Politics

Sanders and Newsom clash over proposed tax on California's billionaires

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford…

WATCH: Congress must approve any possible U.S. military action against Iran, Jeffries says

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before any U.S. action against Iran, the nation's top Democrat said Wednesday.

WATCH: Democratic counterproposal on DHS funding 'very unserious,' Leavitt says

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said White House officials, but not President Donald Trump, have been in contact with Democratic leaders over the impasse, blaming Democrats for forcing some federal employees to work without paychecks.

Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president's name

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Applications filed by the Trump Organization with the federal trademark office are seeking exclusive rights to use the president's name on airports and dozens of related things found there, from buses shuttling passengers to umbrellas and travel bags to flight…

Groups sue Trump's EPA over repeal of rule that supported climate protections

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from dispute with CBS over what he can air

By David Bauder, Associated Press

On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn't show an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. He then took a copy of the…

WATCH: Les Wexner deposition on Epstein files raises more questions than answers, Democrats say

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

In a statement to Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee released ahead of the deposition, Wexner says he is an ethical man, philanthropist and community builder who was “duped by a world-class con man.”…

WATCH: White House briefing addresses Zelenskyy criticism, Potomac sewage spill

By Associated Press

The White House pushed back on Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine "unfair" during a news briefing Wednesday.

Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed trial testing social media addiction claims

By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The unprecedented social media trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Bereaved parents are expected to be in the limited courtroom seats available to the public.