Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September

Bipartisan congressional negotiators reached a critical agreement late Sunday on a massive spending bill that if approved by the House and Senate would fund the government through the end of September. Bipartisan congressional negotiators reached a critical agreement late Sunday on a massive spending bill that if approved by the House and Senate would fund the government through the end of September.

Border Patrol allows families to reunite at US-Mexico wall

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NYC mayor wants free preschool for 3-year-olds, too

In this Sept. 4, 2014, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Inner Force Early Tots Childhood Learning Center, a community-based organization that's part of the pre-K program, in the Brooklyn borough of New York on the first day of the mayor's expansion of early childhood education.

Democrats of the Year awards held in Longmeadow

Police in Connecticut say a father who was moving a vehicle ran over and killed a toddler in the driveway of a Bristol Massachusetts Senate President Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst was saluted as the Democrat of the Year. Congressman Richard Neal, of Springfield, was honored as the 2017 Democrat of Distinction.

After 100 days of Trump, some planning for 2020 already

Joe Biden has been saying yes to nearly all the political invitations coming his way, with new ones arriving almost daily. Privately, the former vice president and his staff have started talking about how to begin planning a strategy with a roughly 18-month timeline so that if he decides on another presidential run, he'll be best positioned to get it off the ground.

Biden returns to N.H. for Democratic dinner

Former Vice President Joe Biden is returning to New Hampshire to honor the nation's first all-female, all-Democratic congressional delegation. Biden is speaking Sunday night at the state Democratic Party's annual McIntyre Shaheen 100 Club Dinner.

NYC mayor announces plan for free preschool for 3-year-olds

In this Sept. 4, 2014, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Inner Force Early Tots Childhood Learning Center, a community-based organization that's part of the pre-K program, in the Brooklyn borough of New York on the first day of the mayor's expansion of early childhood education.

The Latest: Thousands in Texas join rallies for climate

Thousands of people have assembled in Texas on President Donald Trump's hundredth day in office to demand federal action on climate change. The Texas Department of Public Safety told the Austin American-Statesman that about 3,500 people participated in a rally Saturday in Austin - part of nationwide marches calling for climate action.

Democrats in Disarray: The Hill: Dems struggle with abortion litmus …

Sen. Bernie Sanders , who appeared at an event last week with Omaha mayoral hopeful Heath Mello, defended his support for the Nebraska Democrat with the anti-abortion voting record, arguing that not all Democratic candidates will share the same views. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi echoed that sentiment, saying someone can be part of the Democratic Party and also be anti-abortion rights.

Trump blames Obama for not vetting former national security adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump is blaming former President Barack Obama for not fully vetting Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn after it was revealed that Flynn received payments from foreign governments without approval from military officials in 2014. In an interview with Fox News released Friday, the president said that Obama officials bear responsibility for the oversight - not his own administration, which tapped Flynn for the post.

Democrats leave no space for abortion opponents

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is not usually considered a moderating force within the Democratic Party, but at the moment he is playing that role on abortion policy. It's not that he has any pro-life sympathies: He has been co-sponsoring the Freedom of Choice Act as a senator for more than two decades.

Schumer: Trump isn’t a good negotiator

Charles Schumer Reagan's 'voodoo economics' are precisely what America needs When political opportunity knocked, Jason Chaffetz never failed to cash in Yes, blame Obama for the sorry state of the Democratic Party MORE on Friday panned President Trump's first 100 days in office, saying the former businessman has not proven himself to be a good negotiator. Asked in an interview with NBC's Kasie Hunt whether he thinks Trump is a good negotiator, Schumer replied, "So far, not."