Hope Hicks declines to answer some questions in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump‘s longtime aide Hope Hicks declined to answer questions about her time in the White House during a nine-hour, closed-door interview with the House intelligence...
View ArticleGOP leaders move slowly on tighter gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday showed little interest in stricter gun control proposals being floated in Congress, leaving the issue in the hands of wary Senate leaders and...
View ArticleKushner, Russia bombshells rock the White House
(CNN) — A volley of stunning revelations over Jared Kushner and the Russia probe are rocking Donald Trump’s inner circle and suggest a pivotal moment is at hand in the West Wing personnel wars that...
View ArticleTrump to Republican senator: ‘You’re afraid of the NRA’
(CNN)–President Donald Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who’s worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left out a proposal to raise the gun...
View ArticleTrump announces tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
(ABC News) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports starting next week, imposing a 10 percent tariff for aluminum and a 25 percent...
View ArticleTrump: “Trade wars are good, and easy to win”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday insisted “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” a bold claim that will likely find many skeptics, including those on Wall Street and even some...
View ArticleNew Connecticut House Democrat sworn into office
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The slim Democratic majority in the Connecticut House of Representatives is growing. Phil Young was sworn in Monday as the first Democrat in 44 years to represent the 120th...
View ArticleMiss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems — triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat...
View ArticleRepublicans want Trump to back off his tariff proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened...
View Article5 things to watch for in the Texas primary
(ABC News) — Texas holds the first primary contests of the 2018 election on Tuesday and both parties are watching for indications of how the battle to control Congress may play out in November....
View ArticleWhite House preparing rollout of Trump’s tariff plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is preparing to announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum that would offer temporary exemptions to Canada and Mexico, a shift that could soften the blow amid...
View ArticleTrump announces tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, says US addressing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is announced steep tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to address what he says is an “assault on our country.” Trump says a 25 percent tax will apply to...
View ArticleFlorida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns, breaking with the National Rifle Association and decades of...
View ArticleChief justice nomination enveloped by politicking
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With robocalls and TV ads, the level of politicking enveloping a modern-era Connecticut chief justice nomination has reached unprecedented levels as Democrats and Republicans...
View ArticleTrump: Voters must support GOP in Pittsburgh-area House race
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump told western Pennsylvania voters Saturday night that his new tariffs were saving the steel industry and urged them to send a Republican to the House so...
View ArticleIn tight House race, Republican leans on Trump and his base
TRAFFORD, Pa. (AP) — Barbara DeFelice spent a bright but chilly afternoon preparing her garden for spring, not hand-wringing over a congressional special election two days away. She decided months ago...
View ArticleDraft GOP report: No coordination between Trump and Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and...
View ArticleBellwether Pennsylvania special election too close to call
(ABC News) — A closely watched and extremely expensive special congressional election in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District remained too close to call late Tuesday. Such a tight margin will...
View ArticleDonald Trump Jr., wife headed for divorce after 12 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.‘s wife took legal steps on Thursday to formally end their 12-year marriage, and the couple issued a statement saying they’re going their separate ways but “will always...
View ArticleMalloy stands by nominee as uncertain Senate vote nears
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is standing by his nominee for the chief justice of Connecticut’s highest court. The Democrat says if Associate Justice Andrew McDonald is not confirmed by...
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