The White House’s promised Spanish website? Nada de nada

A year into the Trump administration, the White House website still has no Spanish-language content, unlike during the two previous administrations and even though nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States speaks Spanish. Even Iran and reclusive North Korea have made efforts to reach out to the Spanish-speaking world.

Senate leaders’ budget deal faces opposition in both parties

Senate leaders brokered a long-sought budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. But both Democratic liberals and GOP tea party forces swung against the plan, raising questions about its chances just a day before the latest government shutdown deadline.

Senate reaches budget deal, but shutdown remains possible

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walk to the chamber after collaborating on an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spending increases, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 7. WASHINGTON - Senate leaders brokered a long-sought budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years.

Pelosi stages 8-hour speech to push for vote for ‘Dreamers’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech Wednesday in hopes of pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on protecting "Dreamer" immigrants - and to demonstrate to increasingly angry progressives and Democratic activists that she has done all she could. Wearing four-inch heels and forgoing any breaks, Pelosi, 77, spent much of the rare talkathon reading personal letters from the young immigrants whose temporary protection from deportation is set to expire next month.

Justice Department official who helped oversee Clinton, Russia probes steps down

A Justice Department official who helped oversee the controversial probes of Hillary Clinton 's use of a private email server and Russian interference in the 2016 election stepped down this week. David Laufman, an experienced federal prosecutor who in 2014 became chief of the National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, said farewell to colleagues Wednesday.

White House aide denies abuse allegations but resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with White House Secretary Rob Porter and Sen. Mike Lee as they return to the White House December 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with White House Secretary Rob Porter and Sen. Mike Lee as they return to the White House December 4, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Mattis says Trump’s parade request reflects ‘affection’ for troops

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday that the Pentagon is preparing options for a possible military parade to send to President Donald Trump for consideration. In a rare on-camera appearance at the White House briefing, Mattis told reporters that the President's respect for the military was apparent in his request of a military parade.

Trump’s military parade plan sparks backlash

In this file photo taken on July 14, 2017 French Defence Minister Florence Parly, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, French Senate President Gerard Larcher, the President of the French National Assembly Francois de Rugy and the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo watch as members of the 4th Foreign Regiment march in the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris. AFP / Christophe Archambault Washington: President Donald Trump's dream of hosting a military parade in Washington was met with almost universal derision Wednesday, with critics seeing evidence of creeping authoritarianism.

Dems head to midterms with energized base, unsettled agenda

From left, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., chat as they pass in the Senate subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. The Capitol is seen in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018.

The Congressional Review Act: A Damage Assessment

A Dreamer's account of the life "in limbo" that the undocumented are compelled to lead-and how the battle for legalization became a battle for America's good name Over the course of the last 48 hours, bots linked to the Russian Federation have viralized a Twitter hashtag created by Republican lawmakers, who have a lot to be worried about. resident Donald Trump has boasted that he had signed far more bills during his first months in office than many of his predecessors.

Funding Impasse Looms Ahead of Possible US Government Shutdown

The U.S. Senate will be the focus Wednesday in the effort to fund the federal government and avoid another possible shutdown as Republicans and Democrats stand apart on how long to extend domestic spending relative to national defense. With a midnight Thursday deadline pending, the House of Representatives voted mostly along party lines Tuesday night to approve a spending bill that would fund the Pentagon for the remainder of the current fiscal year but fund domestic programs for just six weeks.

The Latest: South Africa deputy expects ‘speedy resolution’

O... A policy intended to protect against the illegal trade of ivory has prompted an online sales website to cancel accounts held by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use ivory in their artwork. A policy intended to protect against the illegal trade of ivory has prompted an online sales website to cancel accounts held by Alaska Native artists, who can legally use ivory in their artwork.

White House officials review Democratic memo on Russia probe

The House intelligence committee has voted to release a Democratic rebuttal to a GOP memo on the Russia investigation. AP Investigative Reporter Eric Tucker explains the release of a classified memo written by Republican lawmakers who say it reveals abusive FBI surveillance tactics.

White House officials review Democratic memo on Russia probe Source: AP

President Donald Trump has met with a top Justice Department official to review a classified Democratic memo on the Russia investigation, less than a week after he brushed aside objections from the same agency over releasing a Republican account. The dueling memos - and Trump's silence so far on whether he will release the Democratic version - have set up a standoff between Trump and congressional Democrats and deepened partisan fights on the House intelligence panel.