Democrats test liberal messages

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Clarke Tucker talks to supporters after winning the District 2 U.S. House Democratic primary at Cotham's in the City in Little Rock. Weeks into the primary season, with five more states voting today, Democrats are shaping up to test what liberal messages the party can sell to the moderate and GOP-leaning voters who will help determine control of the House after the November midterm election.

Obama prepping Dems for 2020 Barack Obama has met with several…

DECEMBER 05: Former president Barack Obama speaks to a gathering of more than 50 mayors and other guests during the North American Climate Summit on December 5, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The summit was held to bring together leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico to commit their cities to addressing climate change at the local level.

When Hitler met Hoover and eight other instances dictators scored presidential face time

In this May 24, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. President Donald Trump's slapdash, on-again-off-again summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday will hand the North Korean dictator a diplomatic coup that his father and grandfather never achieved.

Supreme Court: States can purge voters who don’t vote or respond to warnings

The court's conservative majority ruled 5-4 that Ohio did not violate federal laws by purging voters who don't vote and fail to return notices confirming their residency. Failing to vote can lead to getting knocked off voter registration rolls, a divided Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that likely will help Republicans and harm Democrats.

ACA lawsuit could jeopardize 52 million Americans’ access to

An obscure district court lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act became a potent threat to one of the law's most popular provisions last week,when the Justice Department filed a brief arguing that as of Jan. 1, 2019, the protections for people with pre-existing conditions should be invalidated. The Justice Department argued the judge should strike down the section of the law that protects people buying insurance from being charged higher premiums due to their health history.

Iran, spurned by U.S., angrily watches as Trump prepares to talk to North Korea

For Iran, the so-called "Axis of Evil" has boiled down to a party of one, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for direct talks with North Korea. With former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein overthrown and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un now preparing for a planned summit in Singapore with Trump, Iran remains the last renegade among former President George W. Bush's grouping of nations opposed to the U.S. For those in Tehran, whether hard-liners, reformists or people simply trying to get by in Iran's worsening economy, it's head-spinning, especially after seeing Trump pull America out of the nuclear deal with world powers.

In Targeting Reporter, Justice Dept. Backs Trump’s Anti-Press Rhetoric

Inside a wood-and-leather conference room at the Department of Justice in Washington, a group of veteran journalists gathered last Wednesday to hear the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, review the government's policies on obtaining information from reporters. The guidelines created under President Barack Obama, Mr. Rosenstein said, remained in effect: barring certain circumstances, like an imminent threat to national security, reporters would be told in advance of any attempt to obtain their records.

When Hitler met Hoover: 9 instances of dictators scoring…

President Donald Trump's slapdash, on-again-off-again summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday will hand the North Korean dictator a diplomatic coup that his father and grandfather never achieved. In North Korea's 70-year history, none of the ruling Kims have met with a sitting American president.

CNN’s Jim Sciutto Exposed as Two-Faced Tweeter on Diplomacy with Dictators

Becket Adams at the Washington Examiner pointed to the partisan nature of Trump foreign policy analysis by CNN correspondents who used to work for Barack Obama. His target? National security correspondent Jim Sciutto, who worked from 2011 to 2013 as chief of staff to Obama's ambassdor to China, Gary Locke.

Shocked by Trump aggression against reporters and sources? The blueprint was made by Obama

New York Times reporter James Risen answers questions about the Justice Department's pursuit of Risen's confidential sources, at the National Press Club August 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, Risen called the move against a New York Times reporter "an ominous step." New York Times reporter James Risen answers questions about the Justice Department's pursuit of Risen's confidential sources, at the National Press Club August 14, 2014 in Washington, D.C. On Friday, Risen called the move against a New York Times reporter "an ominous step."

Barack Obama Pays Tribute To Anthony Bourdain By Remembering The Meal They Shared On Parts Unknown

The former president took to Twitter to mourn the chef's apparent suicide and reflect on the memorable meal they shared in Hanoi, Vietnam on season 8 of Bourdain's award-winning CNN series Parts Unknown . Sharing a photo of the two enjoying some BAon chao - a traditional Vietnamese dish made up of grilled pork, broth, rice noodles and fresh herbs - Obama recalled the tv host's passion for food and "its ability to bring us together."

Not voting could jeopardize future votes in some US states

Do you have to vote even if you don't want to? Not doing so could put you on the path to losing your vote in some states. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on a lawsuit filed against Ohio's secretary of state over the practice of flagging registered voters after they've missed one federal general election.

Justice Department says heart of ObamaCare unconstitutional

The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act , including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions. The decision, announced in a filing in a federal court in Texas, is a rare departure from the Justice Department's practice of defending federal laws in court.