Jan 03 WATCH: White House defends Trump's 'nuclear button' tweet By Associated Press Wednesday's news briefing is expected to start at 3 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith are sworn in as senators By Associated Press Watch live as Alabama Democrat Doug Jones and Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, who is replacing Al Franken, are sworn in. Continue reading
Jan 03 Familiar partisan clashes face lawmakers as Congress returns By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press There will be some familiar but stubborn clashes facing lawmakers Wednesday as Congress begins its 2018 session. Continue reading
Dec 30 Ethics measure approved to be on South Dakota's 2018 ballot By James Nord, Associated Press Supporters of a constitutional amendment targeting government corruption have turned in enough valid signatures to put the ballot question before South Dakota voters in 2018. Continue reading
Dec 24 Dems aim to turn tax plan into cudgel in 2018 midterms By Bill Barrow, Associated Press A Democratic congressional candidate outside Philadelphia calls the Republican tax overhaul a "cynical bill" that will redistribute wealth upward. Continue reading
Dec 23 New year to be a challenge for Republicans in Congress By Alan Fram, Associated Press Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running Congress face a 2018 in which they'll need Democratic votes to get almost anything done. Continue reading
Dec 22 Former U.S. attorneys, GOP officials come to Mueller's defense By Jill Colvin, Associated Press More than 40 former U.S. attorneys and Republican officials are pushing back against efforts to discredit the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Friday to avert a government shutdown after the Republican-led Congress did the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punted disputes on immigration, health care and the… Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law By Associated Press President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package. Continue reading
Dec 22 Children's insurance program receives only patchwork funding By Alan Fram, Associated Press Congress failed to approve long-term funds for a program that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. Continue reading