Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling

FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The ... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week.

Court Ruling On Texas Anti-Sanctuary City Law Sets The Stage For More Legal Battles

As Texas prepares to implement a law banning "sanctuary city" policies in that state, immigrant advocates say they will be documenting how the law is enforced as they continue their legal fight against it. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the law known as SB4 can take effect over the objections of a lower court , which issued an injunction in August 2017 that kept the law on hold.

Federal appeals court upholds most of Texas law banning sanctuary cities

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that most of Texas' law targeting so-called "sanctuary cities" can remain in effect, a win for Republicans in the state as well as for the Trump administration as it battles measures viewed as protecting undocumented immigrants. Senate Bill 4, which lets local law enforcement officials ask the people they detain about their immigration status, according to The Associated Press .

Trump Chose Pompeo as Kindred Spirit to Take Over U.S. Diplomacy

Mike Pompeo had an audition for his new job as secretary of state just about every morning at the White House, where the CIA director gave President Donald Trump his top-secret intelligence briefing. Pompeo has "tremendous energy, tremendous intellect," Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday shortly after tweeting that he was firing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and giving the job of top diplomat to the former Republican congressman from Kansas.

Analysis: Here’s what’s in play in Texas’ November general elections

What's in play? There's one congressional seat, and maybe a couple more, that could change flags when the major parties clash. There's a seat in the Texas Senate, and a couple of wildcard races that will put new people in that body.

Abbott’s anti-anti-redistricting task force

As Gov. Greg Abbott sounds the alarm about Democratic efforts to influence the post-2020 redistricting process, he is being backed up by a new super PAC led by a key ally. The super PAC, #ProjectRedTX, has quietly raised a half a million dollars - from a single donor - as it looks to ensure Republican dominance in Texas through the next round of redistricting.

Vladimir Putin’s Re-Election Strategy: Nukes and Assassins

Hope Hicks told House Intelligence Committee she was hacked, sources say - WASHINGTON - Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee last week that one of her email accounts was hacked, according to people who were present for the former White House communications director's testimony in the panel's Russia probe. Gary Cohn's Breaking Point - Like a lot of guys, I've watched "The Shawshank Redemption" more times than I can count.

Bernie Sanders tells Democrats to back off primary attacks

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, a Democrat running for the 7th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and her husband, Scott Fletcher, walk out of the polling place at St. Anne's Catholic Church after voting in the primary election on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Houston. Add Bernie Sanders as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Bernie Sanders news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Alabama: 1 student dead, another hurt in school shooting

Texas Democrats turned out in force ahead of the first-in-the-nation p... Democrats in deep-red Texas kicked off the nation's 2018 midterm primary elections Tuesday with a surge in turnout, dozens of women seeking office and early signs of midterm anger toward President Donald Trump. Democrats in deep-red Texas kicked off the nation's 2018 midterm primary elections Tuesday with a surge in turnout, dozens of women seeking office and early signs of midterm anger toward President Donald Trump.

Why is Ted Cruz – given name Rafael – picking on nicknames?

Sen. Ted Cruz smiled Wednesday when an interviewer raised the obvious point about his deriding an opponent for using a nickname: Cruz uses a nickname too. Shortly after the polls closed Tuesday in Texas' first-in-the-nation primary, Cruz tweeted a 60-second country jingle targeting his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso.

Texas primary results leave Democrats in limbo

The first national test of the Democrats' surge of voter energy and their ability to influence the November election came to a head in Texas on Tuesday. The biggest race of the night for the party goes to a runoff, setting up months of conflict between the establishment and its progressive wing and leading to questions about whether or not the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee should have publicly interfered in the contest.