A small bipartisan gesture at the end of a fiercely partisan fight Monday has put Mike Pompeo on course to Senate confirmation as the nation’s…
Inside the Beltway: Even the press is rooting for Mike Pompeo
Democrats have concocted some fancy footwork when it comes to the upcoming Senate vote on CIA Director Mike Pompeo‘s nomination for secretary of state later…
Trump, Macron state visit to focus on Iran nuclear deal
President Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday for the administration’s first state visit, cementing the close alliance between the two countries with a…
New Jersey poised to add Obamacare mandate
Obamacare’s individual mandate requiring all Americans to have health coverage is about to disappear next year. But New Jersey is poised to slap it back…
Denuclearization successes around the world
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Will North Korea give up the bomb? The answer may start becoming clear when South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets…
World watching for signs of N. Korea nuke deal at 2 summits
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday the world will have a…
Senate Judiciary Committee drafts bill to protect Robert Mueller from Donald Trump firing
The Senate Judiciary Committee is plowing ahead on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump — but the…
A Trump even Sweden has to appreciate
It’s not like the guy didn’t warn us. “We’re gonna win so much,” then-candidate Donald Trump advised supporters, “you may even get tired of winning.”…
Road to N. Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket…
Lobbyist tied to condo met with EPA chief, despite denials
WASHINGTON (AP) – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt met in his office last year with a veteran Washington lobbyist tied to the bargain-priced condo…