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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement from North Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. less Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the "tremendous ... more A copy of the letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from President Donald Trump canceling their planned summit in Singapore is photographed in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman never knew that John McCain had regrets about not choosing him as his 2008 running mate- until the sentiment was shared in McCain's new book. "I must say, I kind of wondered, but we never talked about it.
Ten candles, 10 bibles and 10 white roses are representing the 10 deceased in the Santa Fe High School shooting during a candlelight vigil for victims and survivors at Texas First Bank on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe. A dozen lawmakers are meeting with almost 40 victims and survivors of Texas mass shootings at the state Capitol Thursday to discuss possible solutions to gun violence.
The National Defense Authorization Act, which passed 351-66, is a blueprint that merely authorizes spending on various programs and policies and doesn't actually provide any money for the military. The Senate is working on its own version of the defense authorization bill.
The House Thursday passed a $717 billion defense policy bill that would give the military a 2.6 percent pay hike, the largest in nine years. The bipartisan 351-66 vote sends the measure to the Senate, where a key panel completed a companion measure in a closed-door session on Wednesday.
Arizona conservatives are torn between two icons of their movement -... . In this May 17, 2018, photo, Republican Senate candidate Kelli Ward talks about her platform policies at a Scottsdale Tea Party event in Scottsdale, Ariz.
With the primary election behind us, it would appear that we're all settled with pairs of candidates for each state and national race on the horizon in November. Blankenship, who lost the Republican U.S. Senate primary to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, switched his party affiliation and said he has accepted the nomination of the West Virginia Constitution Party, according to a Journal article Tuesday.
House and Senate lawmakers are set to meet with top intelligence officials as President Donald Trump raises new suspicions about the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign. Trump is calling his newest attempt at discrediting special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation "spygate."
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, talks to supporters during an election night results party on May 15 in Hazleton, Pa. I cover national politics and policy from Washington D.C., with a focus on Pennsylvania and New Jersey lawmakers and issues.
Most states are blue states or purple states, and the only way to turn a purple state red is the old-fashioned way: by driving America First Republicans and independents to the polls, and outnumbering the tens of millions of anti-American voters throughout the country. President Trump has kept most of his promises , and our nation needs lawmakers who will fulfill the promises they make as candidates.
House and Senate lawmakers are set to meet with top intelligence officials as President Donald Trump raises new suspicions about the federal investigation into his 2016 campaign. Trump is calling his newest attempt at discrediting special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation "spygate."
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrive to vote on a bill to expand private care for military veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and other senators arrive to vote on a bill to expand private care for military veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
Divisions over whether to provide a conduit to citizenship for young "Dreamer" immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally loomed as the pivotal sticking point Wednesday as House Republicans searched for a solution to their campaign-season standoff over an issue that has split them for years. In bargaining Wednesday, moderates told conservatives that any deal would have to include steps that could ultimately lead to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of Dreamers.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs trade sanctions against China on March 22, 2018, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Trump will impose tariffs on about $50 billion in Chinese goods imports to retaliate against theft of American intellectual property. In any "trade war," the most important thing to remember is the limit of the martial metaphor.
Georgia Democrats gave Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams a chance to become the first Black female governor in American history on a primary night that ended well for several women seeking office. Abrams set new historical marks with a primary victory Tuesday that made her the first Black nominee and first female nominee for governor of either majority party in Georgia.
Before he resigned as director of the Office of Government Ethics last July, Walter Shaub was fond of tweeting about his dismay with the Trump White House's handling of issues such as financial disclosure and ethics waivers. But Emory Rounds III, President Trump's nominee to run the governmentwide ethics office, told senators on Wednesday that, if confirmed, he would "make it clear when he's making an official statement as the director."
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn said the defense authorization is expected to address ZTE. The Trump administration is trying to reassure Senate Republicans that it won't go light on sanctions enforcement against Chinese communications equipment firm ZTE.
Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., says that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives on immigration issues are headed in a positive direction. Rep. Jeff Denham said Wednesday he plans to hold back the final signatures needed to activate a discharge petition that would force a vote on four immigration measures affecting so-called "Dreamers" - saying that negotiations between GOP leaders and conservatives are headed in a positive direction.
She's a Yale-educated attorney and a romance novelist who served a decade in the Georgia Legislature. Now Stacey Abrams has gained a shot at becoming the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Greg Slavonic to be the assistant secretary of the Navy for manpower and reserve affairs. The retired rear admiral has served as Sen. James Lankford's chief of staff. Slavonic previously spent 34 years in the Navy.