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In a divided Washington, British ambassador was a bridge

In America's deeply divided capital city, British Ambassador Kim Darroch was often the bridge. He had a direct line to ...

The Latest: Gov. Newsom says Trump wants to help California

The Latest on Southern California's strongest earthquake in 20 years (all times local): 4 p.m. Gov. Gavin Newsom says ...

Oregon Democrats learn limits of control after GOP walkout

When Democrats won a supermajority in the Oregon Legislature last November, it seemed they had a clear path ahead to combat ...

Donald Trump

House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns

A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, ...

Oregon governor ready to take lead on divisive climate plan

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday that she's ready to use her executive power to lower carbon emissions following a nine-day ...

Kellyanne Conway

House panel backs subpoena for White House counselor Conway

The House Oversight Committee approved a subpoena Wednesday to force White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before ...

Census, redistricting top remaining Supreme Court cases

The Supreme Court enters its final week of decisions with two politically charged issues unresolved, whether to rein in ...

Guam Catholic group protests recruitment of abortion doctors

A Catholic group has protested the governor of Guam's plan to recruit abortion providers to the U.S. territory where no ...

Sanders to outline 'what democratic socialism means to me'

Seeking to rebut President Donald Trump's attempts to cast him and Democrats as too liberal, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ...

Officials probe Baltimore cyberattack, claim of leaked files

The city of Baltimore and federal authorities are investigating whether documents posted online are connected to a ransomware ...

Jerrold Nadler

White House tells 2 ex-aides to defy congressional subpoena

The White House on Tuesday again directed former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time ...

Florida governor, Cabinet sued over plans to meet in Israel

An open-government watchdog group and several news outlets sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of the Cabinet on ...

A hefty donation to Trump's inaugural comes under scrutiny

Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed $1 million to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and all he's got to ...

Questions raised over Florida Cabinet meeting in Israel

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to Israel with a large contingent of business leaders — not surprisingly, ...

Florida prepares for influx of immigrants from Mexico border

Officials in South Florida say they are preparing for an influx of immigrants being sent by the federal government as the ...

Jerrold Nadler

White House escalates resistance to House probes

The White House sharply escalated its resistance to congressional attempts to investigate President Donald Trump , notifying ...

Philly soda tax study sees sales dip, health impact unclear

A new study bolsters evidence that soda taxes can reduce sales, but whether they influence health remains unclear.

Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters

U.S. authorities have begun using aircraft to move migrants to less-crowded areas for processing, while asylum-seeking ...

Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi pledges methodical action on 'constitutional crisis'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the country faces a "constitutional crisis" over President Donald Trump's resistance ...

William Barr

The Latest: House panel votes to hold AG Barr in contempt

The Latest on Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report (all times local): 10:50 p.m. The House Judiciary ...