Congress OKs opioid legislation in show of bipartisanship

In this Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, Ky. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the country's devastating opioid addiction.

Bolton 2.0: Trumpa s tough guy on Iran picks his battles

Hanging on a wall in John Bolton's West Wing office is a memento of his proudest achievement as national security adviser: a framed copy of President Donald Trump's order to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. Bolton's choice of decor reflects his disdain for the deal secured by President Barack Obama and other world powers in 2015, and his relentless focus on trying to isolate Tehran and cripple its economy by reimposing tight sanctions.

Freshman’s Test: How to Keep This Moderate Philly Suburb Red

Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, just north of Philadelphia, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters. It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.

Vice President Pence accuses China of meddling in US

Vice President Mike Pence charged Thursday that Russia's influence operations in America pale in comparison to the covert and overt activities China is taking to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump's tough trade policies against Beijing. Pence laid out measures Beijing is employing to undermine the Trump administration.

Ap Fact Check: Emails show Tester did try to meet Kavanaugh

Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale accuses his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, of obstructing the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by refusing to meet with him before deciding to vote against his nomination. The claim against the two-term incumbent feeds into State Auditor Rosendale's narrative of Tester as hostile to the agenda of President Donald Trump, who won Montana by 20 percentage points in 2016.

Show-Me State Showdown: McCaskill’s fight to keep her seat

Missouri's Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is making a bid for a third term in a state that's trended increasingly red in recent years, setting up a nationally watched showdown that could be pivotal to party control of the Senate. After President Donald Trump won Missouri in 2016 by about 19 percentage points, McCaskill's seat was immediately seen as prime for picking up by the Republicans.

Trump adviser says GOP candidates should embrace president

The White House has a message for vulnerable House Republicans tiptoeing around President Donald Trump: Get on board or start packing. The warning comes in a memo from White House political director Bill Stepien, who argues that GOP candidates who try to distance themselves from the president are only doing themselves harm in the upcoming midterm elections.

No, Lindsey Graham Wasn’t Calling Christine Blasey Ford Trailer Trash

Have people forgotten the Bill Clinton days or the 1992 election? Apparently, they have because of this faux outrage over what Sen. Lindsey Graham said about Donald Trump's remarks about Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's Supreme Court nominee. While not the most artful in delivery, the president went after Ford, whose allegation lacks evidence, corroborating witnesses, and key details.

Pence accuses China of trying to undermine Trump

Pence speech comes a week after Trump accused China during a meeting of the UN Security Council of interfering in American elections to help his Democratic rivals US Vice-President Mike Pence on Thursday plans to accuse China of trying to undermine President Donald Trump as the administration deploys tough new rhetoric over Chinese trade, economic, and foreign policies. In a speech to the Hudson Institute, Pence will say China is using its power in "more proactive and coercive ways to interfere in the domestic policies and politics of the United States."

GOP women in hot seat over Trump mocking Ford, vote looming

The Trump era has, at times, been uncomfortable for Republican women, especially the six senators who will be asked to vote for Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation by week's end. On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school - a claim Kavanaugh denies.

GOP senators await FBI report in anxiety-filled Capitol

Senators nervously awaited the arrival of a new FBI report on sexual allegations that could make or break Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination Wednesday as aggressive protesters and an unusually strong security response added to a feeling of high anxiety inside the U.S. Capitol. As lawmakers anticipated the report, expected as early as Wednesday evening, three moderate GOP senators who could decide the conservative jurist's fate rebuked President Donald Trump for mocking one accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, by mimicking her responses to questions at last week's dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

President Donald Trump prays during a cabinet meeting at the White House in 2017.

"The Trump Prophecy," a movie that follows a retired Florida firefighter as God tells him in 2011 that Trump will be president , is making its big screen debut across the United States this week. Liberty University and ReelWorks Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, produced the film, and it's playing in about 1,200 theaters countrywide, according to a Liberty University news release.

Bombshell Report Exposes Decades of Trump Tax Evasion

Undermining the narrative President Donald Trump has aggressively promoted of his success as a "self-made" billionaire-the platform upon which he has built his success as a business mogul as well as his campaign for president in 2016-the New York Times released an explosive in-depth report on Tuesday detailing schemes which allowed Trump to avoid paying taxes on wealth that was transferred from his parents to himself and his siblings. Trump has for years been fond of telling audiences that through hard work and financial know-how he was able to transform a single $1 million loan from his father, Fred Trump, into a $10 billion fortune-a tale that made him a popular figure with those who voted for him in 2016.

Trump’s Mockery Of Christine Blasey Ford Draws GOP Concern

Welcome to another round of Capitol Hill lawmakers responding to President Donald Trump 's sexist remarks, this time after he mocked Christine Blasey Ford , who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. "It made me feel sort of sick," Sen. Angus King told CNN Wednesday morning , hours after Trump ridiculed Ford's accusation at a campaign rally amid laughter and shouts of "lock her up."

Kaine, Stewart clash over sexual misconduct in final debate

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and GOP challenger Corey Stewart traded accusations of hypocrisy and bad faith Tuesday in a campaign debate heavily focused on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and some members of Congress. In their third and final debate ahead of November's Election Day, both candidates tried to draw sharp contrasts with one another.

Trump: Saudi king wouldn’t last 2 weeks without US support Source: AP

President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support, further increasing his pressure on one of America's closest Mideast allies over rising oil prices. As crude oil prices reach a four-year high, Trump repeatedly has demanded OPEC and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, push prices down.

Opt out of FEMA presidential alerts? You can’t, and here’s why that’s legal

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been telling us for a while now that it plans to conduct a national test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts , specifically the "Presidential Alerts" that are part of the established WEA system. Despite the fact that we've been warned multiple times about the test, many cell-phone users will likely be startled today at 2:18 p.m. ET when the testing begins, as millions of cell phones will receive a text message with an ominous header reading "Presidential Alert."

Trump: Saudi king wouldn’t last 2 weeks without US support

President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support, further increasing his pressure on one of America's closest Mideast allies over rising oil prices. As crude oil prices reach a four-year high, Trump repeatedly has demanded OPEC and Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, push prices down.