Former GOP lawmakers and national security officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations made public pleas Monday for Congress to rebuff President Trump’s border emergency…
Facing prison, Manafort asks for leniency in Mueller case
WASHINGTON (AP) – Paul Manafort, the longtime political consultant who once led Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, asked a federal judge for leniency Monday as he…
West Virginia loses fight to union to empower children who need choice most
In theory, a state’s school system might be so universally excellent that it has no need to consider offering its students school choice. In reality,…
Trumpeting July Fourth along the National Mall
Imagine a standoff between Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s congressional delegate; Mayor Muriel Bowser; and President Trump over Independence Day celebrations in the nation’s capital.…
AP Explains: What everyone wants at the Trump-Kim summit
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will likely be all smiles as they shake hands later this…
Inside the Beltway: Kinzinger: Yeah, the border is an emergency
One lawmaker has unique insight into the southern U.S. border and whether it poses an emergency, as President Trump suggests. That would be Rep. Adam…
DeSantis administration files motion to oppose exploratory drilling in Florida Everglades
Critics of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are quick to label him bad for the environment, most recently complaining that he surrendered to a court order…
Divorced Colorado woman wants Supreme Court to hear frozen embryo custody case
Mandy Rooks has asked the Supreme Court to award her custody of the frozen embryos she and her ex-husband created years before they separated, saying…
Donald Trump MAGA hat powerful political symbol
Behold the MAGA hat. Whether proof of hate or provoker of fury, it reigns as the most powerful political symbol in America. A cap emblazoned…
Justin Fairfax calls rape accusations political lynching
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, beset by rape accusations and facing a House inquiry, on Sunday described himself as a victim of a “political lynching.”…