Hillary Clinton to headline NY Democratic convention

The former U.S. senator, secretary of state and presidential contender will speak at the gathering Wednesday. The party is meeting for two days this week at Hofstra University on Long Island to nominate candidates for governor, attorney general and other offices up for election this fall.

Senators press Pruitt for details on new legal defense fund Source: AP

Four Senate Democrats asked Scott Pruitt on Monday for details about a new legal defense fund to help the Environmental Protection Agency administrator as he weathers a series of federal ethics investigations. Pruitt confirmed at a Senate hearing last week that people he did not identify have created the legal defense fund in his behalf, but he gave no specifics on its operation.

Watchdog report to fault FBI for Clinton probe delay

In this Oct. 22, 2015, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Benghazi Committee. An upcoming Justice Department inspector general report is expected to criticize the FBI over a weeks-long delay in reviewing a newly discovered trove of Hillary Clinton emails in the days before the 2016 presidential election.

Senators press Pruitt for details on new legal defense fund

Four Senate Democrats asked Scott Pruitt on Monday for details about a new legal defense fund to help the Environmental Protection Agency administrator as he weathers a series of federal ethics investigations. Pruitt confirmed at a Senate hearing last week that people he did not identify have created the legal defense fund in his behalf, but he gave no specifics on its operation.

Ex-coal exec chases US Senate seat despite GOP primary loss

In this May 8, 2018, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship speaks to supporters in Charleston, W.Va. Despite having lost the Republican primary, convicted ex-coal baron Blankenship said he's going to continue his bid for U.S. Senate as a third-party candidate.

Ex-convict Don Blankenship launches third-party Senate bid in West Virginia

Ex-convict and former coal baron Don Blankenship said Monday he's running as a third-party candidate in West Virginia's Senate race after coming in third in the GOP primary. Blankenship said he accepted the West Virginia Constitution Party's nomination and argued that the "press and the establishment have colluded and lied to convince the public that I am a moron, a bigot and a felon."

President Trump to DOJ: Investigate whether FBI infiltrated campaign

President Donald Trump said he will "demand" that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign, an extraordinary order that came hours before his legal team said the special counsel indicated the investigation into the president could be concluded by September.

Don Blankenship To Mount Third-Party Senate Bid After Losing W.Va. GOP Primary

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, speaks during a town hall to kick off his GOP campaign in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18, 2018. After losing the Republican primary, Blankenship says he'll run under the Constitution Party banner.

Trump to DOJ: Investigate whether FBI infiltrated campaign

President Donald Trump said he will "demand" that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign, an extraordinary order that came hours before his legal team said the special counsel indicated the investigation into the president could be concluded by September.

Dolores Huerta recalls night Robert F. Kennedy was shot: ‘For years, I suffered with guilt.’

Dolores Huerta vividly recalls the day Robert F. Kennedy joined thousands of farmworkers in Central California to celebrate the end of Cesar E. Chavez's fast for nonviolence. On March 10, 1968, Huerta greeted Kennedy at the airport and brought him back to an adobe brick building on the union's Forty Acres property, just west of the city of Delano.

Democrats’ newest midterm pitch: A crackdown on corruption

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrive to speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 22, 2018. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrive to speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 22, 2018.

Lawmakers return to Washington amid calls for gun control

Just days after a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, claimed 10 lives, some Democratic lawmakers want to call attention back to gun control, an issue that has consistently struggled to gain traction on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday, but there's skepticism that Congress would be willing to take up a divisive topic such as gun control, just months before the midterm elections.