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Rep. Thomas Garrett, R-Va., announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family. Garrett, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, is the 44th Republican to retire or announce they will not seek reelection to the House this year, according to CNN's retirement tracker.
More than 58,000 Americans were killed during the Vietnam War and for those who survived, coming home was both a blessing and a curse. "After the Tet Offensive in 1968, the discourse became very prevalent," Jim Fisher, a Vietnam veteran, said.
In this image provided by the Holt family, Joshua Holt poses for a photo with his wife Thamara and her daughter Marian Leal, at the airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Jailed in Venezuela on weapons charges nearly two years ago, Holt was released Saturday after a U.S. senator pressed for his freedom in a surprise meeting with President Nicolas Maduro.
As the U.S. and North Korea discuss a potentially on-again summit, the Senate's top leader says President Donald Trump is "fully aware of the games" North Koreans played in the past. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Monday in his home state of Kentucky that Trump won't be "snookered into a bad deal."
Yvonne Mason wrote to Trump in the wake of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, asking him to meet with the families of the victims, questioning him about school safety. He wrote back but the letter was full of grammatical errors, she corrected it and send it back to the White House.
The HBO documentary "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls" looks at the Arizona senator's personal and political life over his long political career. HBO's 'John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls' isn't a eulogy The HBO documentary "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls" looks at the Arizona senator's personal and political life over his long political career.
President Donald Trump is turning his attention to Tennessee, where he will raise money and rally supporters Tuesday in a crucial race for control of the U.S. Senate. Trump hopes to boost Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn in the open contest to replace GOP Sen. Bob Corker, who is retiring.
Democrats still optimistic about winning control of the House in the fall elections, but worried it'll be more seat-to-seat combat than any blue wave, got a shot in the arm on when several of their stronger candidates won contested primaries. In a Houston, Texas, district that Hillary Clinton carried, Lizzie Fletcher turned back a Bernie Sanders-type liberal, and is given an even chance of defeating a relatively weak Republican incumbent, John Culberson.
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State Rep. Clarke Tucker is among a handful of Democratic congressional candidates who have openly opposed the leadership of Nancy Pelosi in the face of Republican attempts to link them to the House Democrat. French Hill and Clarke Tucker agree on at least one thing: Nancy Pelosi shouldn't lead the U.S. House of Representatives.
While the day Josh Holt is expected to return home to this south Salt Lake County community was still a little up in the air Sunday, family, friends, neighbors and even strangers worked to ensure that whenever he does arrive, he'll be greeted with a visual reminder that he was never forgotten. A two-year ordeal for the Holt and his family came to an end this weekend, after the former LDS Church missionary and his wife were released early Saturday morning from a Venezuelan prison and flown to Washington, D.C. Holt and his wife, Thamy, were met by his parents, Laurie and Jason Holt, as well as Sen. Orrin Hatch and his wife, Elaine, and then were welcomed by President Donald Trump at the White House.
Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials working closely with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator Scott Pruitt's stewardship of the agency. John Konkus, EPA's deputy associate administrator for public affairs, repeatedly reached out to senior staffers at the Heartland Institute, according to the emails.
Vulnerable House Republicans have an incentive to buck their party's own leadership by backing protections for "Dreamers" and forcing a vote on immigration reform, The Hill reported Sunday. This is because many of the Republicans in tight races for the upcoming congressional elections are in districts where moderate GOP voters and independents can determine the outcome, and these voters support securing protections for Dreamers, immigrants who were brought to America illegally as children.
Veterans from across the country will be gathering in our nation's capital on Memorial Day this year to not only honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, but to advocate for a cause that isn't typically associated with our nation's heroes -- the legalization of marijuana. Derek Cloutier , president and founder of the New England Veterans Alliance, meets with other veterans at the NECANN cannabis & hemp convention in Burlington, Vermont.
Sen. Jeff Flake said on "Meet the Press" that congressional Republicans need to "find a voice" on President Donald Trump once primary season is over. Sen. Jeff Flake hopes Republicans in Congress start talking back to Trump after primaries Sen. Jeff Flake said on "Meet the Press" that congressional Republicans need to "find a voice" on President Donald Trump once primary season is over.
Valor, stubborn conviction and sacrifice are themes repeated throughout "John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls," HBO's documentary memorializing the life and career of the Vietnam War hero and six-term senator from Arizona. McCain, 81, who revealed this year that he had terminal brain cancer, is interviewed throughout the film, as are his family and some of his bitterest political rivals.
In a story May 26 about the release of an American jailed in Venezuela, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. government had imposed sanctions on Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores. It has not.
The primary race for South Dakota governor is in its final days as both Republican candidates - Attorney General Marty Jackley and Representative Kristi Noem - sprint to the finish line.