Florida governor signs law allowing felons to vote but there’s a price
Florida’s Republican governor on Friday signed a bill to restore the voting rights for felons who have served their time but he wants them to...
U.S. federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall
A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s use of $1 billion in funds to construct a wall along the southern border with...
Biden tries to limit the damage from debate blow
In an effort to steady his presidential campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden engaged in some furious damage control on Friday, a day after rival...
Oregon Republican senators return to Capitol after scuttling climate bill
Senate Republicans in Oregon will return to the Capitol in Salem on Saturday, nine days after they departed in a successful bid to scuttle a...
Teens behind octogenarian Gravel’s long-shot 2020 campaign tweet from debate sidelines
After former Senator Mike Gravel failed to make the Democratic debate stage this week, the two teens running the 89-year-old’s long-shot U.S. presidential campaign used...
Biden defends civil rights record after bruising debate
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden defends his record on race after facing criticism for his responses during Thursday’s Democratic debate. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)....
Attorneys ask court to intervene against U.S. over migrant kids’ detention conditions
A 17-year-old Honduran migrant described babies sleeping on a cold floor. A teen mother said her sick baby was unable to open her eyes but...
In victory for Trump, House Democrats back down on border aid bill demands
(This June 27 story corrects number of Democrats voting against the bill to 95 instead of 71 in 5th paragraph)...
Congress ethics panel probes Gaetz over ex-Trump lawyer Cohen
The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee said on Friday it will investigate Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz after allegations he tried to threaten and influence...
Senate defeats measure to restrain Trump on Iran
The U.S. Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval...