A fierce battle over a handful of congressional seats in the Southern California bastion of Republicanism could determine both the GOP’s future in the state and the outcome of the national battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives Read more House Speaker Paul Ryan reiterated his opposition to President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying they aren't "the right mechanism" to punish unfair trade practices by China Read more President Trump on Wednesday demanded that NATO allies increase defense spending immediately and double their current goal for burden-sharing in the defense alliance Read more First time offenders who come into the U.S. illegally are generally charged with a misdemeanor – but a new bill aims to change that Read more Kavanaugh's role in illegal immigrant abortion case irks both sides Read more When President Trump signed the executive order last month that ended the separation of migrant families, he effectively swapped one controversial practice for another — in this case, the indefinite detention of whole families Read more The US Embassy in London on Tuesday issued an alert warning Americans visiting or living in the UK to “keep a low profile” and take other measures to stay safe during President Trump’s visit to Great Britain Read more During his visit to Afghanistan Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Trump administration’s strategy to pacify the country and support the growth of its Democratic institutions is “working,” despite the seemingly intractable problem of the Taliban’s continued control over large swaths of territory Read more President Trump plans to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy Read more White House is under pressure to deliver on vow to lower costs Read more The House returns from its July Fourth recess this week in a state of remarkable uncertainty, with both Democrats and Republicans facing open questions about their leaders’ futures Read more President Trump on Monday called upon North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members to increase their contributions to the alliance, reiterating past criticism ahead of his trip to a NATO summit this week Read more Four remaining boys and coach spend 17th night in cave awaiting rescue Read more “We’re talking about getting back to the basics,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told us last fall. Contrasting his vision with former President Barack Obama’s dirigiste agency, Pruitt told us, “We want to focus on tangible, beneficial results to American citizens across the country.” Read more I recently attended a symposium examining how medical schools can prepare future doctors to deal with the continuing opioid crisis Read more Lots of controversial cases at the intersection of religion and the law wind up before the Supreme Court Read more Newly released court documents explain that President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort is being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day ahead of his July 25 trial, citing that his safety cannot be guaranteed otherwise while in prison Read more U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday brushed aside North Korea’s accusation of “gangster-like” denuclearization demands Read more
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