While claiming "democracy failed Georgia," Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Friday she will no longer stand in the way of officials, certifying Brian Kemp, the Republican, as the winner. Published November 16, 2018
The House ethics committee on Friday sanctioned Rep. Ruben Kihuen, saying he harassed several women, and Rep. Mark Meadows, saying he mishandled harassment allegations against his chief of staff. Published November 16, 2018
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will grant an expedited hearing on the Trump administration's request to add a question concerning citizenship to the 2020 census. Published November 16, 2018
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted a man this week on charges of threatening CNN, with prosecutors saying the man appeared to have been a copycat of the Trump-fan pipe bomb episode. Published November 16, 2018
Sen. Charles E. Grassley announced Friday he'll become chairman of the Finance Committee next year, creating a domino effect that leaves Sen. Lindsey Graham as the likely chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Published November 16, 2018
A federal judge ordered the White House to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass, ruling Friday that President Trump and his aides didn't give Mr. Acosta enough of a chance to explain himself or contest the revocation. Published November 16, 2018
One America News Network, a conservative cable network, filed court briefs Thursday siding with the White House and against fellow network CNN and its gauche chief presidential reporter, Jim Acosta. Published November 15, 2018
Top Democrats on Thursday rejected the Justice Department's defense of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, calling the official opinion a "fatally flawed" attempt to pervert the Constitution. Published November 15, 2018
The White House Correspondents' Association went to court Thursday to side with CNN in its battle with President Trump, submitting an amicus brief arguing the White House does not have unbridled power to exclude rambunctious reporters. Published November 15, 2018
Sen. Kamala Harris compared ICE, the federal deportation agency, to the Ku Klux Klan Thursday, drawing a fierce retort from the agency's acting director who said there is no equivalence between patriotic officers enforcing the law, and a racist mob bent on violence and intimidation. Published November 15, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley brushed aside demands to hold a hearing on the ouster of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the designation of Matthew Whitaker as his acting replacement, saying Thursday that the law appears to have been followed. Published November 15, 2018
Matthew G. Whitaker's appointment to be acting attorney general is not only legal, but it's also similar to moves made by the Obama and Bush administrations, the Justice Department's office of legal counsel said Wednesday, mounting a firm defense of President Trump's pick. Published November 14, 2018
Ronald D. Vitiello, President Trump's pick to head ICE, lacks the spark to be the "change agent" embattled agency needs -- and appears to have once posted a tweet comparing Mr. Trump to Dennis the Menace, agency labor union leaders said Wednesday. Published November 14, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake announced Wednesday that he will not vote to advance any new judicial nominees through the Judiciary Committee, nor will he vote to confirm picks on the Senate floor, until he gets his way on unrelated legislation to prevent the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller. Published November 14, 2018
Hours after images of migrants climbing a border wall in San Diego went viral, the Homeland Security Department deployed razor wire Wednesday to prevent a repeat. Published November 14, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell flatly rejected the need to approve legislation protecting the special counsel's probe into the 2016 election, saying Wednesday there's no evidence the investigation needs protection. Published November 14, 2018
Six men filed a class action and racketeering lawsuit Tuesday against the Vatican and America's Catholic bishops, arguing they were aware of but ignored evidence of rape and sexual abuse within the clergy. Published November 13, 2018
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday urged Florida election officials to ignore a Sunday deadline for the ongoing vote recount, saying the deadline was meant for presidential elections, not Senate races. Published November 13, 2018
Sen. Dianne Feinstein demanded Tuesday that the Senate hold hearings with both former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Matthew Whitaker, the man named to replace him temporarily, saying there are too many questions surrounding the ouster. Published November 13, 2018
Democrats netted another Senate seat Monday night after Republican Martha McSally conceded Arizona's race to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. Published November 12, 2018
