Politics Sep 20 WATCH: Trump says his conversations with foreign leaders are ‘always appropriate’ The administration is keeping Congress from even learning what exactly the whistleblower is alleging, but reports have said it is in reference to Ukraine.
Politics Sep 19 WATCH: Schiff says whistleblower complaint may involve Trump Because President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence is refusing to turn over to Congress an urgent whistleblower complaint by claiming privileged information, Schiff said he believes the complaint "likely involves the president or people around him."…
Politics Sep 19 Government intel watchdog won’t comment on complaint of Trump making promise to foreign leader President Donald Trump rejected the report as fake news and "presidential harassment."…
Politics Sep 09 Congress returns amid pressure to address gun violence, election security President Donald Trump has not fully explained what he would like to see Congress accomplish, particularly on gun control, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reluctant to venture too far.
Politics Aug 17 House speaker as U.S. emissary: Pelosi emerges as force abroad House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is emerging as an alternative ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that some see as diminishing in the Trump era.
World Aug 15 Israel bars Reps. Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country The newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
Politics Aug 10 Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate head sets himself up as wingman As he runs for reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president's wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none other besides Donald…
Nation Aug 08 More than 200 mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote The mayors urged the Senate to vote on two House-passed bills expanding background checks for gun sales that passed that chamber earlier this year.
Politics Aug 07 McConnell, GOP senators slow to act on guns despite outcry Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, despite wrenching calls to "do something" in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings.
Politics Aug 01 Pelosi defends her hometown Baltimore, says Kushner a ‘slumlord’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's remarks were her first public comments over the days-long attacks President Donald Trump has been waging on the black-majority city and one of its congressional representatives, Elijah Cummings, who is investigating the administration as chairman of…