Democrats’ chances of defending their House majority next year could depend on the fate of three freshmen women — and none of them is named Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar or Rashida Tlaib.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s entry in the presidential race puts all eyes back on the man he calls his brother and best friend: former President Barack Obama.
House chairmen said Thursday that they will open a probe into the rash of forced resignations at Homeland Security, saying they want to know whether people were fired because they refused to break federal laws.
George Conway, the husband of White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, blasted President Trump by starting the viral hashtag #DerangedDonald while commenting on a story about the president accusing the United Kingdom of espionage.
President Donald Trump will deliver the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony next month.
Bernie Sanders’ campaign is raising money off Joe Biden’s announcement that he is entering the 2020 Democratic presidential race.
Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign.
Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer for porn star Stormy Daniels who is facing a 36-count federal indictment, threw his support behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Former Vice President Joseph Biden said Monday he asked his 2008 running mate, former president Barack Obama, to hold off endorsing his newly announced presidential bid.
Two Senate Committee chairmen say text messages between anti-Trump FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page may be evidence the bureau spied on Trump campaign officials after the election.
A Colorado city has settled a lawsuit with a man who criticized a gubernatorial candidate using a sign featuring mannequin buttocks clothed in lingerie.
A federal appeals court in New York says immigrant activist Ravi Ragbir may have had his First Amendment rights violated when he was taken into custody for deportation last year.
Guns would be allowed in Florida religious institutions, including religious schools, under legislation passed by the state House.
A federal judge says he will give the Trump administration six months to identify children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border early in the president's term.
President Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday for wide-ranging discussions on bolstering trade and security in the Indo-Pacific region and ensuring the "fully verified denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula, the White House said.
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Michigan's legislative district maps are illegal because they were drawn to diminish Democrats' voting power.
The White House blocked adviser Stephen Miller from testifying before congressional committees on immigration and a staff shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, prompting lawmakers on Thursday to demand internal communications on the topic from Homeland Security officials.
North Dakota's Republican-led Legislature approved a GOP-written bill Thursday that sets rules to comply with a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at ethics reform.
An effort to bring back state affirmative action has cleared committee votes in the Washington Legislature.
The Republican Party on Thursday urged the state's top election regulator to resign as secretary of state because she is running for the U.S. Senate.
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