end to children's laughter, ...

December 09, 2018

Kansas faces new fight over taxes after years of turmoil

Kansas' new Democratic governor promised not to raise taxes to meet her goals of boosting spending on public schools and ...

December 08, 2018

Sen. Cory Booker visits New Hampshire in preview for 2020

Sen. Cory Booker, returning to the first-in-the-nation primary state Saturday for a two-day trip that could turn out to be ...

December 08, 2018

Virginia city seeks healing after man's murder conviction

Civil rights activists in this Virginia city say they hope the first-degree-murder conviction of a man who drove into a group ...

December 08, 2018

In White House shake-up, Kelly's departure now seems certain

President Donald Trump is inching closer to his long-teased major White House shake-up, gearing up for the twin challenges ...

December 08, 2018

China exports weaken ahead of US trade talks

China's export growth sank in November as global demand weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing ahead of trade talks with ...

December 08, 2018

Landmark environmental protections being rolled back

One after another, landmark U.S. protections for climate, air and land are in the crosshairs of the Trump administration as ...

December 08, 2018

Absentee vote changes may have invited 'ballot harvesting'

Changes made to absentee voting procedures five years ago in North Carolina may have emboldened workers to run the type of ...

December 08, 2018

The Latest: Huawei awaits 'right conclusion' in CFO's arrest

The Latest on the arrest of an executive of Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies (all times local): 11:45 p.m

December 08, 2018

Military officials unveil damage from powerful Alaska quake

Last week's magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base ...

December 08, 2018

Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder

A man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia was convicted Friday of ...

December 08, 2018

Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran recalls 1941 attack

Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Long was alone on an anchored military seaplane in the middle of a bay across the island from ...

December 08, 2018

US appeals court won't immediately allow Trump asylum ban

A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for ...

December 08, 2018

Trump prods McConnell on sentencing bill: 'Go for it Mitch!'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reluctance to hold a vote on a popular criminal justice bill has angered top ...

December 08, 2018

Pelosi recalls Arizona's former US Rep. Pastor at funeral

Dozens of mourners on Friday bid farewell to Arizona's first Hispanic member of Congress, the former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, who ...

December 08, 2018

Wall Street whiplash: Stocks' volatility looks here to stay

The stock market hasn't been this dizzying in years, and investors may need to get used to it. The S&P 500 slid 4.6 percent ...

December 08, 2018

Effort to weaken governors stirs separation-of-powers debate

If Democrats sue to prevent Republicans from diluting the powers of newly elected governors and attorneys general in ...