Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress: ‘God gave Trump authority to take out Kim Jong-Un'

President Donald Trump's blunt talk about North Korea is being backed up by his Dallas spiritual advisor’s own “fire and fury” about war and assassination.

FBI raids Paul Manafort's home

FBI agents have searched one of the homes of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Manafort's spokesman said Wednesday.

Trump touts nuke strength as Tillerson urges calm on North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have "no concerns" after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats, insisting Wednesday he doesn't believe there is "any imminent threat." "Americans should sleep well at night," Tillerson said.

A new low: Texas Democrats don't have candidate for governor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats haven't won Texas' governor's race for decades, but a booming Hispanic population and the party's dominance of the state's largest cities have made them willing to keep trying. After high-profile candidates lost decisively in the last two elections, though, the party now finds itself in unprecedented territory for the 2018 election: with no...

Trump appeals to loyalists as support slips, agenda stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is trying to combat new weakness in his Republican base and re-energize his staunchest supporters after months of White House backbiting and legislative failures.

Bill and Hillary Clinton to appear at Irving event in November

Former President Bill Clinton and former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will take questions from audience members at a November event in Irving.

Caretaker for Obamacare? Trump's health care role may shift

WASHINGTON (AP) - With Republicans unable to advance a health care bill in Congress, President Donald Trump's administration may find itself in an awkward role as caretaker of the Affordable Care Act, which he still promises to repeal and replace.

Former Gov. Mark White dead at 77

Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark "no-pass, no-play" policy for high school athletes, has died. He was 77.

Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified information

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged on Friday to rein in government leaks that he said undermine American security, taking an aggressive public stand after being called weak on the matter by President Donald Trump.

Divided crowd in Aubrey for congressman's town hall

Congressman Michael Burgess' town hall Thursday night in Denton County went like a number of town halls recently.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice switching from Democrat to Republican

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday he's switching parties to join Republicans as President Donald Trump visited the increasingly conservative state.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller impanels grand jury in Russia probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury to investigate Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Trump set to embark on 1st vacation since inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump once questioned the wisdom of taking vacations. "What's the point?" he asked. But now the president is getting ready to join the annual August exodus from this town he calls "the swamp." Trump is due to set out Friday on his first extended vacation from Washington since the inauguration - a 17-day getaway to his private golf club in central...

Mark Davis: Immigrants and English

Radio host Mark Davis shares his opinion on all the recent changes in the White House, Trump's push for immigration changes and the sanctuary cities lawsuit.

Trump denies calling White House a 'real dump'

President Donald Trump has told members of his New Jersey golf club that he spends so much time away from Washington because the White House is a "real dump."

Trump backs GOP plan to push legal immigration changes

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to join with two Republican senators to unveil legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. It would seek an immigration system based on merit and jobs skills instead of family connections.

Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House officials say President Donald Trump has signed a bill to impose new sanctions on Russia. Two White House officials said that the president signed the bill Wednesday morning. The package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia passed Congress with overwhelming support. Moscow responded to the sanctions by ordering a reduction in the number of U.S. diplomats in...

Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI director

Christopher Wray has been confirmed by the Senate to become the new director of the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump in May.

Trump on tricky legal ground with 'Obamacare' threat

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of "Obamacare" could put the government in a legal bind. Law experts say he'd be handing insurers a solid court case, while undermining his own leverage to compel Democrats to negotiate, especially if premiums jump by 20 percent as expected...