George W. Bush’s favorable rating has pulled a complete 180

Former President George W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 29, 2017. Six in 10 Americans, 61%, say they now have a favorable view of the 43rd President of the United States in the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS, nearly double the 33% who gave him a favorable mark when he left the White House in January 2009.

Palestinian Christians slam Pence’s pro-Israel faith

In this Dec. 7, 2017 file photo, a Palestinian defaces a painting on the separation barrier of U.S. President Donald Trump, with a warning that Vice President Mike Pence is not welcome, in Bethlehem, West Bank. Palestinian Christians say Pence's brand of evangelical Christianity, with its fervent embrace of modern-day Israel as fulfilment of biblical prophecy, lacks their faith's compassion and justice, including for those who have endured half a century of Israeli occupation.

Sen. Jeff Flake: Hard Work Remains on Funding, DACA

With the Senate voting to end the government shutdown, there is still work ahead to prepare about what will happen three weeks from now, but meanwhile, the bipartisan agreement that was reached was "really good to see," Sen. Jeff Flake said Monday. "It's a victory for, I think everybody, when the government opens back up," the Arizona Republican, who has often sparred with President Donald Trump, told Capitol Hill reporters following the Senate vote.

Jeff Flake – Donald Trump’s ‘fake news’ epithet emboldens despots around the world

Hours before President Donald Trump revealed the recipients of his "fake news awards," one Republican lawmaker took to the Senate floor to deliver a stern warning about the perils of undermining journalism. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., cautioned that Trump's anti-press rhetoric, such as calling the New York Times , CNN and ABC News an "enemy of the American people," serves to embolden repressive governments around the world.

Trump a has been very cleara on what he wants to end shutdown: White House press secretary

With the U.S. now on day three of a federal shutdown, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders disputed any notion that President Donald Trump is not being clear about what he wants in any deal to reopen the government. "The president's been very clear on exactly what he wants," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America .

Sarah Sanders Insists Trump Has Been ‘Very Clear’ on What He Wants

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders disputed assertions that President Donald Trump is not being clear about what he wants in a deal to reopen the government. "The president's been very clear on exactly what he wants," Sanders told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America."

Solar industry on edge as Trump weighs tariffs on panels

Some in the U.S. solar-power industry are hoping a decision this week by President Donald Trump doesn't bring on an eclipse. Companies that install solar-power systems for homeowners and utilities are bracing for Trump's call on whether to slap tariffs on imported panels.

FBI did not save officials’ texts during Trump probe

The FBI did not retain text messages exchanged by two senior officials involved in the probes of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for a five-month period ending the day a special counsel was appointed to investigate possible connections between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to a new congressional letter. The letter from Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray indicates the Justice Department has turned over to lawmakers a new batch of texts from senior FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page.

U.S. government workers awake to shutdown, Senate vote looms

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will wake up on Monday with the U.S. government still shut down and the Senate expected to try again to restore federal funding, if only temporarily, and work on resolving a dispute over immigration. Amid uncertainty about whether federal employees should report to work in the morning, senators were set to vote at midday on a funding bill to get the lights back on in Washington and across the government until early February.

Government still shut down on Monday as U.S. Senate fails to clinch deal

Leeb Capital CEO Steve Leeb and FBN's Charlie Brady, Liz MacDonald and Charlie Gasparino on why President Trump's tax overhaul and strong economic growth are likely to bolster the markets, even amid an impending government shutdown. A U.S. government shutdown will enter its third day on Monday as Senate negotiators failed to reach agreement late on Sunday to restore federal spending authority and deal with demands from Democrats that young "Dreamers" be protected from deportation.

The (almost) complete history of ‘fake news’

In record time, the phrase morphed from a description of a social media phenomenon into a journalistic cliche and an angry political slur. How did the term "fake news" evolve - and what's next in the world of disinformation? It was mid-2016, and Buzzfeed's media editor, Craig Silverman, noticed a funny stream of completely made-up stories that seemed to originate from one small Eastern European town.