Politics

WATCH: Responding to Trump’s attacks, Al Sharpton says president has ‘venom’ for people of color

On Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton held a news conference at a West Baltimore church alongside former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, a Republican, and responded to attacks from President Donald Trump.

U.S. Treasury projects it will borrow $433 billion this quarter

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Market borrowing for this budget year is projected to total $1.27 trillion, a 6.5% increase from the 2018 budget year.

Warren pitches new trade agenda in Midwest swing

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

The Massachusetts Democrat and presidential candidate proposed nine preconditions U.S. trading partners would have to meet to participate in agreements.

Democrats’ fundraising hauls signal tough road for GOP to retake House

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Each of the 62 freshmen House Democrats has so far raised more money than their top opponent.

Trump calls Al Sharpton a ‘con man’ and Cummings a ‘racist’

By Zeke Miller, Hope Yen, Associated Press

Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings' majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" were not racist.

2020 candidate Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system…

Trump says director of national intelligence is resigning

By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, will leave his job next month, President Trump announced Sunday, after a turbulent two years in which Coats and the president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election.

AP fact check: 2020 Democrats and their grasp of the facts

By Calvin Woodward, Amanda Seitz, Hope Yen, Associated Press

The candidates will be pressed on the economy, health care, immigration and much more in their second round of debates, this week in Detroit.

Woman set to replace Puerto Rico governor rejects job

By Danica Coto, Associated Press

The woman who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico's embattled governor announced Sunday that she doesn't want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis.

Joe Biden draws line against progressives on health care

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Biden is at the center of a broader Democratic divide over the future of health care that will likely be an animating issue at this week’s primary debate in Detroit.