The Latest: Funding deal has wins for both sides

The Gazette is Colorado Springs's most trusted source for breaking news, sports, weather, obituaries, politics, business, art, entertainment, blogs, video, photos. What to watch on TV for the week of April 30-May 6: The truth about Batman, yachties, a plane landing on the Hudson and much more FILE - In this April 4, 2017, file photo, the Capitol is seen at dawn in Washington.

Dems say Trump can avert shutdown risk if he relents on wall

In this April 5, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York takes a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump could avert the risk of a government shutdown next weekend by stepping back from his demand that lawmakers fund his promised border wall with Mexico in a must-pass spending bill, Congress' two top Democrats said Monday, April 24, 2017.

Trumpism is in crisis already

This isn't a function of poll numbers, or any melodrama of the past months, but something more fundamental: No officeholder in Washington seems to understand President Donald Trump's populism or have a cogent theory of how to effect it in practice, including the president himself. House Speaker Paul Ryan isn't a populist and doesn't want to be a populist.

Trump Will Break Promise on China Currency, Schwarzman Predicts

Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone's chairman and chief executive officer, comments on trade and U.S.-China relations during an interview with Bloomberg's David Westin on 'Bloomberg Markets.' Donald Trump is unlikely to designate China a currency manipulator this month, breaking a campaign promise, and may "circle back" on health-care legislation that failed in the House, one of his top outside economic advisers said.

Gorsuch heads for confirmation as Senate tears up own rules

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, is headed for confirmation after Republicans tore up the Senate's voting rules to allow him to ascend to the high court over furious Democratic objections. Democrats denounced the GOP's use of what both sides dubbed the "nuclear option" to put Gorsuch on the court, calling it an epic power grab that would further corrode politics in Congress, the courts and the United States.

Top Senate Dem opposes Supreme Court pick, vows filibuster

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. less Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the ... more Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Supreme Court nominee unscathed facing last day of hearings

" Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch enters the third day of his nomination hearings largely unscathed by Democratic attacks, as Republicans confidently predict he will win confirmation despite liberal opposition. A growing number of Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are calling for Gorsuch's confirmation to be delayed because of the FBI investigation of ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.

NYPD top cop travels to D.C. for fight against Trump funding cuts

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill isn't happy that President Trump wants to cut money to protect his city from terrorism - and he headed to Trump's new town to make that clear. O'Neill traveled to Washington, D.C. on Monday to meet with key stakeholders and set a battle plan with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to fight $110 million in cuts to vital security programs .

Trump dismisses dozens of Obama-era federal prosecutors

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara speaks during a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York City, U.S., July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo Washington: The administration of US President Donald Trump on Friday moved to clean house at the Justice Department, demanding the resignations of 46 federal prosecutors appointed during the two terms of his predecessor Barack Obama.

Bharara, Wall Street’s Cop, Among Prosecutors Asked to Quit

Wall Street enforcer Preet Bharara may be forced out as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan despite assurances he said he had received from the incoming Trump administration that he would remain in the job. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday abruptly asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys, all those remaining who had served under former President Barack Obama.

Bharara, Wall Street’s Enforcer, Among Prosecutors Asked to Quit

Wall Street enforcer Preet Bharara may be forced out as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan despite assurances he said he had received from the incoming Trump administration that he would remain in the job. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday abruptly asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys, all those remaining who had served under former President Barack Obama.

Former US intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation

US President Barack Obama greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria/Files The former top US intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump's allegation.

Trump for investigating ‘hypocrite’ Senator Chuck Schumer’s Russia ties

New Delhi , Mar. 3 : Posting a photo of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump called Schumer a 'hypocrite' and suggested an immediate investigation against him. "We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin.

AG Sessions to step away from Trump-Russia probe

After the bombshell report that he met with Russian officials during the presidential campaign, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is recusing himself from the investigation into Russia's alleged election interference. "I have now decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matter relating in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States," Sessions said.