After meeting with Brett Kavanaugh on Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin said he likely would seek a second sitdown after the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings — thus extending the time the West Virginia Democrat will remain undecided even as pressure on him ramps up Read more Congressional Republicans keep trying to downplay the possibility of a government shutdown this fall, just weeks ahead of midterm elections, even as President Trump returns again and again to that very scenario Read more President Trump on Wednesday publicly called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to immediately end the “rigged witch hunt,” a phrase he uses to refer to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation Read more Although President Trump said Monday that he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at "any time," it looks like that meeting won't be happening any time soon — multiple Iranian officials have played down the possibility of a sit-down, without ruling it out entirely Read more Former DHS secretary has yet to secure sweeping immigration bill Read more Facebook has revealed a new coordinated disinformation campaign ahead of November's elections that used dozens of fake accounts and pages on its platform Read more The media and other Trump haters can’t seem to let themselves admit it, but President Trump scored a big victory for the American economy on trade last week Read more The progressive Millennial Abby Finkenauer wants to make the first district blue again Read more President Donald Trump’s impatience with the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan has prompted U.S. diplomats and commanders to gamble on a bid to kick-start peace negotiations, including holding direct talks with the Taliban, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News Read more U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats do not fund his border wall and back immigration law changes, betting that maintaining a hard line will work in Republicans’ favor in November congressional elections Read more Attorney General Jeff Sessions has created a religious liberty task force to “protect and promote religious liberty.” Read more This week in the Russia investigations: Michael Cohen goes rogue; what would it mean if it is determined he is telling the truth? And, the effort to impeach Rod Rosenstein sputters in the House — for now Read more “They took us to pits on the farm that were supposed to be our graves . . . They threw us down there in shifts Read more President Trump thanked North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for returning the bodies of fallen American soldiers at a press conference on Friday Read more Campaigns, political parties and outside groups have booked or aired more than $1 billion in television advertising, months before voters head to the polls in November in what is likely to become the most expensive midterm election campaign in U.S. history Read more Tax cuts and federal spending are adding fuel to the already strong economy, putting the United States on a pace for its best year of growth in well over a decade Read more The world may be fraught with tension and turmoil, but in the world of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, there's nothing to see here Read more President Trump on Friday slammed his longtime lawyer’s claim that he knew about a Trump Tower meeting during the campaign between his son Donald Trump Jr. and a Kremlin-associated lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton Read more
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Facebook reveals evidence to Congress of new campaign to influence midterm elections
Trump's trade triumph
The Fight for Iowa’s White Working-Class Soul
Impatient Trump drives U.S. push for peace talks in Afghanistan
Trump threatens U.S. government shutdown over border wall
Justice Department creates religious liberty task force
The Russia Investigations: Will Michael Cohen Turn State's Evidence?
The Savagery of ISIS
Remains of American troops returned by North Korea; Trump thanks Kim for keeping promise
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Trump Slams Cohen Claim that He Knew of Trump Tower Meeting with Kremlin Lawyer