HONG KONG (AP) – Calm appeared to have returned to Hong Kong after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a…
Cory Booker, Kamala Harris fight to claim Obama legacy in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democratic voters are still waiting for the second coming of Barack Obama in this key primary state, where the messages from the…
Kamala Harris outlines ‘Dreamer’ plan, Beto O’Rourke, Kirsten Gillibrand add LGBTQ protections
While the political jockeying gets more attention, candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential race are advancing serious policy proposals. The Washington Times takes a weekly…
More fights loom ahead as weary House panel approves defense bill
The House Armed Services Committee wrapped up a marathon mark-up in the wee hours of Thursday morning, approving a $733 billion defense authorization bill that…
Inside the Beltway: Bernie Sanders channels Franklin Delano Roosevelt
He’s only trying to finish the work of the 32nd president. That is what Sen. Bernard Sanders says in regard to his quest for the…
House Democrats put their stamp on major defense bill
The House Armed Services Committee worked into the evening in a push to approve a massive defense authorization bill Wednesday, with the new Democratic majority…
What Trump needs to do to win in 2020
The 2020 presidential campaign has been underway for nearly six months, but President Trump has been wisely planning for his reelection campaign for over three…
Rand Paul-Ron Wyden Republic Act aims to undercut Donald Trump emergency powers
Two senators, one from each party, have teamed up on a bill that would significantly curtail President Trump’s emergency powers. Sens. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican,…
ACLU begs Supreme Court to delay census citizenship ruling
Immigrant-rights advocates urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to delay a ruling on the Trump administration’s move to add a citizenship question to the 2020…
Doug Jones’ 2020 Senate reelection hopes boosted by muddied Alabama GOP field
Alabama shocked the political world in 2017 when it elected a Democrat to the Senate in one of the most chaotic contests of recent years.…