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February 21, 2019

Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant compiled hit list of lawmakers

A Coast Guard lieutenant who was arrested last week is a "domestic terrorist" who drafted an email discussing biological ...

February 19, 2019

Protests slam Trump's declaration as states ready lawsuit

Protesters around the U.S. spent Presidents Day rallying against President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration as ...

January 30, 2019

Stacey Abrams to give Democrats' response to State of Union

Stacey Abrams, the rising political star who marshaled the power of black women voters but narrowly lost the Georgia ...

January 30, 2019

House Dems want Treasury records on Russian sanctions move

Three senior House Democrats have demanded Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin turn over documents that would show how his ...

January 18, 2019

Treasury poised to ease sanctions tied to Russian oligarch

The Treasury Department appears set to lift sanctions on three companies connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska despite ...

January 09, 2019

House Democrats demand briefing on Russia sanctions decision

The leaders of seven House committees are calling on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to explain why the United States is ...

December 12, 2018

New head of watchdog agency vows consumers will be top focus

The new head of the U.S. consumer watchdog agency says she doesn't have immediate targets in mind for rolling back actions ...

December 11, 2018

'Truth isn't truth' tops list of notable quotes in 2018

The assertion that "truth isn't truth," made by a personal attorney for President Donald Trump, tops a Yale Law School ...

November 30, 2018

Washington's new power standoff - Trump, Pelosi

They haven't spoken in days, not since President Donald Trump called to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Democrats' election ...

November 30, 2018

Trump, Pelosi spark a new power relationship in Washington

They haven't spoken in days, not since President Donald Trump called to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on Democrats' election ...

November 27, 2018

Trump sticks with old playbook in return to campaign trail

President Donald Trump brought back the playbook he used during the leadup to the midterm elections, warning of the dangers ...

November 08, 2018

Victory aside, Pelosi's return as House speaker not a given

Vilified by Republicans on the campaign trail, Nancy Pelosi emerged as President Donald Trump's preferred choice to become ...

November 08, 2018

Pelosi starts bid for speakership with kind words from Trump

Vilified by Republicans on the campaign trail, Nancy Pelosi emerged Wednesday as President Donald Trump's preferred choice ...

November 08, 2018

Banks could face tighter scrutiny under Rep. Maxine Waters

Come January, the banking industry is going to be on Rep. Maxine Waters' time. With Democrats taking control of the House of ...

November 06, 2018

With political future on line, Trump makes last midterm push

President Donald Trump, his shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, used ...

November 05, 2018

Obama praises Donnelly, says voters don't want 'a yes man'

Former President Barack Obama praised Indiana Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly on Sunday for being willing to break with his ...

October 30, 2018

Trump escalates anti-media rhetoric after wave of violence

Grappling with a wave of election-season violence, President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against the news media on ...

October 29, 2018

FBI had plenty of clues on pipe bomb suspect

In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his ...

October 28, 2018

Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in

In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his ...