For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees are trying to determine if…
Kraig Kahler, insanity defense case earns little sympathy from Supreme Court justices
The Supreme Court opened its 2019 session Monday hearing from a Kansas man who murdered most of his family after learning his wife was having…
Jim Himes, Democrats say second whistleblower proves impeachment momentum
A surge of reports Sunday about more whistleblowers stoked the Democratic Party’s impeachment momentum, even as Democrats sought to stave off rising Republican calls for…
Bump stock ban failure an omen for gun buyback plan
The federal government collected fewer than 1,000 bump stocks during the run-up to a new ban in March, despite estimates that hundreds of thousands of…
Inside the Beltway: Politics: The beliefs of Jon Voight versus Robert De Niro
It is a clash of the titans, perhaps. Two Hollywood heavyweights are now representing diametrically opposed political views on a very large stage indeed. That…
AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of…
Abortion cases pressure Supreme Court to take up hot-button questions
The Supreme Court will wade into a stack of abortion cases during its session that opens Monday, giving the conservative-leaning bench a chance to chip…
McConnell vows to stop impeachment in fundraising video
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has released a social media campaign ad in which he vows to stop any Democratic push…
The Latest: On inquiry, Pompeo says law will be followed
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump (all times local): 5:55 p.m. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the…
Ex-Mexican governor wanted in Texas waives extradition to US
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A former governor of a Mexican state along the U.S.-Mexico border will face money-laundering and fraud charges in South Texas after…