Politics

What does Tulsi Gabbard believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues

By Lisa Desjardins

If elected president in 2020, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, would take office before turning 40 and become the youngest person ever in the job. Here is what Gabbard believes on some key issues in the 2020 race.

WATCH: Attorney General nominee William Barr’s Senate testimony

Barr's confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch the hearing here.

Trump to farmers: Wetlands protections ‘one of the most ridiculous’ regulations

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

President Donald Trump pointed to farmers Monday as winners from the administration's proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country, describing farmers crying in gratitude when he ordered the change.

Day 24: Trump dismisses Graham proposal to reopen the government

By Catherine Lucey, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Donald Trump kept his hard line Monday on the partial government shutdown, now in a fourth week, over his insistence on billions of dollars for a long, impregnable wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mitch McConnell denounces Rep. Steve King over white supremacy remark

By Laurie Kellman, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Senate majority leader is the highest-ranking Republican to criticize King, R-Iowa, who lamented last week that white supremacy and white nationalism have become offensive terms. Meanwhile, House Democrats said they'll seek formal punishment for King.

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Trump administration rules that allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control pose "potentially dire" financial and public health consequences for 13 states and Washington, D.C., a U.S. judge said in a decision blocking the…

Read Attorney General nominee Barr’s prepared Senate testimony

By Joshua Barajas

William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, will promise to protect special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to his prepared remarks for tomorrow's confirmation hearing.

WATCH: Trump promises beneficial trade deals to farmers feeling the pinch

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

President Donald Trump urged farmers on Monday to stick with him even as many grapple with the impact of his trade war with China and the partial government shutdown.

Supreme Court declines to engage with dispute over Whitaker appointment

By Associated Press

The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department.

WATCH: Trump says he ‘never worked for Russia’

By Joshua Barajas

President Donald Trump on Monday denied he worked for Russia, a direct response to a weekend report from The New York Times that FBI investigators had opened a probe into whether the president had acted on behalf of the country.