Good morning. Donald Trump is meeting with the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus at the White House today as the partial government shutdown continues, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced she’d be exploring a presidential bid last night and the con...
O'Rourke's bid to unseat Ted Cruz in the US midterms narrowly failed – but his audacious grassroots campaign sprinkled seeds of Democratic rebirth and has drawn whispers of a presidential run. What is it that makes people think the Texas congressman...
Everybody seems to concur that the agreement between the North Korean leader and Trump is going to let the US disengage militarily from the peninsula (US military exercises halted in bid to woo Kim, 13 June). Trump himself is very happy that this wi...
It is unusual for a Republican Senate candidate to find themselves handcuffed and face down in a parking garage. But that was what happened recently when Joey Gibson was detained by University of Washington police. Gibson, 34, is a far-right activis...
After months of hype about Democrats’ chances of taking back both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections, Republicans are now more sanguine. The “blue wave” is not hitting every beach. Donald Trump’s approval rating is rising, the e...
With his original plan for Mexico to pay for a border wall yet to bear fruit, Donald Trump last week reportedly floated a plan B: the US defense department could foot the bill. Plan B might be even more of a long shot. While Trump is known for spitb...
The Senate must begin debating legislation helping people who work in Congress pursue claims of sexual harassment or discrimination, all 22 female senators said Wednesday in a letter to the chamber’s leaders. “Inaction is unacceptable,” the group wr...