Aug 09 WATCH: Vice President Pence outlines Trump's proposed Space Force By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Faced with growing competition and threats from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday said it will create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military service by 2020. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Collins indicted for insider trading, criminal cover-up In our news wrap Wednesday, New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins and his son are under indictment for alleged insider trading. Prosecutors say his son dumped stock in a pharmaceutical company after Collins alerted him that an experimental drug had… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 8:29 What Tuesday's too-close-to-call elections mean for November Ohio Republican Troy Balderson carried on Tuesday night as if he had won the special House election, but his lead is razor-thin over Democrat Danny O'Connor in a traditionally red district. In Kansas, Trump-backed GOP gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 8:40 'Shadow leadership' is wielding vast influence at Veterans Affairs, report says A new report questions how the Veterans Affairs Department is being run in the Trump administration. ProPublica says the VA has three "shadow rulers," three men who have never served in the U.S. military or government but have outsize influence… Continue watching
Aug 08 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Tess Conciatori The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Aug 08 Officials declare states of emergency ahead of anniversary of violent Charlottesville rally By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the city of Charlottesville on Wednesday proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of the one-year anniversary of a violent white nationalist rally that left one person dead and dozens of others injured. Continue reading
Aug 08 U.S. to impose sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack on former spy By Associated Press The United States will impose sanctions on Russia for its use of a nerve agent in an attempt to kill a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump's legal team responds to Russia investigation interview request By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Mueller's investigators want to interview the president on whether he sought to obstruct justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and other actions. Continue reading
Aug 08 Rick Gates says former boss Paul Manafort told him to be truthful to FBI By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The star witness in Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial says the former Trump campaign chairman told him to be truthful about offshore shell companies and bank accounts during a 2014 interview with the FBI. Continue reading
Aug 08 8 key takeaways from Tuesday's primaries By Rachel Wellford Two elections Tuesday remain too close to call, while in other races Democrats and Republicans positioned themselves for general elections. Here are takeaways from the primaries. Continue reading