President Trump and his Cabinet are speaking rarely at this year's college graduations, even as the annually lopsided measure of liberal versus conservative commencement speakers seems more balanced than usual.
Instead of dunking its cookies in milk, Oreo spent part of Tuesday dunking on Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and his senior moment earlier in the day.
Several senior House Democrats announced their support Tuesday for starting an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, putting party leaders on the defensive as they try to balance their hopes for an aggressive legislative agenda against a left wing out for blood.
Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch denied that she instructed former FBI Director James B. Comey to refer to the Hillary Clinton email probe as a "matter," undercutting Mr. Comey's claims otherwise.
Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, says she supports independent investigations into police-involved shootings and alleged brutality -- issues that have risen to prominence in recent years amid questions of racial bias among law enforcement and in the criminal justice system.
Michigan state Rep. James Lower said Monday his 2020 GOP primary opponent, incumbent Rep. Justin Amash, has "more in common with [Democratic Rep.] Rashida Tlaib" than with his district's constituents.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont are tied atop the Democratic presidential field in Iowa, according to a new poll.
Generous benefits. No copays. No need for private policies. The "Medicare for All" plan advocated by leading 2020 Democrats appears more lavish than what's offered in other advanced countries, compounding the cost but also potentially broadening its popular appeal.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus has officially condemned comments by one of its members calling for President Trump's impeachment.
Congressional Democrats are eyeing legislation that would affirm the right to abortion and counter new pro-life laws in a host of states, in a move that could expose divisions within the Republican Party over how far some of the states have gone.
The Australian Labor Party's stunning defeat may offer a cold, hard warning for Democrats counting on climate change to sweep them to victory in 2020.
President Trump's brain trust of retired military officers has disappeared just as tensions with Iran, Venezuela and North Korea heat up -- and critics say the White House is in danger of rushing to the brink of war under a mostly civilian and increasingly hawkish leadership team.
House Democrats won their first court victory Monday in their battle to pry loose documents from President Trump after a judge ruled one of his accounting firms must comply with a congressional subpoena seeking some of Mr. Trump's personal financial documents.
President Trump ordered former White House top lawyer Don McGahn not to testify to Congress, heading off a highly anticipated session with Democrats on Tuesday.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp isn't worried about the Hollywood boycott threatening his state over its newly passed fetal heartbeat law, taking a jab at the "C-List celebrities" who "squawk" about abortion rights.
Vice President Mike Pence told Congress to get moving and pass the White House's rewrite of the North American trade deal before autumn, after President Trump cleared a major hurdle by agreeing with Canada and Mexico to lift tariffs on aluminum and steel.
Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee on Monday said that burning all the existing available coal in the coming decades will "destroy" the country and said there needs to be an adequate "transition" for employees in the coal industry.
Sen. Chris Coons said Monday Republicans are privately saying special counsel Robert Mueller's report details President Trump engaging in obstruction of justice.
Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday said she wants companies to prove they're paying women the same as men for equal work and wants to fine those that don't comply, looking to step up federal involvement in what her presidential campaign called "the most aggressive equal pay proposal in history."
President Trump said Monday "The Failing New York Times" will "pass away" following its report that anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank flagged Mr. Trump's and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner's, entities for possible illicit activity.
