Pressure mounting, former Trump 'fixer' turns aggressive
The hiring of a Washington insider to be a public attack dog. Tantalizing leaks to the media. Puzzling allegations of actions that could fell a president. Talk of more to come.
US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says
President Donald Trump declared on Thursday the United States will impose sanctions on Turkey, a crucial NATO ally, in retaliation for the detention of an American pastor on terror and espionage charges.
Trump tape a turning point in legal game of cat-and-mouse
The sudden public airing of Donald Trump talking about paying for a Playboy model's silence marks a turning point in the legal game of cat-and-mouse between the president and the lawyer who once promised to take a bullet for Trump but now seems out to save himself.
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In Senate races, Smith, Klobuchar fundraising juggernauts in full swing
It's rare to have two Senate seats on the ballot in a single year, but it's one of the reasons Minnesota is a state to watch come November.
Round 2 for Trump-Putin: A fall invite amid summit mop-up
Unbowed by swirling criticism of his summit encounter with Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump swiftly invited the Russian leader to the White House this fall for a second get-together. Cleanup from the first continued with no letup Thursday, as Trump belatedly decided Putin's "incredible offer" of shared U.S.-Russia investigations was no good after all.
Trump's diagnosis for his critics: 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
President Donald Trump and his supporters have a new buzz phrase to diagnose his critics: "Trump Derangement Syndrome."
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Dems see Kavanaugh as Obamacare threat, but law likely safe
The heated debate over how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would vote on the Affordable Care Act might not matter. As long as five past defenders of the health care law remain on the nation's highest court, the odds tilt in favor of it being allowed to stand.
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Double murderer has spot on ballot vying for Klobuchar's Senate seat
Yes, it's legal for the Stillwater inmate to run for federal office, even though he's serving a life sentence.
Trump orders US flags lowered to honor 5 slain at newspaper
President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags on federal property be flown at half-staff through sunset Tuesday to honor five people slain at a newspaper in Maryland's capital.
I never said that! High-tech deception of 'deepfake' videos
Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?
House Republicans grill FBI, Justice leaders on Russia probe
Republicans accused top federal law enforcement officials Thursday of withholding documents from them and demanded details about surveillance tactics during the Russia investigation in a contentious congressional hearing that capped days of mounting partisan complaints.
Justice Kennedy retiring, giving Trump pivotal high court pick
Kennedy was known as the Supreme Court's decisive man in the middle on abortion, gay rights and other contentious issues.
Republicans grill FBI agent who said he would 'stop' Trump
An FBI agent who worked on separate investigations into Democrat Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump's campaign defended himself behind closed doors for more than 11 hours Wednesday as House GOP lawmakers stepped up efforts to highlight what they say is bias at the Justice Department.
House rejects Republican immigration bill, ignoring Trump
The Republican-led House resoundingly rejected a far-ranging immigration bill Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement by President Donald Trump, as the gulf between the GOP's moderate and conservative wings proved too deep for leaders to avert an awkward election-year display of division.
Honduran teen tells of abuse, isolation at detention center
The stretches in solitary confinement inside a detention center in the mountains of Virginia were what broke him, the Honduran teen said. The guards stopped bringing food, he said. One time they let him out, and a group of them came at him. So many guards were kicking him in the gut, he said, he couldn't breathe.
Top court: Unions can't force government workers to pay fees
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to Democratic-leaning organized labor.
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Supreme Court rules against public unions collecting fees from nonmembers
Supreme Court rules against public unions collecting fees from nonmembers.
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