In this Nov. 3, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,…

In this Nov. 3, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans on Nov. 6, kick off four days of work transforming their 429-page proposal to revamp the nation's tax code into legislation they optimistically hope to complete by Thanksgiving.

Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election

Jinyoung Lee Englund, the Republican candidate for 45th district Senate seat in Washington, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Woodinville, Wash. The race has attracted national attention and money because Englund's loss would give Democrats control of the state Senate.

Both candidates claim momentum in Virginia governor’s race

Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam both claim momentum is on their side with one day to go before Election Day in Virginia's high-stakes, closely watched race for governor. The candidates are racing across the state Monday after a weekend spent trying to trying to rally supporters ahead of the Tuesday vote.

Is Tom Cotton the Future of Trumpism?

If you believed the national media, the week of the annual Republican Party fund-raising dinner, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in late August, was one of the worst of Donald Trump's Presidency. The President had just responded to the unrest in Charlottesville with statements that appeared sympathetic to neo-Nazi demonstrators, and even some members of his own party were denouncing him.

Anthony Weiner set for prison stint for sexting conviction

A sexting compulsion that cost Anthony Weiner his seat in Congress and a chance to be New York City's mayor is about to cost him his freedom too. Weiner, a Democrat, is scheduled to surrender by 2 p.m. Monday at Devens Federal Medical Center in Massachusetts to serve a 21-month sentence for illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl.

.com | US church where shooting took place was community centre

Community members come together for a candlelight vigil for the victims of a deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Sutherland Springs - The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern.

Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead, official says

A gunman clad in all black, with a ballistic vest strapped to his chest and a military-style rifle in his hands, opened fire on parishioners at a Sunday service at a small Baptist church in rural Texas, killing at least 26 people and turning this tiny town east of San Antonio into the scene of the country's newest mass horror. The gunman was identified as Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.

Harvard honoring Elton John for efforts to fight HIV, AIDS

The 70-year-old singer will be awarded the Harvard Foundation's Peter ... Officials say U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is recovering from five broken ribs after he was assaulted by a neighbor who tackled him from behind at the senator's Kentucky home. When 23-year-old Timothy Coggins was found dead and disfigured beside a Georgia highway in 1983, the young black man's family and neighbors whispered that his killing may be linked to racism.

Small-town church where shooting was center of community

The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern. As he walked side to side on stage, Frank Pomeroy explained in the video posted Oct. 29 that he wanted to discuss having faith in forces that can't be seen, be they gravity during a sharp turn or God.

Church where shooting took place was center of community

The most recent sermon posted on YouTube by the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, shows him explaining why he had parked a motorcycle in front of his lectern. As he walked side to side on stage, Frank Pomeroy explained in the video posted Oct. 29 that he wanted to discuss having faith in forces that can't be seen, be they gravity during a sharp turn or God.

Yes, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Trump can be a ‘good president.’ There’s a lot more to the story

Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for "patience" with the president as he responded to Hurricane Harvey. Her comments came during an August Commonwealth Club event in San Francisco.