Upton considers Senate run as GOP seeks Stabenow challenger

In this My 3, 2017, file photo, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, following a meeting with President Donald Trump on health care reform. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.

Trump trying to turn around GOP holdouts on health bill

Unwilling to concede defeat on a bedrock GOP promise, President Donald Trump on Saturday tried to sway two Republican holdouts on the party's last-ditch health care hope while clawing at his nemesis who again has brought the "Obamacare" repeal-and-replace effort to the brink of failure. Trump appealed to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a possible "no" vote, to swing around for the sake of Alaskans up in arms over high insurance costs, and suggested that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul might reverse his stated opposition "for the good of the Party!" Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose announcement Friday that he would not vote for the proposal seemingly scuttled efforts to revive the repeal, came under renewed criticism from the White House.

Trump did not invent the name ‘Big Luther’ Strange

On the occasions when President Donald Trump's rambling 90-minute speech in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday wandered back to its advertised subject, the reelection campaign of Republican Sen. Luther Strange, the president tended to marvel less at the candidate's politics than his height. "I said, 'That is the tallest human being I've ever seen!' " Trump said, recalling when he first met Strange before this year's health-care reform battles.

Donald Trump: John McCain ‘Let Arizona Down’ With Health Bill Decision

Sen. John McCain , listened as former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on his past relationship with President Donald Trump, and his role in the Russian interference investigation, in the Senate Hart building on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, June 8, 2017. "John McCain never had any intention of voting for this Bill, which his Governor loves.

21 States Were Subjected to Russian Hacker Attacks During the US Elections

Wisconsin, Ohio, California and 10 other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump though no votes were changed. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it had notified the states of the activity but declined to identify them.

U.K. Concerned by Reports of Iran Missile Test, Johnson Says

Rigs carry ballistic missiles during a military parade in front of former Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei's shrine due to the Sacred Defence Week in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 22. U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he is "extremely concerned" by reports that Iran tested a missile, saying the action was inconsistent with United Nations resolutions.

Schools revisit Title IX policies

Arkansas universities are reviewing campus policies after the U.S. Department of Education released temporary guidelines Friday on how colleges should respond to sexual misconduct. The federal agency's interim guidance followed through on a pledge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made Sept.

Kees pick for U.S. attorney

President Donald Trump has nominated an ethics and compliance director at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to be the next U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Duane A. Kees, known as "Dak," currently focuses on corporate investigations for the Bentonville-based retailer, according to a news release the White House sent out Friday.

McCain doesn’t back GOP health care bill, drawing Trump ire

President Donald Trump is calling Sen. John McCain's opposition to the latest GOP effort to pass a health care bill "sad" and "a horrible, horrible thing for the Republican Party." McCain announced Friday he isn't voting in favor of the bill sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

Trump assures voters Strange is a stronger Senate candidate

President Donald Trump says his pick in the Republican runoff for Senate in Alabama is getting a "bum rap" as a friend of the Senate's majority leader. The distance Trump is trying to put between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and incumbent Sen. Luther Strange is a sign of the divided loyalties emerging in the Alabama race.