Kavanaugh's lips sealed on White House subpoenas, pardons
Pressured by Democrats with Donald Trump on their minds, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected repeated requests at Wednesday's Senate confirmation hearing to reveal his views about a president pardoning himself or being forced to testify in a criminal case.
Pressured by Democrats with Donald Trump on their minds, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rejected repeated requests at Wednesday's Senate confirmation hearing to reveal his views about a president pardoning himself or being forced to testify in a criminal case.
No immediate ruling in AG Ken Paxton's latest 'Obamacare' lawsuit
The fight over Obamacare has come to Fort Worth.
The fight over Obamacare has come to Fort Worth.
Anonymous official cites Trump 'amorality' in NY Times op-ed
In a striking anonymous broadside, a senior Trump administration official wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times on Wednesday claiming to be part of a group of people "working diligently from within" to impede President Donald Trump's "worst inclinations" and ill-conceived parts of his agenda.
In a striking anonymous broadside, a senior Trump administration official wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times on Wednesday claiming to be part of a group of people "working diligently from within" to impede President Donald Trump's "worst inclinations" and ill-conceived parts of his agenda.
Trump says Nike getting 'killed' over Colin Kaepernick deal
(AP) -- President Donald Trump says Nike is getting "killed" over an endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick.
(AP) -- President Donald Trump says Nike is getting "killed" over an endorsement deal with Colin Kaepernick.
TMZ: Kim Kardashian West reportedly meeting with President Trump to discuss freeing another prisoner
Kim Kardashian West is reportedly in Washington, DC to meet with President Donald Trump, TMZ reports.
Kim Kardashian West is reportedly in Washington, DC to meet with President Donald Trump, TMZ reports.
Woodward book puts White House back in damage-control mode
An incendiary tell-all book by a reporter who helped bring down President Richard Nixon set off a firestorm in the White House on Tuesday, with its descriptions of current and former aides calling President Donald Trump an "idiot" and a "liar," disparaging his judgment and claiming they plucked papers off his desk to prevent him from withdrawing from a pair of trade...
An incendiary tell-all book by a reporter who helped bring down President Richard Nixon set off a firestorm in the White House on Tuesday, with its descriptions of current and former aides calling President Donald Trump an "idiot" and a "liar," disparaging his judgment and claiming they plucked papers off his desk to prevent him from withdrawing from a pair of trade...
SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh to be questioned Wednesday; Democrats admonish late release of documents
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, after the first day of the hearing was marked by quarreling and confusion between Democrats, Republicans, and protesters.
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, after the first day of the hearing was marked by quarreling and confusion between Democrats, Republicans, and protesters.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to begin Senate Judiciary Committee hearings Tuesday
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's life seems as carefully constructed as the Supreme Court arguments he will hear if he is confirmed to the high court. He checks all the boxes of the ways of Washington, or at least the way Washington used to be.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's life seems as carefully constructed as the Supreme Court arguments he will hear if he is confirmed to the high court. He checks all the boxes of the ways of Washington, or at least the way Washington used to be.
Former Arizona U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl to replace John McCain
Prolonging the uncertainty over who will fill the late John McCain's U.S. Senate seat, the governor of Arizona on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Sen. Jon Kyl but said he has only committed to serve until the end of the year.
Prolonging the uncertainty over who will fill the late John McCain's U.S. Senate seat, the governor of Arizona on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Sen. Jon Kyl but said he has only committed to serve until the end of the year.
Will Joe run? Biden feels the push to take on Trump in 2020
Biden himself is more conflicted - but he is listening keenly to the supporters pushing him to run for the White House in 2020.
Biden himself is more conflicted - but he is listening keenly to the supporters pushing him to run for the White House in 2020.
Labor Day marks unofficial start of fall campaign for Texas governor
Labor Day marked the unofficial kickoff for the fall campaign in the race for Texas governor.
Labor Day marked the unofficial kickoff for the fall campaign in the race for Texas governor.
Texas activist, Parkland survivor raise thousands for anti-Cruz billboard with Trump's tweets
A Texas political activist and a Parkland, Fla. school shooting survivor have helped raise thousands of dollars to have a mobile billboard featuring Donald Trump’s anti-Ted Cruz tweets appear at a massive fall rally in the state.
A Texas political activist and a Parkland, Fla. school shooting survivor have helped raise thousands of dollars to have a mobile billboard featuring Donald Trump’s anti-Ted Cruz tweets appear at a massive fall rally in the state.
Trump administration withholds 100K Kavanaugh records
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records from the Bush White House on the basis of presidential privilege ahead of the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearing.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is withholding more than 100,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh's records from the Bush White House on the basis of presidential privilege ahead of the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearing.
Meghan McCain's eulogy at John McCain's service: 'America was always great'
John McCain's daughter opened his memorial service with a tearful and impassioned tribute, posing her father's legacy as a direct challenge to President Donald Trump.
John McCain's daughter opened his memorial service with a tearful and impassioned tribute, posing her father's legacy as a direct challenge to President Donald Trump.
Father of slain Iowa student denounces using daughter's death in political debate
The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in a Saturday opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter's death in support of "views she believed were profoundly racist," a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer's immigration status to argue for changes in U.S. immigration laws.
The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in a Saturday opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter's death in support of "views she believed were profoundly racist," a call that comes after President Donald Trump and others seized on the suspected killer's immigration status to argue for changes in U.S. immigration laws.
As Washington mourns McCain, Trump golfs at Virginia golf club
As political dignitaries gathered in Washington to memorialize Sen. John McCain, the president tweeted familiar grievances and headed to the golf course.
As political dignitaries gathered in Washington to memorialize Sen. John McCain, the president tweeted familiar grievances and headed to the golf course.
Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke shakes up Senate race with Cruz
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - If elections were decided by viral videos and fawning media profiles, Democrat Beto O'Rourke would win Texas' Senate race in a landslide.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - If elections were decided by viral videos and fawning media profiles, Democrat Beto O'Rourke would win Texas' Senate race in a landslide.
Trump plans to help one-time rival Cruz in Texas campaign with October rally
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump says he'll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting nervous about his challenger, a liberal darling with a growing national profile.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump says he'll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting nervous about his challenger, a liberal darling with a growing national profile.
Washington says goodbye to John McCain
It's Washington's turn to say goodbye to John McCain. His way. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a ceremony and public visitation.
It's Washington's turn to say goodbye to John McCain. His way. The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for a ceremony and public visitation.
Report sheds new light on Beto O'Rourke's 1998 DWI arrest
New details are emerging about a decades-old DWI arrest involving U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke.
New details are emerging about a decades-old DWI arrest involving U.S. Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke.