GOP sidesteps shutdown attempts in push to pass unfinished reform plans

President Donald Trump and his congressional leaders plan a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to avoid a shutdown and work through their legislative to-do list before a Christmas deadline. President Donald Trump and his congressional leaders plan a meeting Tuesday to discuss how to avoid a shutdown and work through their legislative to-do list before a Christmas deadline.

How #piegate is the latest example of the Trump administration’s…

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes reporters' questions at a news conference in the White House briefing room this month. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes reporters' questions at a news conference in the White House briefing room this month.

End The Root Cause Of Illegal Immigration

The recent passage of mandatory E-Verify by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee brings us one step closer to ending the root cause of most illegal immigration into the United States: outlaw businesses that hire illegal immigrants. Illegal border crossings, visa overstays, and children born in the United States to parents here illegally would all be dramatically reduced or eliminated if we ended the ability for outlaw employers to take advantage of immigrants that arrive here illegally.

Barney Frank rips Mulvaney’s appointment to CFPB

Former Rep. Barney Frank pushed back Saturday on the White House's assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to appoint an interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the independence of watchdog agency was a key consideration when Congress passed the law to create it in 2010. "We gave a lot of attention to how to structure the CFPB and how to protect its independence, because its job is to go after some very powerful forces in the economy," the Massachusetts Democrat, who authored the law with then-Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, told CNN in an interview.

Congress coming back to crush of business in a fraught time

The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency. It's an agenda whose core items - tax cuts, a potential government shutdown, lots of leftover spending bills - could unravel just as easily as advance in factionalism, gamesmanship and a toxic political environment.

Teenager detained at Canada border; grandmother found dead

Arizona State University is revoking an award bestowed on journalist Charlie Rose, who was fired this week by CBS News and PBS in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women. Arizona State University is revoking an award bestowed on journalist Charlie Rose, who was fired this week by CBS News and PBS in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women.

Lawyer says Conyers verbally abused her, was inappropriate

A Washington lawyer says Rep. John Conyers verbally abused her and acted inappropriately when she worked for him on Capitol Hill in the 1990s. Melanie Sloan told The Washington Post on Wednesday that she did not believe she was sexually harassed by the Michigan Democrat, though she said one time she showed up to a meeting at his office and he was in his underwear.

State’s congressional delegation needs to step it up

Franken: "Democratic Sen. Al Franken issued a Thanksgiving explanation and apology in the wake of four women alleging that he had touched them inappropriately, a message that ended with a promise to regain constituents' trust and suggested no resignation was being contemplated. Franken, elected to one of Minnesota's Senate seats in 2008, faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct.

Trump to meet with Senate Republicans ahead of crucial tax votes

President Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans on Tuesday ahead of crucial votes in the GOP effort to pass a massive tax cut package, as conservatives move even closer to notching a major legislative victory. The meeting will come during a weekly lunch Republicans hold as they go over their agenda.

Cordray Names Aide to Lead Consumer Bureau in Challenge to Trump

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and named one of his lieutenants to immediately take over as acting director, setting up a potential standoff with the Trump administration over the controversial agency's leadership. In a memo to the consumer watchdog's employees, Cordray said his current chief of staff, Leandra English, would become deputy director and automatically rise to acting director when he leaves.

Looming GOP tax-reform decision puts LA County leaders on alert

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors members, from left, Sheila Kuehl, Kathryn Barger, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Janice Hahn and Hilda L. Solis represent parts of the sprawling county. As Senate leaders move closer to taking a floor vote next week on their version of the Republican tax reform measure, Los Angeles County leaders have directed their lobbyists in Washington, D.C. to oppose provisions of their proposal.

Egypt: Militants kill at least 235 in attack on Sinai mosque

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop has been charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer. The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Texas state trooper during a Thanksgiving Day traffic stop has been charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer.