No jail for fertility doctor who lied about using own sperm

The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn the public against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push to move toward a more merit-based structure. Man accused of ramming car into crowd protesting against a white nationalist rally in Virginia, killing one and injuring dozens in August, faces court hearing.

Crude tweet gets bully king ultimate insult

A top US newspaper blasted President Donald Trump with a withering editorial, saying he was not fit to even clean the toilets in Barack Obama's presidential library or shine George W Bush's shoes.USA Today published the piece after Trump attacked a Democratic female senator in a crude tweet." Will Trump's lows ever hit rock bottom?" blared the headline of the piece from the paper's editorial board,... A top US newspaper blasted President Donald Trump with a withering editorial, saying he was not fit to even clean the toilets in Barack Obama's presidential library or shine George W Bush's shoes.

Dueling statistics used at hearing on racial bias in stings

A question raised nationwide about whether federal agents display racial bias by staging phony stash-h... The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn the public against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push to move toward a more merit-based structure. The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn the public against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push to move toward a more merit-based structure.

Americans launch #ThankCanada campaign after Trump attacks Trudeau

Canada's House of Commons adopted an unusual unanimous resolution Monday backing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he was harshly criticized by President Donald Trump, while Americans lent support to their northern neighbor on Twitter through a special hashtag #ThankCanada. Trump attacked the Canadian leader after withdrawing U.S. approval of the joint communique issued at the close Saturday of the Group of Seven summit in Charlevoix, Quebec.

Conservative columnist: How the 2018 midterms could end the nightmare of Trump | Opinion

It is slowly dawning on Republicans and the right-wing media echo chamber that President Donald Trump's assault on democratic norms and the rule of law, his betrayal of his own populist campaign themes , his misogynist and xenophobic rhetoric, his mean-spirited vendetta against hardworking immigrants and his dangerous, erratic behavior on the world stage have ignited a backlash that could deliver in 2018 House and Senate majorities to Democrats, who barely had a political pulse a year ago. Trump's inability to distinguish his grandiose fantasies from reality will also give the midterms an urgency rarely seen in a non-presidential election.

And the 2017 Hypocrisy of the Year Award Goes To . . .

It was a close call, but China finally edged out Congress for the Hypocrite of the Year Award. Congress grabbed the lead when Republicans, who bemoaned the wreckage President Obama did to the nation's credit by adding some $7 trillion to $9 trillion to our national debt, decided that adding to our debt is really a good way of stimulating growth.

Poll: Most say Trump crossed line with Russia contacts

Most Americans think Trump did something either Illegal or unethical regarding his presidential campaign's ties to R... Graphic shows results from AP-NORC Center poll on attitudes about the investigation into Russian ties to the Trump campaign; 2c x 6 inches; 96.3 mm x 152 mm; WASHINGTON - Most Americans think Donald Trump did something illegal or at least unethical regarding ties between his presidential campaign and Russia - and they think he's trying to obstruct the investigation looking into those possible connections. The deeply divided country is more concerned about health care and the economy than any collusion with the Kremlin, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Support from Conservative Freedom Caucus boosts tax bill

Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus said Thursday they support a sweeping tax package speeding toward votes in Congress next week, giving GOP leaders a boost from a key faction as they work to deliver a major legislative victory to President Donald Trump. "I think it's going to pass.

Alabama loss may offer a warning to Trump White House

President Donald Trump managed to endorse two different losing candidates in the same Senate race, a setback that is highlighting an experience deficit within the White House political team. "As the leader of the party, I would have liked to have had the seat," Trump acknowledged Wednesday, a day after a special Senate election in Alabama led to the election of Democrat Doug Jones.

Sen. Gillibrand says she took Trump’s ‘do anything’ remark as sexual innuendo

New York's junior senator said that women are standing up to sexual harassment and assault and "are not going to be silenced," while doubling down on her claim that the president's attack against her was "a sexist smear." Add Donald Trump as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Donald Trump news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

The Latest: Trump doesn’t think Moore loss will hurt agenda

The prospect of a high-profile Republican senator dogged by sexual misconduct accusations had unnerved a GOP that's fearful of an albatross on its candidates in next year's campaigns. Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby says Moore would have brought a "radioactive" element to the Senate GOP.

Justice official defends Mueller, sees no cause for firing

House Republicans ratcheted up criticism of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling Wednesday, questioning whether there was bias on his team of lawyers but stopping short of calling for his firing or resignation. The criticism directed toward Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at a House Judiciary Committee hearing comes after the release of anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials later assigned to the Russia probe.

Democrat Jones wins Alabama U.S. Senate seat

Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race defined by sexual misconduct accusations against Republican candidate Roy Moore. The stunning upset makes Jones the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in a quarter-century and will trim the Republicans' already narrow Senate majority to 51-49, opening the door for Democrats to possibly retake the chamber in next year's congressional elections.

EPA chemical safety nominee drops out amid strong opposition

President Donald Trump's pick to oversee chemical safety at the Environmental Protection Agency withdrew his nomination Wednesday after bipartisan opposition made his Senate confirmation unlikely. Officials at the White House and the Senate told The Associated Press that Michael Dourson had sent a letter asking his name to be removed from consideration to serve as head of the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.