Leading Off: Cubs visit White House, Francona to return

FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona watches the team's baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Francona missed Tuesday night's game against Texas after his second t... Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will go to the White House, though it's not an official visit with President Donald Trump.

Senate Republican leaders delay healthcare bill vote

Senate Republican leaders have shelved a vote on their prized healthcare bill until at least next month, forced to retreat by a rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin a debate. "We will not be on the bill this week," Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told reporters in what was a remarkable reversal of plans to push one of President Donald Trump's and the Republican Party's top priorities through the chamber this week.

In New Mexico, Trump’s monument review stirs passions

In this May 23, 2014 file photo, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks with the local community and other federal, state, tribal and local leaders celebrating President Obama's designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at Onate High School in Las Cruces, N.M. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is among 27 monuments where a review has been ordered by President Donald Trump that might remove protections previously considered irreversible.

Live Now: Possible active shooter situation forces Al Army base’s closure

The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service. The European Union's competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.

Global view of US worsens under Trump, Pew says

The world has little confidence in US President Donald Trump compared to his predecessor Barack Obama, according to a new report by Pew Research. A survey of residents in 37 nations across the world released on Tuesday found that since Trump took office in January, the US's image overseas has sharply declined and views of the new US leader in general are largely negative.

Trump’s new foil: a silent Barack Obama

The President is unloading a barrage of attacks on Barack Obama, questioning his motivations in the Russia drama and taking aim at his political legacy, knowing that by choice and tradition, the former commander in chief only has a limited capacity to fight back. It's an increasingly irksome strategy to Obama's former aides, who must look on as the President trashes their former boss and his achievements, including the Affordable Care Act, climate change and diplomatic thaws with Cuba and Iran.

Donald Trump’s falling overseas favor good news for America

President Donald Trump's favor with other nations seems to have fallen in recent weeks, particularly when it's matched against that of Barack Obama, a new poll finds . Who really cares what other nations - what other socialist, progressive, left-leaning nations - think of Trump and his ability to lead? "Trump and many of his key policies are broadly unpopular around the globe, and ratings or the U.S. have declined steeply in many nations," Pew Research Center's new survey found.

US says Assad planning chemical weapons attack

The White House has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducted a chemical weapons attack and said the United States had reason to believe such preparations were underway. The White House said in a statement released late on Monday the preparations by Syria were similar to those undertaken before an April 4 chemical attack that killed dozens of civilians and prompted US President Donald Trump to order a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base.

Obamacare repeal effort shows old program is wasteful

Is there anyone who can point to the "Affordable Care Act" and credibly claim it is accomplishing the goals set for it seven years ago? Insurers are pulling out of the exchanges, premiums and related costs are going up, not down, as supporters of the misnamed law claimed they would. Many people who like their doctors are not being allowed to keep their doctors.

Poll: Scant global confidence in Trump on foreign affairs

The reviews from around the globe are in and they show scant confidence outside the United States in President Donald Trump's ability to do the right thing on international affairs, with fewer than 3 in 10 respondents expressing confidence, according to a Pew Research Center survey of attitudes toward Trump in more than three dozen countries. Most of those surveyed also disapprove of Trump's major policies, including his promise to erect a physical wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and temporarily halting travel from six mostly Muslim countries.

In defense, Trump seeks to redefine meaning of obstruction

President Donald Trump unleashed a series of tweets Monday in which he tried to place the blame for Russian meddling in U.S. politics on former President Barack Obama and deflect charges of obstruction and collusion onto his predecessor. Trump wrote that Obama did "NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling" because he expected Hillary Clinton to win.

Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary

Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with full diplomatic... . FILE - In this May 29, 2017, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles, near Paris.

House approves GOP bill outlawing most late-term abortions

Most late-term abortions would be outlawed under legislation Republicans pushed through the House on Tuesday, a major priority of the GOP and conservative groups that won't reach an eager President Donald Trump because it faces certain Senate defeat. The House approved the measure by a near party-line 237-189 vote.

Trump to push U.S. oil, gas exports

President Donald Trump will promote surging U.S. exports of oil and natural gas during a week of events to highlight the country's growing energy dominance. Trump also plans to emphasize that after decades of relying on foreign energy supplies, the U.S. is on the brink of becoming a net exporter of oil, gas, coal and other energy resources.

Pride parades sound a note of resistance

Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era. In San Francisco, revelers wearing rainbow tutus and boas held signs that read "No Ban, No Wall, Welcome Sisters and Brothers" while they danced to electronic music at a rally outside City Hall.

Pride parades focus on protest

Thousands of people lined the streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that took both celebratory and political tones, the latter a reaction to what some see as new threats to gay rights in the Trump era. In a year when leaders are anxious about the president's agenda, parade organizers in New York and San Francisco were more focused on protest.