President Trump will sign the Russia sanctions bill, the White House said late Friday, saying that he managed to win important changes to the legislation…
Merrill asked ethics to review Strange’s campaign report
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s secretary of state said Friday he referred “potential concerns” about a past campaign finance filing by Sen. Luther Strange to…
Reince Priebus continues to support Trump, refuses to answer to Scaramucci comments
Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus refused to get into the chaos around his resignation Friday, but said he continues to support President…
Gov. Martinez urges Congress to keep trying on health care
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is urging Congress to keep trying to fix the Affordable Health Care Act. Martinez spokesman…
Former Compton mayor convicted of corruption
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The former mayor of Compton has been convicted of using thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for personal expenses including golf…
Ruling bars pension boost to substitute teacher for a day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A former lobbyist for an Illinois teachers union has lost his battle to retain an enhanced pension benefit obtained through a…
Voters would be worse off with Democrats’ wan ‘better deal’
Try as they might, Democrats can’t even break through Trump fever. This week, top Democrats released their revamped agenda and it barely received any media…
US: 2 Mexican nationals convicted in federal agent’s killing
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal jury on Thursday convicted two members of a violent Mexican drug cartel in the 2011 ambush slaying of an Immigration…
Jeff Sessions carries on with Justice Department tasks, despite Trump criticism
Stung by attacks from the president, Attorney General Jeff Sessions kept a low profile this week, letting the Justice Department’s work speak for itself as…
House Republicans seek special counsel for Hillary Clinton, Loretta Lynch
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee reportedly want another special prosecutor to investigate the 2016 presidential election — this one focusing on possible wrongdoing by…