Kushner plays down Russia’s interference in 2016 election

NEW YORK (AP) — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday the investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election “had a muchRead More

Dems weigh contempt vote after White House defies subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee says the White House is in “open defiance” of his panel after lawyersRead More

Florida Senate passes bill expanding armed teachers program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is on the verge of expanding a law that allows some teachers to carry guns in the classroom after theRead More

Gimenez opposes Florida bill dissolving MDX, says county can’t afford proposed toll rebates

The fight over the fate of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is taking a toll on the county’s mayor. Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he wants toRead More

Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House chairman on Monday subpoenaed former White House Counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of PresidentRead More

Trump opens Easter Egg Roll with talk of economy, military

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking part in one of the oldest White House traditions, President Donald Trump blew a whistle and sent spoon-wielding kids into aRead More

Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrat Elizabeth Warren is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping setRead More

Nothing wrong with help from Russians, Trump lawyer says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted there was “nothing wrong” with the president’s 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, asRead More

Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — There are no policy positions on his website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. AndRead More

Comic who vowed to unite Ukraine wins votes in east and west

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Political mandates don’t get much more powerful than the one Ukrainian voters gave comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who as president-elect faces dauntingRead More