Twenty-two former Justice Thomas clerks have jobs thanks to Trump

While the spotlight is on the two former clerks to Justice Anthony Kennedy whom President Donald Trump has nominated to the Supreme Court, the influence of the court's most conservative justice, Clarence Thomas, is felt more widely throughout the Trump administration. Twenty-two Thomas clerks, about 20 percent of the people who have snagged coveted jobs in his Supreme Court office since 1991, either hold political appointments in the Trump administration or have been nominated to judgeships by Trump.

Ohio congressional contest could signal Democrats’ momentum for November

In this Aug. 26, 2017 photo provided by Kyle Reardon, Dimitri Shein, back center, poses with his family, back row from left, Vincent, Joy, Victoria, wife, Melissa; front row, left to right, Genevieve, Mica, and Madelyn at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, Alaska. Shein, a Russian immigrant, is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Alaska and is one of four candidates competing in the Aug. 21 primary.

New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies

U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred from the United States as new U.S. sanctions against Iran took effect in spite of pleas from Washington's allies. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2018.

Trump says Ohio’s Balderson would be “great congressman”President…

Republican Troy Balderson, a candidate for Ohio's 12th District, joins volunteers at a phone bank in Westerville, Ohio, on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, a day ahead of a special election for the congressional seat. Balderson, a two-term Republican state senator, is working to retain GOP control of the 12th District.

Trump Makes Last-Minute Appeal For Ohio GOP House Candidate Balderson

President Donald Trump made a last-minute push on Tuesday for Republican House candidate Troy Balderson as voters head to the polls in Ohio's 12th Congressional District. In an early morning tweet, the president appealed to the district's voters to elect Balderson over Democrat Danny O'Connor in Tuesday's special election.

Trump Considers Tapping Nation’s Oil Reserve To Combat Rising Gas Prices

President Donald Trump could soon tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to lower oil prices just ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. The Trump administration is considering releasing up to 30 million barrels of oil into the market, cutting the stockpile nearly in half , according to Bloomberg.

Judge rules against Trump policy restricting transgender troops

A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled the policy in March. President Donald Trump announced on March 23 that he would endorse a plan by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria.

Rosie O’Donnell, Broadway singers protest outside White House

Rosie O'Donnell, along with more than 50 Broadway musicians, protested outside the White House on Monday night, the 22nd consecutive day of demonstrations against President Donald Trump. With shirts that read "Now Showing Truth," O'Donnell and the band of protesters sang songs - including "America, The Beautiful," with the director encouraging the crowd to join in - and urged attendees to take an active role in the future of the country.

Trump shadow looms over Tuesday elections in Ohio, Kansas

President Donald Trump's preferred congressional candidate - and his chief legislative achievement - are about to be tested in battleground Ohio in the season's final high-stakes special election. The midsummer affair comes as Trump's shadow looms over primary contests in four other states on Tuesday, none bigger than Kansas, where the Republican president roiled the governor's race Monday by opposing the sitting GOP governor on the eve of the election.

Bob Dole endorses incumbent in Kansas gubernatorial primary, opposing Trump

Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole endorsed Gov. Jeff Colyer in the state's Tuesday Republican gubernatorial primary, a split with Donald John Trump South Korea urges Pyongyang to speed up denuclearization process More than a dozen arrested as protesters, counter-protesters clash in Berkeley Trump golfs with Graham at New Jersey club MORE Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential nominee, tweeted his support for Colyer, whom he called "our best choice to win tomorrow AND in the fall." Proud to support Jeff Colyer for Governor-our best choice to win tomorrow AND in the Fall.