Menendez defense testimony continues as Pence weighs in

Testimony from defense witnesses in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Tuesday included a curious story involving the former governor of Florida and a zinger by a prosecutor that left jurors chuckling but earned an admonition from the judge. Earlier in the day, Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on the case, telling a radio host it would be wrong for Bob Menendez to stay in office if he's convicted.

2 Democrats top fundraising for US House challengers in Indiana

Two Democrats seeking to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth for his southern Indiana seat have each raised more than $200,000 in the first three months of their candidacies. Federal campaign finance reports filed by attorneys Dan Canon of New Albany and Liz Watson of Bloomington showed they've been the most successful fundraisers among potential challengers for Indiana's U.S. House seats in the 2018 elections.

Alec Baldwin’s Trump tells Mike Pence to ditch NFL game, gay…

Saturday Night Live was back to its Donald Trump -inspired shenanigans this week, with Alec Baldwin returning to the fore to mock the president's involvement in a wide array of high-profile matters, ranging from the NFL "Take a Knee" protest controversy to his recent spat with Republican Senator Bob Corker . The cold open depicted Trump addressing a crowd in Harrisburg, Pa.

Mnuchin: Trump hopes to announce Fed chair within a month

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that President Donald Trump hopes to decide within a month whom he will choose to lead the Federal Reserve starting next year but is still going through the interview process. Trump said two weeks ago that he had had four meetings to interview potential nominees for Fed chair and expected to decide within two to three weeks.

Indiana vague about reasons for withholding Pence’s emails

Indiana officials are refusing to release an indeterminate number of emails from private AOL.com accounts Mike Pence used as governor, and they're not saying whether the vice president's lawyers influenced which messages should be withheld. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's office has released more than 1,300 pages of his predecessor's emails, although most of the documents - released in multiple batches over recent months - contain little substance.

Police: Student confessed to killing Texas Tech campus cop

A Texas Tech University police officer has been shot and killed at the campus police headquarters, prompting a lockdown of the campus on Monday, ... . Emergency personnel stage at an intersection across from Talkington Hall on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.

Was Mike Pence right to walk out of an NFL game during the national anthem?

Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game after nearly two dozen players from the San Francisco 49ers knelt during the national anthem. Many have applauded Pence's decision to leave the game in counter-protest, including President Donald Trump .

Trumpa s Very Public Falling Out With Sen. Bob Corker Escalates

President Donald Trump and outgoing Sen. Bob Corker launched into a Twitter spat Sunday morning in a major public falling out, making the Tennessean the latest senior Republican lawmaker to openly criticize Trump over his statements online and off. Trump tweeted Sunday morning in a series of posts attacking Corker that he denied the senator's request for an endorsement - a claim denied by Corker's chief of staff, Todd Womack, later in the day.

Trump-tied lobbyists cash in on their connections, report says

A supporter of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump held a "Drain the Swamp" sign during a rally last year in Ohio. - The day after the presidential election, the Washington lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck touted its Republican team's "significant relationships a with those who will steer the incoming Trump administration."

Report: Trump-tied lobbyists cash in on their connections

The day after the presidential election, the Washington lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck touted its Republican team's "significant relationships with those who will steer the incoming Trump administration."

Mike Pence’s top aide threatens disloyal Republicans, and members fume

"If we're going to be in the minority again, we might as well have a minority who are with us as opposed to a minority who helped us become a minority," Ayers said. Republicans in Congress were seething Wednesday after a top aide to Vice President Mike Pence suggested to a gathering of GOP donors that the party's congressional majorities should be jettisoned in 2018 if that's what it takes to weed out members disloyal to President Trump.

The Latest: Corker says Tillerson not getting enough support

Sen. Bob Corker, the Foreign Relations Committee chairman, says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "is in an incredibly frustrating place." The Tennessee Republican tells reporters that Tillerson "ends up not being supported in the way that I would hope a secretary of state would be supported."