Politics

Trump escapes chill of Washington for Florida holiday

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, who was due to arrive at his private Palm Beach resort late Friday, has been looking forward to a trial in the friendlier Republican-controlled Senate and is riled up about the delay, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Critics attack Matt Bevin's pardon of man convicted of child rape

By Associated Press

Micah Schoettle was in the second year of a 23-year prison sentence when the now former governor pardoned him of rape, sodomy and other sexual crimes last week.

Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the president on Friday formally inviting him to deliver the address at the U.S. Capitol.

5 takeaways from the last Democratic debate of the year

By Daniel Bush

Like the previous five Democratic debates, no one candidate emerged on top Thursday. The same may be true for the primary race overall.

WATCH: Klobuchar and Buttigieg trade barbs over experience and ability to win

By Associated Press

Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar points to her two terms in the Senate and her prodigious list of other accomplishments, suggesting that Washington experience, which Buttigieg criticizes, is more an asset than a liability.

WATCH: Warren says she'd be 'the youngest woman ever inaugurated'

By Associated Press

Seventy-year-old Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, asked about possibly being the oldest person ever elected president.

WATCH: Buttigieg, Warren spar over big dollar donors, fundraisers in wine caves

By Associated Press

Warren on Thursday night described a lavish Buttigieg fundraiser in a “wine cave” with $900 bottles of wine and crystal chandeliers, noting that, unlike the South Bend, Indiana mayor, “I do not sell access to my time.”…

WATCH: Biden says U.S. needs to tell China, 'This is as far as you go'

By Associated Press

Buittigieg and other Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination are advocating a mix of policies in response to China's mass detention camps for Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.

WATCH: Biden says he refuses to accept that cooperation is dead in U.S. politics

By Associated Press

Harking back to his eight years as former President Barack Obama’s trusted adviser, he says it’s time to build on that work and invite Republicans to participate.