Politics

Labor Department won’t release full October jobs report due to 43-day shutdown

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.

Judge to proceed with contempt probe over U.S. flying migrants to El Salvador prison in March

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to move ahead quickly on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.

Trump nominates new CFPB director, though White House says agency is still closing

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, using a legal maneuver to keep his budget director Russell Vought as acting director of the bureau while the Trump administration continues on…

WATCH: Bondi sidesteps questions about Epstein files at press conference

By Associated Press

Asked at a press conference Wednesday about the Epstein files, Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly said the Justice Department would “continue to follow the law with maximum transparency.”…

Tom Steyer running for California governor as a populist billionaire

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Billionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer is running for California governor as a Democrat.

Senate officially passes the Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump

By Associated Press

In an unusual move, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Tuesday evening to pass the bill as soon as it was sent over from the House, which had passed it 427-1 earlier in the day.

Why Trump’s plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds. That's because there's a tangle of laws and conflicting political pressures in redistricting.

DOJ says full grand jury in Comey case was not presented copy of final indictment

By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey has hit another hurdle. The Justice Department acknowledged in court Wednesday a possible lapse in how the case was presented to a grand jury.

House reprimands Illinois congressman over his succession plan, dividing Democrats

By Matt Brown, Associated Press

The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan for his congressional seat. Some Democrats were furious with a member of their own caucus for triggering the vote.

They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap

By Joshua Goodman, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press

In a court system with a backlog of about 3.8 million asylum cases, families have been torn apart and lives upended. Due process seemingly is an afterthought.