Politics

Key Senate panel approves $250 million for election security

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The House has passed significantly broader election security legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opposes the measure and has discouraged the Senate Rules Committee from acting on a companion bill.

Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law

By Associated Press

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. comes as the president faces multiple Democratic-led efforts to force him to reveal his returns. Also Thursday, Trump sued to block New York prosecutors from their push obtain the returns as…

Gunmaker Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market

By Associated Press

Colt's C.E.O. Dennis Veilleux said in a statement that the company remains committed to the Second Amendment and is adapting to consumer demand.

WATCH: Schiff says whistleblower complaint may involve Trump

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

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."…

Read what the inspector general said about the ‘urgent’ whistleblower concern

By Lisa Desjardins, Magan Crane

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., released on Thursday two letters regarding a whistleblower complaint that administration officials are withholding from Congress.