House panel votes to put nuclear-arms treaty with Russia in Trump’s hands

The House Armed Services Committee has moved toward nullifying a 30-year-old nuclear-arms-control treaty with Russia, endorsing a measure that would entrust President Donald Trump to decide whether the United States should scrap the deal. The Republican-led measure, which was added around midnight Thursday to a draft of next year's defense spending bill, states that the United States will no longer consider the treaty binding without White House verification of Russia's full compliance.

Nobody paid attention to Jeff Sessions this week. That’s good for him, bad for America

The attorney general's noxious new policy of separating families at the border was only one highlight of his week by President Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Ever since his days as an Alabama prosecutor during the War on Drugs era, Trump's attorney general has been dead set on cracking down on poor people in a return to tough-on-crime law enforcement.

In Indiana, Trump urges GOP to mobilize for 2018 midterms

Embracing his role as party leader, President Donald Trump issued a stern warning at a rally Thursday that Democrats would disrupt the economic progress of his administration, imploring Republicans to mobilize during the 2018 midterm elections. Trump used one of his signature rallies in northern Indiana to paint a rosy picture of his presidency, pointing to low unemployment, "booming" job growth and optimism under his watch.

Speaker chides breakaway Republicans for immigration quest

Speaker Paul Ryan mocked an effort by breakaway Republicans to force election-year votes on rival immigration proposals as a drive that would produce "show ponies," not legislation the president would sign into law. Ryan, R-Wis., said Thursday that since he's been unable to craft an immigration bill that could pass with GOP votes alone, the path to success requires legislation that gets support from both parties and White House.

Trump hits Sen. Donnelly hard on his home turf – and gives him a new nickname

ELKART, Ind. - President Trump made good on a promise last year to campaign against Sen. Joe Donnelly during a campaign rally Thursday in Elkhart, attacking the Democrat as "Sleepin' Joe" and a "swamp person."

Out-of-state home for Hanford waste may get new life

The U.S. House passed legislation to move forward with the licensing of the Yucca Mountain, Nev., repository for high level radioactive waste on Tuesday. The repository would give the Hanford nuclear reservation a place to dispose of high level radioactive waste encased in glass logs at the Hanford vitrification plant, as well as used nuclear fuel left from producing plutonium at Hanford for the nation's nuclear weapons program.

Trump hits Sen. Donnelly hard on his home turf

At Elkhart rally, President Trump and Vice President Pence call on Hoosiers to send newly minted GOP Senate nominee Mike Braun to Washington. Trump hits Sen. Donnelly hard on his home turf - and gives him a new nickname At Elkhart rally, President Trump and Vice President Pence call on Hoosiers to send newly minted GOP Senate nominee Mike Braun to Washington.

Facing anti-Washington winds, Senate Democrats point to home

Feeling no relief from anti-incumbent Republican primaries, Democratic senators in GOP-leaning states are working to convince voters they're free of Washington's stigma. The Democrats seeking re-election this fall in states Republican Donald Trump carried - the battlefront in the fight for Senate control -are portraying themselves as independent actors and known entities in hopes of inoculating themselves against Republican accusations that they are lockstep obstructionists to Trump's agenda.

Growing chatter over Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize prospects

Now, President Donald Trump's supporters are pushing for him to be the next U.S. leader to win the Nobel Peace Prize - a move that's being met by smirks and eye rolls in Europe, where Trump remains deeply unpopular. But that's not stopping a growing list of champions from pushing the Nobel committee to consider Trump for the world's most coveted diplomatic prize.

Senator To Turkey: Follow North Korea’s Lead And Release American Hostages [VIDEO]

A Republican senator is calling on the Turkish government to follow the lead of North Korea's regime and release an American pastor being held hostage in the NATO nation. Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Oklahoma's James Lankford also discouraged Americans from traveling to or doing business in Turkey because the government there can "sweep up anyone for any accusation."

Bill to Revive Nuclear Waste Dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain Passes the House

The House on Thursday approved an election-year bill to revive the mothballed nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain despite opposition from home-state lawmakers. Supporters say the bill would help solve a nuclear-waste storage problem that has festered for more than three decades.

Congressional candidate can use campaign cash for child care Source: AP

A New York congressional candidate given permission Thursday to use campaign funds for child care expenses called the decision by federal officials "a game changer" for mothers as a record number of women run for office. The Federal Election Commission voted 4-0 to allow the expenditure by Liuba Grechen Shirley, who is running in a Democratic primary in the Long Island district currently represented by Republican Rep. Peter King.

2 Democrats vie to become Georgia’s first woman governor Source: AP

One spent much of her childhood in trailers, raised by her mother, college made possible partly by a lottery scholarship and other grants. The other grew up in a working-class, African-American household in the Deep South, her path to law school also paved with financial aid.

Facebook ads show Russian effort to stoke political division

In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency, providing the fullest picture yet of Russia's attempt to sow racial and political division in the United States before and after the 2016 election.

2 Democrats vie to become Georgia’s first woman governor

One spent much of her childhood in trailers, raised by her mother, college made possible partly by a lottery scholarship and other grants. The other grew up in a working-class, African-American household in the Deep South, her path to law school also paved with financial aid.

Congressman Schiff: After turbulent period Armenia has emerged with new hopes for future

Congressman Adam Schiff, one of the most influential members of the US House of Representatives, has issued message of congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan on becoming Prime Minister of Armenia.  "Congratulations to Nikol Pashinyan, the new Prime Minister of Armenia," the message reads. "After a turbulent period of mass protests and political upheaval, Armenia has emerged with a new government and new hopes for the future.