Chief Justice says courts will take a closer look at sexual harassment

U.S. Supreme Court Justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts , arrive in the House chamber prior to U.S. President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice John Roberts used his annual report on the federal judiciary Sunday to promise a careful evaluation of its sexual misconduct policies and to highlight the work of court employees following the year's Roberts touched only briefly on the issue of workplace sexual misconduct , which has in recent months brought down men in entertainment, politics and the media.

Anthony Scaramucci: Trump’s view on climate change might surprise you

Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tweet last week on climate change, saying that his actual opinion on the subject might surprise people. "I love the President's sense of humor, but I also think he's saying something else," he told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union."

Bernstein: Trump presidency characterized by his lies

"There's no reason to believe almost anything Donald Trump says," Bernstein told CNN's "State of the Union" when asked about the administration's promise not to fire special counsel "Because what we know is that the president of the United States and his presidency is characterized above all else by the lying of the president of the United States." Trump said earlier this month that he is not considering firing Mueller, who is leading the probe into Russia's election meddling and any potential ties between Trump campaign staff members and the Kremlin.

White House gears up for infrastructure push, dubbed a easiest of alla by Trump

Fresh off his tax bill victory, President Donald Trump plans to kick off 2018 with a renewed push for a massive infrastructure spending program, a key campaign promise which he recently described as "the easiest of all" to achieve but one that could face some significant roadblocks in the months ahead. The White House is planning a "mid-to-late January" roll out of the president's infrastructure plan leading up to his first State of the Union address on January 30, where rebuilding the nation's roads, bridges, airports and railways is expected to be a major theme, an administration official tells ABC News.

Bernie Sanders: GOP should ‘worry very much about 2018’

Voters' views of President Donald Trump's performance should spell trouble for his party in the midterm elections, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union." "What we're seeing in Alabama, what we're seeing in Virginia, New Jersey and in states all across this country, are large voter turnouts, are people standing up and fighting back and demanding that we have a government that represents all of us, not just the 1 percent," Sanders told CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday.

Trump insists he’s not firing special counsel Mueller

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller even as his administration was again forced to grapple with the growing Russia probe that has shadowed the White House for much of his initial year in office. Trump returned to the White House from Camp David and was asked if he would consider triggering the process to dismiss Mueller, who is investigating whether the president's Republican campaign co-ordinated with Russian officials during last year's election.

Trump’s likely tax victory overshadowed by probe

In a Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House via Marine One in Washington, to spend the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. President Donald Trump's team on Sunday was again forced to grapple with the growing Russia probe that has shadowed the White House for much of the president's initial year in office.

White House aims to shift public opinion to favor merit-based immigration

The White House is embarking on a major campaign to turn public opinion against the nation's largely family-based immigration system ahead of an all-out push next year to move toward a more merit-based structure. The administration was laying the groundwork for such a drive even before an Islamic State-inspired extremist who was born in Bangladesh tried to blow himself up in Midtown Manhattan on Monday.

Democrats are planning to bring sexual assault victims to Trump’s first State of the Union address

A number of Democrats are planning to invite victims of sexual misconduct to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address. A number of Democrats are planning to invite victims of sexual misconduct to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Jones does marathon get-out-the-vote effort while Moore is quiet

The race to the finish for Alabama's special Senate election was a tale of two campaigns on Sunday, with Democratic candidate Doug Jones barnstorming the state while his Republican opponent, Roy Moore, largely stayed quiet. Jones capped a busy day with remarks at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, saying he believed the women who have accused Moore of pursuing relationships when they were teens and he was in his 30s.

GOP sen. says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore

President Donald Trump on Friday urged voters to elect a Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, warning that America "cannot afford" to have a Democrat win the hard-fought campaign instead. When Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama came hat in hand to Capitol Hill last month to ask his state's senior Republican for help raising money, Sen. Richard C. Shelby had a blunt reply.

Congress week ahead: Washington watching Alabama

Congress has given themselves a little more breathing room to get through their 2017 to-do list, passing a continuing resolution Thursday on a spending bill that gives them two more weeks to get a final budget to the President's desk. Budget negotiations will continue behind the scenes, and although no resolution is expected this week, those involved want a clear outline for the final deal locked in before lawmakers go home for the weekend.

Schiff: Criticisms of Mueller probe meant to discredit potential future charges

Rep. Adam Schiff is dismissing the GOP's accusations of bias in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, saying they're partisan efforts to discredit the significance of the investigation's potential findings. On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning, host Jake Tapper asked the California Democrat about the GOP's accusations of bias within the investigation into allegations of collusion by the Trump campaign in Russia's efforts to influence last year's election.

Warner calls for McFarland to testify

Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner said on CNN's "State of the Union" that KT McFarland, a former Trump transition official and deputy national security adviser, needs to provide testimony to Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller. "Ms. McFarland needs to come in, and not just testify in front of Mueller, but testify in front of the congressional committees," Warner said Sunday.

Tapper on Trump’s Denial of ‘Another Comey Lie’: The…

The CNN anchor opened State of the Union with Trump's focus on "discrediting" the Russia investigation, particularly with this tweet: "The President, of course, is prone to twisting the truth when defending himself," Tapper said. "Let's be clear: Comey said in his sworn testimony, under oath, based on contemporaneous notes he took and shared with close advisers, that the President privately told him, 'I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go.

Trump invited to deliver State of the Union address

Washington, Dec 1 - US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said he has formally invited President Donald Trump to deliver his first State of the Union address on January 30, 2018. I'm formally inviting President Trump to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, January 30, to report on the state of the union, Ryan told reporters on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.