Facebook’s new political ads rules trip up primary candidates

New rules requiring political campaigns to verify their identities before getting authorization to buy ads on Facebook are preventing some candidates from getting their message out in the critical last days before June primary elections. And one congressional candidate says it may tip the election to his opponent.

Source: Trump administration has cut deal with China’s ZTE

The Trump administration has told Congress that it's reached a deal that would allow Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business, a source familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential matter said Friday. A resolution of the ZTE case could clear the way for the United States to make progress in its high-stakes trade talks with China.

Mick Mulvaney Is Having a Blast Running the Agency He Detests

Trump's pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says he wants to give it the credibility of the SEC. One of the first things Mick Mulvaney did last year after President Trump asked him to be acting director of the protect consumers from the abuses of the financial industry and is one of the Democratic Party's proudest recent achievements.

The Latest: Police say 3 people shot at Oklahoma restaurant

The National Rifle Association says it hopes a restaurant shooting in Oklahoma City in which the alleged shooter was shot dead by two armed citizens serves as a "wake-up call" for the state's Republican governor. The NRA said in a tweet Friday that the shootings Thursday evening were an example of "how the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

GOP Congressman: Homeowners Should Be Able To Refuse to Sell Their Homes to Gay People

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has lost the support of the National Association of Realtors after telling a group of realtors last week that homeowners should be able to refuse to sell their homes to gays or lesbians. "Every homeowner should be able to make a decision not to sell their home to someone they don't agree with their lifestyle," Rohrabacher told an Orange County Association of Realtors delegation at a May 16 meeting in Washington, D.C., according to Wayne Woodyard, a former Orange County Realtor president who was at the event.

Democrats say briefings did not support Trumpa s claim of FBI a spya

Democratic lawmakers said on Thursday they heard nothing in classified briefings by the FBI and intelligence officials to support President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated allegation that the agency placed a "spy" into his 2016 presidential campaign to help his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, held two unusual classified briefings for senior lawmakers of both parties in the wake of the Republican president's claim.

Vote points to big win for abortion rights groups in Ireland

A woman places flowers by a mural showing Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist who had sought and been denied an abortion before she died after a miscarriage in a Galway hospital, with the word YES over it, in Dub... . A woman leaves a polling station after casting her vote in the referendum on the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution, in Dublin, Ireland, Friday May 25, 2018.

Trump cancels summit with North Korea’s Kim over ‘broken promises’

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called off his planned June summit with Kim Jong Un, blaming "open hostility" from the North Korean regime and warning Pyongyang against committing any "foolish or reckless acts." US President Donald Trump informed Kim Jong Un he is canceling their nuclear summit next month in Singapore, in a letter released by the White House In a letter to Kim, Trump announced he would not go ahead with the high-stakes meeting set for June 12 in Singapore, following what the White House called a "trail of broken promises" by the North.

Tri-Cities won’t get to improve its shorelines this year

Tri-City dreams of regaining control over 34 miles of Columbia Shoreline are on hold. The Congressional Budget Office raised questions about the proposed transfer, preventing it from being included in the National Defense Authorization Act passed Thursday in the House.

Senate approves sexual harassment bill for Congress

The Senate gave swift approval Thursday to a bill that revamps the system for handling sexual harassment complaints on Capitol Hill. "We are completely overhauling the sexual harassment policies of the Congress," she said of the bill, crafted with Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

Congressional leaders get briefings on Russia probe

FBI Director Christopher Wray departs the Capitol through a basement corridor after House and Senate lawmakers from both parties met for a classified briefing about the federal investigation into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018.

Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson a century later

President Donald Trump has granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson's name more than 100 years after what many see as his racially charged conviction. "I am taking this very righteous step, I believe, to correct a wrong that occurred in our history and to honor a truly legendary boxing champion," Trump said Thursday during an Oval Office ceremony.

Federal Legislation Would Require Proper Labeling Of E15 Fuel And Consumer Education Campaign

U.S. Rep. Austin Scott and U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel have introduced the "Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018" in the U.S. House . The American Motorcyclist Association supports this bill.

Attorney General Primary Candidates Accuse Each Other Of False TV Ads

The primary campaign season in Oklahoma is getting heated with both candidates for attorney general accusing each other of lying. The campaigns for Mike Hunter and Gentner Drummond have sent Oklahoma TV stations letters demanding the other's ads be pulled.

Trump donor leverages threat of cutting funds to GOP candidates in push for DACA solution

A Chicago businessman who has donated more than $1 million to President Trump's inaugural committee announced he will not support any GOP candidates who oppose the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. David MacNeil, a businessman from the Chicago area who has contributed more than $1 million to President Trump's inaugural committee, is warning that he will withhold financial support from GOP candidates unless they hash out a solution regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Federal prisons director stepped down due to strained relationship with Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions

The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mark Inch, stepped down from his post last week due to his strained relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, according to a report Thursday. Inch, a retired Army major general, claimed that he had been barred from weighing in on important decisions by Kushner and Sessions, and noted there was a disregard for "departmental norms" when he announced he was resigning, the New York Times reports .

Mitch McConnell Explains How ‘Cocaine Mitch’ Tweet Softened His Image Before Midterms

Rather than resonating with young people, Hillary Clinton's 2016 rallying cry of " Pokemon Go to the polls " came off as painfully forced. President Trump's " Little Rocket Man " tweets likewise left the general American population with turned heads, wondering, After coal baron and convicted felon Don Blankenship saw his senate candidacy squashed in West Virginia's primaries earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tweeted an homage to Netflix's Narcos .

Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader

WASHINGTON - President Trump has cancelled the upcoming summit between the United States and the North Koreans in a new letter released on Thursday. Mr. Trump writes in the letter that he was "very much looking forward to being there with you.