The Latest: Corporate culture a factor in Equifax breach?

Equifax is blaming an unspecified "website application vulnerability" in hackers' ability to get personal information on 143 million Americans. Security experts say it's hard to say for sure without more information, but such vulnerabilities typically don't require a lot of sophistication to exploit.

Trump gets bill to provide $15.3B in disaster aid, avoid government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump cut a deal with Democrats to tie disaster aid to a rise in the debt ceiling. The House voted overwhelmingly on Friday to send a $15.3 billion US disaster aid package to President Donald Trump, overcoming conservative objections to linking the emergency legislation to a temporary increase in America's borrowing authority.

On Capitol Hill, Trump Jr. denies collusion with Russia

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrives at the Capitol as his panel prepares to interview Donald Trump Jr., behind closed doors about the meddling and possible Russian links to President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

House heads toward passage of Harvey aid bill, debt hike

Conservative grumbling aside, the House is heading toward backing a $15.3 billion disaster aid package that President Donald Trump and Democrats have linked to a temporary increase in America's borrowing authority and keeping the government funded through December. The House vote on Friday would send the massive package to Trump for his signature, replenishing rapidly dwindling emergency accounts as Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Irma this weekend and Texas picks up the pieces after the devastation of the Harvey storm.

Moderate GOP Rep. Charlie Dent announces retirement

"It has been a high honor and great responsibility to serve the people of the 15th District, and I am proud of my time in Congress," Dent said in a statement. "Since the government shutdown in 2013, my family and I have engaged in periodic discussions regarding my future in public service.

‘I smell a rat here’: Lindsey Graham wants James Comey to…

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina raised alarms on Thursday by saying he wanted former FBI Director James Comey to give another testimony on Hillary Clinton's email case. Last week, Graham and fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said they reviewed interview transcripts revealing that Comey may have started to draft an "exoneration statement" for Clinton before the FBI could conduct an interview for Clinton and her associates.

Republicans stew over Trump deal with Democrats on Hurricane Harvey aid bill

As the Senate on Thursday easily approved $15.25 billion to bolster the federal disaster response to Hurricane Harvey, GOP lawmakers gritted their teeth over provisions added to the bill with the blessing of President Donald Trump which would extend the federal debt limit for three months, and provide for the funding of government operations until December 8. "It's unfortunate, they ought to be separate votes," said Rep. Joe Barton , who predicted he would not be the only Texan on Friday to oppose the Harvey aid bill in the House, all because of the deal that President Trump struck with Democrats, and forced on GOP leaders.

It’s a ‘great thing’ to deal with Democrats, Trump now says

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks with DREAMERS who are holding a 4-day fast on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept.

Amazon opens bidding to US cities for $US5b ‘HQ2’

Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would build a $US5 billion second headquarters in North America, kicking off a competition between cities and states to offer tax cuts and incentives that could bring 50,000 new jobs. The largest e-commerce company said it intended to create "HQ2", a headquarters that would be a "full equal" to its Seattle office, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said in a statement.

ANALYSIS: Trump’s deal with opponents is anything but a victory for Democrats

The way President Donald Trump talked about the meeting with congressional leadership Wednesday, it would be easy to forget Republicans were even there. It's too early to tell whether Trump's willingness to strike a deal with Democrats to fund the government in the short-term was a sign of a new strategy to work across the aisle, or simply an impulsive decision from a president already frustrated with his own party.

Hurricane aid measure grows to $15 billion as Irma bears down

Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the storm - and stock reserves for looming damage from Hurricane Irma. The must-do legislation, paired with a short-term increase in the government's borrowing authority and a temporary government funding bill, is on track to pass the Senate as early as Thursday.