Democratic senators propose military-style weapons ban

Sen. Chris Murphy, center, speaks during a news conference about gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2017. Sen. Chris Murphy, center, speaks during a news conference about gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2017.

What do Virginia election results portend for Ohio?

WASHINGTON - Democrat Ralph Northam's surprisingly easy victory Tuesday in the Virginia governor's race is a warning to Republicans that President Donald Trump's unpopularity, combined with a deep party split, could cripple their candidates next year. One year after Trump relied on a nationalistic message of cracking down on immigration to win the presidency, Republican Ed Gillespie's emphasis on many of those same issues ricocheted as he was defeated in the Virginia's governor contest by almost 300,000 votes while the GOP lost 15 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.

How Trump has weighed in, or not, on 2017 elections

Alabama state Republican Senator Luther Strange, left, walks to embrace President Donald Trump during the senator's rally at the Von Braun Civic Center September 22, 2017 in Huntsville, Ala. As Democrats celebrated sweeping victories in state and local races across the United States Tuesday, at least one Republican was immediately ready to evaluate what went wrong for the party on Election Day , a year after the GOP captured the White House and maintained control of both houses of Congress.

A year after defeating Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump’s approval at 41% in Florida

A new Florida Atlantic University poll has some good numbers for Gov. Rick Scott and better approval ratings for President Donald Trump than he gets nationally. A year after Florida flipped from blue to red and helped Republican Donald Trump to his stunning presidential victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton , President Trump has a 41 percent approval rating in a new poll of Sunshine State voters.

House GOP blocks Dems on child taxes as Senate bill emerges

As the House's tax-writing committee feverishly sprints toward a completed bill by week's end, the Senate's tax bill is starting to take shape. That version is expected to completely repeal the federal deduction for state and local taxes but retain the medical expense deduction.

Trump distances himself from Ed Gillespie after Virginia election loss

President Trump tried to distance himself from Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie on Twitter late Tuesday, after Democratic candidate and Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam won the state's highly contested governor's race .

Bipartisan lawmakers join problem solving group in a divided Congress

Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins and West Virginia's Democratic Senator Joe Manchin joining the group No Labels. A group that describes themselves as a movement of Democrats, Republicans and Independents working to solve problems in Congress.

GOP blocks Democratic efforts to boost tax benefits for parents

From left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speak following a weekly strategy session, on Capitol Hill in Washington today. WASHINGTON>> House Republicans today blocked Democratic efforts to secure bigger tax benefits for parents' costs of raising or adopting children, as they drove toward wrapping up their tax overhaul by week's end.

Pentagon has known of crime reporting lapses for 20 years

The Pentagon has known for at least two decades about failures to give military criminal history information to the FBI, including the type of information the Air Force didn't report about the Texas church gunman who had assaulted his wife and stepson while an airman. The Air Force lapse in the Devin P. Kelley case, which is now under review by the Pentagon's inspector general, made it possible for him to buy guns before his attack Sunday at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

There Is No Domestic Violence Loophole in Military Law

Earlier today, Arizona senator Jeff Flake tweeted that he was working with New Mexico's Martin Heinrich on legislation in response to the Texas church massacre: Writing a bill w/ @MartinHeinrich to prevent anyone convicted of domestic violence - be it in criminal or military court - from buying a gun But wait. That's already federal law .

Fear, Tears and Comfort Food: How The Media Dealt with Election Night ’16

Esquire magazine revisited Election Night 2016 by talking to journalists, pundits, campaign staffers and entertainers, getting their recollections of how they remembered the night or in the case of most of the journalists dealt with the pain. It's an entertaining and illuminating read about how most of the leftist media misread the election and how devastated they were by the results.

Furious CBS Hosts Badger ‘Bitter,’ ‘Angry’ Brazile for Exposing Hillary Clinton

A furious round of liberal-on-liberal violence broke out on Tuesday's CBS This Morning . The show's hosts confronted former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile for daring to expose Hillary Clinton's efforts to hobble any contenders in the 2016 primaries.