Bush/McCain associate subpoenaed to reveal dirty dossier sources

On Wednesday, Rep. Devin Nunes , who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, issued a subpoena to an associate of Sen. John McCain , who allegedly traveled to the United Kingdom to receive a copy and a briefing on a salacious, uncorroborated dossier from a former British spy, Christopher Steele. David J. Kramer, a former State Department official who is now a senior fellow at the McCain Institute for International Leadership, traveled to London in November 2016 and met with Steele.

Trump, GOP congressional leaders to plot agenda in January

Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington's focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to start the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to plot the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said. After returning to Washington from Florida, where he is spending the holidays, Trump will host House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at the rustic Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland during the weekend of Jan. 6-7.

72 years after war’s end, Minnesota World War II veteran receives Purple Heart

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar pinned the Purple Heart on 93-year-old Minnesota World War II veteran Wayne Sundberg on Wednesday at the Veterans Services Building in St. Paul. Before Gaye Sundberg died in 2014, she dreamed that one day her husband, World War II veteran Wayne Sundberg, would receive the Purple Heart medal he had clearly earned.

Trump, GOP Hill leaders to meet at Camp David in January

Eager for more legislative achievements before Washington's focus shifts to the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to open the new year by meeting with Republican congressional leaders to map out the 2018 legislative agenda, the White House said. After returning to Washington from Florida, where he is spending the holidays, Trump will quickly host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin at the rustic Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains during the weekend of Jan. 6-7, the White House said.

From North Korea to ISIS: the biggest international stories of 2017

President Donald Trump projected a policy of "America First" as he ceded the United States' leadership on climate change, blasted international agreements and demanded more of U.S. allies. The world banded together to fight climate change, while humanitarian crises unfolded in Yemen and Myanmar.

News | Noel Frias: 17 Who Made a Difference in 2017

Frias was part of a group that pressed for answers about the financial and non-profit accountability of the Providence NAACP Branch in May -- when he appeared on GoLocal LIVE to express his concerns . He was part of a group of minority leaders that questioned Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's membership to the all-white Bailey's Beach Club -- after Whitehouse had transferred his stock ownership in the club to be solely in his wife's name when he first ran for Congress in 2006.

Ethics investigators clear off $$$ ties to senate, but have given to Dems

A New York federal judge who drew the ire of Argentine government officials in a long-running case over Argentina's debts ha BOSTON - The three lawyers leading a Senate Ethics investigation have donated a combined $7,500 to Democrats seeking state and local offices over the past 15 years, but largely eschewed giving in legislative races and have made no gifts to sitting senators. Nearly three-quarters of that total comes from one member of the trio, who has also contributed to various federal races over time, supporting Democrats running for Congress, U.S. Senate and president, campaign finance records show.

5 tough lessons Congress learned in Trump’s first year

Congress started 2017 in uncharted territory: A controversial real estate developer-turned-reality star effectively hijacked the Republican Party and became president. And members of Congress ended the year still bewildered by their president, but a little more certain of their place in this new era.

U.S. decision to provide anti-tank missiles to Ukraine angers Russian leaders

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, participates in a flag ceremony during an Aug. 24 parade in Kiev celebrating the nation's independence day. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, participates in a flag ceremony during an Aug. 24 parade in Kiev celebrating the nation's independence day.

McCain Tweets Heartwarming Christmas Message

Cancer-stricken Sen. John McCain delivered a heartwarming and bittersweet Christmas message on Monday - sending out charming photos of his family's Yuletide celebration and wishing the world happy holidays. In one photo, the veteran Arizona lawmaker is seen seated and smiling, surrounded by his wife Cindy, his daughter Meghan and son-in-law Ben Domenech.

Dems Hope to Use Tax Overhaul as a Club Against GOP

One of her counterparts in California dismisses estimates of tax savings for most U.S. households and says the legislation is "just putting money in the pocket of the wealthy." And in Kansas, a Democratic candidate for governor says it's "a recipe for disaster" that signals inevitable cuts to popular programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Could 2017 have been any Moore Strange?: JD Crowe toons

It all started when Trump picked Jeff Sessions as his attorney general and injected Alabama politics - the Luv Guv, Luther Strange and the Roy Moore carnival of crazy - into the national spotlight. Alabama's weird special election collided with the #MeToo movement and spun into America's biggest political soap opera in November/December.