Trump talks welform reform, but details lacking

Welfare reform was one of the defining issues of President Bill Clinton's presidency, starting with a campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," continuing with a bitter policy fight and producing an overhaul law that remains hotly debated 20 years later. Trump, who has been signaling interest in the issue for some time, said Monday at a Cabinet meeting that he wants to tackle welfare reform after the tax overhaul he is seeking by the end of the year.

Washington is a horny town

During my days - and nights - as a Congressional operative in Washington, I often drank at Bullfeathers, a Capitol Hill watering hole where members of Congress and their staff often gathered to unwind and drink away what they had to do during the day in purported service to the country. Rep. John Kasich showed up at Bullfeathers from time to time and joined us.

Putin Peace Plan Gets Boost as Syria Opposition Unites for Talks

Syria's fragmented opposition agreed to form a single bloc to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad at a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, giving a boost to a Russian-led diplomatic drive to end the 6 1/2-year civil war. "We have agreed with the other two branches" of the opposition "to send a united delegation to take part in direct negotiations in Geneva" comprising 50 members, Bassma Kodmani, a leader of the High Negotiations Committee, the main anti-Assad group, said early Friday after two days of talks, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya reported.

Sex and Communism

"It doesn't cheapen the aims of this biography or the ambitions of its subject," writes Christoph Irmscher, "to describe what follows as a story largely about sex and communism." What follows is the life of Max Eastman-poet, nudist, women's suffragist, war resister, socialist editor, and finally a self-described "libertarian conservative."

Franken apologizes for making some women a feel badlya

In this June 15, 2016, file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., laughs during an interview with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues.

14 sites in Arkansas, including Johnny Cash’s boyhood home, get…

A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, notified the president's legal team in recent days that they could no longer discuss the special counsel's investigation Flynn's lawyer shuts down communications with Trump's team, a sign he may be cooperating with Mueller probe - Michael Flynn speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Feb. 1. A lawyer for the former national security adviser told President Trump's legal team this week Here's What Trump Told The Coast Guard When He Visited Them On Thanksgiving - "I said, how good is this plane? They said, well, sir, you can't see it. I said but in a fight.

4Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton come to Malia Obamaa s defense

Malia, left, and Sasha Obama attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting and Pageant of Peace ceremony on the Ellipse in Washington in 2015. This week, conservative media outlets and tabloids have been circulating and reporting on videos that they claim show Malia Obama - former president Barack Obama's oldest daughter who is a student at Harvard - kissing a young man before a football game and blowing smoke rings.

Barton to go mum over disclosed photo, citing probe

Suggesting he's a victim of revenge porn from a jilted lover, Republican Rep. Joe Barton, of Texas, said he plans to go silent about the release of a nude photo of him online because police are investigating the disclosure as a possible crime against him. Authorities have not confirmed an investigation.

Congressional Russia probes likely to head into 2018

Some Republicans are hoping lawmakers will soon wrap up investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that have dragged on for most of the year. But with new details in the probe emerging almost daily, that seems unlikely.

Americans want background checks for gun sales

A makeshift memorial near the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 12. A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Nov. 16 that would improve background checks for gun buyers. A makeshift memorial near the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 12. A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Nov. 16 that would improve background checks for gun buyers.

Reporter shares video of hilarious fall before live cross

Stores open their doors early for Black Friday as experts predict Americans will splash out $20BILLION over the weekend He has a '5th degree black belt when it comes to sexual impropriety': Billy Baldwin claims Trump came onto his wife at The Plaza when he showed up uninvited to his party Al Franken admits he 'crossed a line while giving hugs and taking pictures' after two more women come forward to claim the senator 'touched their buttocks' during campaign events 'Do you think they'll get the president?' Jared Kushner concerned Mueller's widening investigation could hit Trump, claims new report Terrifying moment a screaming 22-year-old woman is robbed at gunpoint on her own doorstep by armed duo is captured on security cameras Paul Manafort 'had taken 18 trips to Moscow and was in contact with Putin's allies for more than a decade before running President Trump's 2016 election campaign' ... (more)

Sen. Al Franken says he ‘crossed a line’ but vows to regain trust of Minnesotans

Sen. Al Franken, who is battling multiple accusations by women of inappropriate touching or sexual advances, apologized Thursday for his behavior, saying he has "crossed a line for some women," but vowed to regain the trust of Minnesota voters. In this Sept.

Larson, Courtney win tax break for homeowners with crumbling foundations

CT Department of Consumer Protection A cracking foundation Washington - U.S. Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney had good news Wednesday for Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations - the Internal Revenue Service will allow them to take a casualty loss for money spent to fix the foundations.