Congressional leaders mixed on Trump withdrawal of Iran deal

Congressional leaders are split, but not neatly along party lines, over President Donald Trump's decision Tuesday to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Some welcomed the pullout, believing the 2015 accord was unsound, but others worried the U.S. was now in the position of reneging on an international commitment and without a backup plan.

McCain’s critiques of Trump have president’s supporters angry and firing back

As Sen. John McCain remains in his home state recovering from surgery for an intestinal infection and undergoing treatment for brain cancer, he has mostly been receiving a stream of well wishes and tributes for his long career in public service. One faction that has been a notable exception are some of President Trump's staunch defenders.

New York Corporate Leaders Create PAC to Boost Clout in Washington

Partnership for New York City , a civic group of more than 300 corporate chief executives, created a federal political-action committee to push for projects and legislation considered crucial to the economic future of the most populous U.S. city. The organization for several years has run a PAC empowered to make donations to state and local candidates.

Who gets what and at what price? A look at the controversial Iran Nuclear Deal.

With less than a week to go until the White House has to make a decision regarding the controversial Iran nuclear deal, President Trump slammed former Secretary of State John Kerry for reportedly working with foreign leaders to salvage the agreement. Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif recently to attempt to preserve the deal, the Boston Globe reported .

Don Blankenship dismisses Trump: ‘We still expect to win’

Don Blankenship, West Virginia's controversial Republican Senate candidate, on Monday dismissed President Trump's call to vote for any other Republican but him in the GOP primary Tuesday, and predicted he would still win even without Trump's support. Trump urged Republican voters to vote for either of Blankenship's two GOP opponents, and said Blankenship is unelectable in a state-wide election.

Paul Waldman: Democrats are finally doing politics the way Republicans do

For many years, Democrats have been convinced that the American people, and even their Republican opponents, are open to persuasion. If they could just have the opportunity to explain why their policies are morally right and practically effective, they could win almost anyone over.

Lieberman Hopes Trump Ends Iran Deal Amid Kerry’s ‘Inappropriate’ Lobbying

Calling former President Barack Obama's controversial Iran nuclear deal a "mistake," hoping President Donald Trump pulls out of it, former Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., ripped former Secretary of State John Kerry's lobbying for the deal with Iranians "inappropriate" and a potential violation of the Logan Act. "John Kerry is not negotiating on behalf of the U.S. government, I hope everybody he's talking to knows that, but in my opinion what he's doing is inappropriate and he shouldn't be doing it," Lieberman told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" Maria Bartiromo.

Salena Zito: The 2016 election was far from a fluke. America’s…

America's political experts got it wrong in 2016 - not because they took too few polls, but because they made the false assumption that American elections are immune to societal change. They are, in large part, still getting things wrong, not only by failing to understand a new group of voters who put President Donald Trump in the White House but also by ignoring why they voted the way they did.

George H.W. Bush released from hospital

Former president George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after nearly two weeks of treatment for an infection that had spread to his blood. George H.W. Bush released from hospital after fighting off infection Former president George H.W. Bush has been released from the hospital after nearly two weeks of treatment for an infection that had spread to his blood.