Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as heRead More
Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; Pierluisi sworn in
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned Friday as promised, clearing the way for veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to beRead More
US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia and prepares to test new missile
(CNN) — The United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia Friday, as the US military prepares to test a new non-nuclear mobile-launchedRead More
Cummings says he scared off intruder at Baltimore home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elijah Cummings says he scared off an intruder at his Baltimore home last weekend, providing details for the first time afterRead More
RFK granddaughter dies; police awaiting toxicology reports
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities said Friday they are looking to toxicology reports for clues to the death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, a granddaughter of assassinatedRead More
Trump denounces Dems at rally, plays down race
CINCINNATI (AP) — President Donald Trump used a revved-up rally in Cincinnati to tear into the Democrats he has been elevating as his new politicalRead More
Trump portrait adorns Colorado Capitol after Putin prank
DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump finally joined the Colorado state Capitol’s wall of presidential portraits on Thursday, a year after a prankster placed aRead More
Second night of CNN’s Democratic debate drew 11.3 million viewers on TV and online
(CNN) — The reality shows and dramas on broadcast TV couldn’t even come close to matching the Democratic debate on CNN on Wednesday night. About 11.3 millionRead More
Hard-won budget, debt deal clears Senate, advances to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a bipartisan driveRead More
Democrats’ divisions test Biden’s front-runner strength
DETROIT (AP) — The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration andRead More