Senate leader opposes effort to block U.S. arms sale to Saudis

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would oppose an effort in Congress to pass a measure that seeks to block the sale of $1.15 billion in Abrams tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. The Republican lawmaker told a weekly news conference that Saudi Arabia had been a good ally of the United States for many years and it was important to maintain as strong a relationship as possible with Riyadh.

Mike Pence reveals how he once walked away from his faith – and discusses praying with Trump

Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence revealed on Sunday that he once walked away from his Christian faith before later rediscovering it in college. "I went off to college and had largely walked away from the faith that I was raised to believe in," Pence told the congregation at First Baptist Jacksonville in Florida.

LIVE: Wells Fargo CEO gets grilled by the Senate

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday to answer question about fraudulent accounts opened by Wells employees. 2 million checking and credit card accounts were opened from 2011 onward by Wells Fargo employees without the knowledge of customers.

Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers

As the county puts the finishing touches on two new general population jail pods we get some surprising news: They aren't needed, at least not right now. Tulsa County voters approved a 15-year extension of a 0.26 percent sales tax April 1, 2014, to fund the new pods and two others dedicated to prisoners with mental health issues.

Skittles Responds Tersely to Donald Trump Jr.’s Tweet Likening Refugees to Candy

Skittles has responded with uncharacteristic yet appropriate seriousness after being dragged into the presidential race by Donald Trump Jr., son of the Republican nominee, who posted a controversial tweet on Monday with an analogy about Skittles and refugees. This image says it all.

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Faces Senate Grilling

Wells Fargo chairman & CEO John Stumpf is interviewed by Maria Bartiromo during her "Mornings with Maria Bartiromo" program on the Fox Business Network, Dec. 7, 2015, in New York. Wells Fargo is in the spotlight after its employees allegedly created up to 2 million bank and credit card accounts, transferred customers' money without telling them and even created fake email addresses to sign people up for online banking in an effort to meet lofty sales goals.

‘Ike’ Eisenhower will get his own memorial in D.C.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower visits paratroopers in England on June 5, 1944, moments before the troops boarded transport planes bound for Normandy and the June 6 D-Day invasion. WASHINGTON - The grandchildren of Dwight D. Eisenhower have reached an agreement with the architect of a long-planned memorial to the former president and supreme allied commander in Washington, ending an impasse over the project's design.

Republicans go after Planned Parenthood contractor

House Republicans are seeking to hold a firm that procured aborted fetuses from Planned Parenthood, and its president, in contempt of Congress. A special panel set up to investigate how medical researchers obtain fetal tissue from abortion providers announced Monday it will meet on Wednesday to consider whether Congress should hold in contempt StemExpress and its executive Cate Dyer.

Stephanie Grace: Sensational allegations leaves Senate candidate…

US Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, left, speaks with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, of Nebraska, as they tour Saturday flood damage in Baton Rouge's North Sherwood Forest neighborhood. As a long-unformed U.S. Senate contest enters the homestretch, it's safe to say that we've wandered a very, very long way from where U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, one of 24 candidates, hoped the conversation would be.

Trump Complains That Bombing Suspect Will Get Medical Care, Due Process

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday complained that under U.S. law, bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami would be treated in a hospital for his injuries, and represented by a lawyer if, and when, he is tried for his alleged role in a string of bombings in New York and New Jersey. "Now we will give him amazing hospitalization.

Federal agencies offer conflicting reasons for delay in family benefits for slain border officer

APRIL 11: U.S. Border Patrol agents and a pilot from the U.S. Office of Air and Marine , stop to talk on April 11, 2013 in La Joya, Texas. In the last month the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector has seen a spike in the number of immigrants crossing the river from Mexico into Texas.

GOP mostly powerless in stopping Obama ‘midnight regulations’ – Mon, 19 Sep 2016 PST

Republican lawmakers are bracing for a slew of last-minute rules and regulations, as well as more executive actions to place swaths of land under federal protection, during President Barack Obama's final months in office. "Midnight regulations" are a feature of any lame-duck administration and represent a president's last opportunity to lock in rules on legacy issues.

Ayotte, Hassan Say Bipartisanship Key to Fixing Social Security, Medicare

Gov. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Kelly Ayotte had their first candidate forum of the general election Monday morning in Manchester. At the AARP-sponsored event, the U.S. Senate candidates focused on Social Security and Medicare.

Alabama pipeline leak: Georgia governor issues emergency declaration freezing gas prices

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued an executing order prohibiting price gouging in the wake of a leak at an Alabama pipeline that has sent prices up and supplies down. Georgia has been hardest hit by the leak of almost 6,000 barrels of gasoline from Colonial Pipeline's major artery that runs from Texas to New England.