Centrist House Democrats back U.S. bills to protect elections, punish Russia
A bloc of centrist U.S. House Democrats on Friday threw their support behind a number of proposed bills aimed at securing future U.S. elections and...
For lesser-known Democrats, debates offer opportunity and risk
For most of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, next week’s debates will be their first leap into the high-risk, high-reward glare of the national political...
Democratic presidential hopefuls seek black support at South Carolina fish fry
A fish fry in South Carolina on Friday will draw the largest crowd of Democratic presidential candidates yet and give them a chance to gauge...
Group sues Trump administration for withholding information on mining decision
A conservation group on Thursday sued the Trump administration for withholding documents related to its decision to cancel a 20-year ban on mining in a...
Trump not joking about foreign help in elections: Hicks
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks told U.S. lawmakers that U.S. President Donald Trump was not joking about his readiness to accept derogatory information...
Trump administration readying final review of new vehicle fuel economy rules
Trump administration officials defended their controversial proposal to freeze fuel efficiency requirements at 2020 levels at a congressional hearing on Thursday and said the proposal...
Medic in trial says he killed an IS prisoner of war
Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, a SEAL Team Seven medic shocked a military trial when he said on Thursday that he killed a teenage...
Schumer worries Trump will ‘bumble’ into war
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday he was worried that President Donald Trump may “bumble” into a war with Iran and he said...
Oregon’s Democratic governor sends police for AWOL Senate Republicans
Oregon’s Democratic governor dispatched the state police on Thursday to bring back to the legislature Senate Republicans who left the Capitol in order to scuttle...
Alabama Republican Roy Moore launches 2020 Senate bid despite party opposition
Alabama Republican Roy Moore, whose 2017 U.S. Senate bid was derailed by allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct involving teenage girls, said on Thursday he would...
