As Democratic White House hopefuls debate in Houston, party eyes lower-tier gains in Texas
While 10 Democratic presidential contenders debate in Houston on Thursday, the party is eyeing gains farther down the ballot in Texas next year in races...
Trump-backed Republican wins North Carolina special congressional election
Republican Dan Bishop won a special U.S. congressional election in North Carolina on Tuesday, turning back a vigorous Democratic challenge to save a longtime stronghold...
Democrats pressure Republicans by advancing gun control bill
U.S. Democrats in Congress, looking to heighten their profile on the hot-button issue of gun control, moved forward on Tuesday with new measures aimed at...
NOAA head defends agency after Trump Dorian tweet
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday defended a regional National Weather Service (NWS) office in Alabama that told residents the...
Mexican foreign minister cites sharp decrease in immigration to U.S.
Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said after a White House meeting on Tuesday that there has been a “significant decrease” in U.S.-bound immigration through Mexico, especially from...
Mexico sees decrease in U.S.-bound immigration from Central America
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said after a White House meeting on Tuesday that there has been a “significant decrease” in U.S.-bound immigration through Mexico, especially...
Trump doesn’t want ‘very bad drug dealers’ from Bahamas in U.S.
“I don’t want to allow people that weren’t supposed to be in the Bahamas to come into the United States, including some very bad people...
McConnell says waiting for White House gun proposal
The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate repeated on Tuesday that he would not commit to bringing gun control legislation up for consideration until the...
U.S. House panel debates gun control, Democrats pressuring Republicans
U.S. Democrats, looking to heighten their profile on the hot-button issue of gun control, moved forward on Tuesday with new measures aimed at curbing gun...
Time for action on guns: AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive New York Democrat, says “kids are dying” and that Republican members of Congress must do something on guns, including taking...