America’s Warrior Senator From Bygone Era
The outpouring of affection for US Senator John McCain, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer, highlights the respect the maverick Republican -- symbol of a bygone era of bipartisan...
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Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Defang Consumer Watchdog
The Trump administration has said it wants to ease oversight of smaller banks and curb the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's powers. The report from the Treasury Department outlined...
Trump Defends Decision To Fire FBI Director
U. S. President Donald Trump is defending his move to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying "he wasn't doing a good job. Very simply." Trump made the comment Wednesday in the Oval Office, sitting...
Riot Declared During US May Day Protests In Portland
Police declared a riot in the northwest US city of Portland after "anarchists" threw rocks, smoke bombs and soda cans at officers during a May Day rally, while thousands more marched in other major...
May Day Protesters March In Chicago
Thousands marched Monday on the streets of downtown Chicago, in a May Day protest against the policies of the Donald Trump administration. The marchers in the de facto capital of the US Midwest...
Trump To Insist On Border Wall Funds As Budget Deadline Looms
High-powered aides to Donald Trump pressed for funding of a Mexico border wall Sunday as a looming spending showdown in Congress threatens to shut down the US government on the president's 100th day...
Senators Clash At Neil Gorsuch Hearing
Senators have clashed at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over why the post was not filled under President Obama. The seat was vacated with the death of Justice Antonin...
Trump Envisions Bill Allowing Many Immigrants To Stay In US
President Donald Trump wants to pass an immigration reform bill that could grant legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants living in the US. "The time is right for an immigration bill as...
Five Takeaways From Friday
After a rollercoaster first month in the White House Donald Trump jaunted south on Friday, holding a campaign-style event with Boeing to cast himself as a defender of US jobs. The photo op-ripe rally...
Trump’s Pick To Head Environment Agency Confirmed
The US Senate on Friday confirmed fossil-fuel ally and global warming skeptic Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency, installing a legal expert at the helm of a department he has...
Banker-Financier Mnuchin Confirmed To Head US Treasury
The US Senate confirmed Wall Street banker Steven Mnuchin to be the next secretary of the US Treasury, overcoming fierce Democratic objection of yet another nominee to President Donald Trump's...
Trump Scorns Probe Into FBI Pre-Election Handling of Clinton Emails
Donald Trump responded with derision on Friday to news of an investigation into the FBI decision to make public an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the Nov. 8 presidential election,...