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Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr has held regular "Coffee with your Congressman" events in local shops across his central Kentucky district for the few dozen people willing to hear an update from Washington. Monday night, Barr will host his 70th cup of coffee since ousting a Democratic incumbent in 2012.
Chelsea Clinton was honored at a the 'Variety' Power of Women Luncheon in New York City Friday for her work with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation , which works to fight childhood obesity. Following a joke made by 'Saturday Night Live' star Vanessa Bayer at the expense of Clinton's mother, former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the honoree delivered a powerful response.
As Donald Trump approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says he's been surprised by the failure of the White House to splinter the Democratic Party. In an interview with HuffPost, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer didn't close the door on bipartisan collaboration with the president.
Capping off a session that includes future progressive candidates sharing why they've decided to run for office in the Age of Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the People's Action "Rise Up" summit on Monday afternoon. Sanders, who has been touring the country with Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez on the party's "Unity Tour," appeared before roughly 1,000 activists after 2:00pm EST.
The two bills up for a final vote in the House Monday would bar the use of state funds for abortion services and creating a state permitting system for abortion facilities. Republicans argue that taxpayers shouldn't be forced to help fund abortions and regulations would provide safer facilities to protect women.
Former President Barack Obama addressed civic engagement for young people during his first public appearance since leaving office, but he didn't mention his successor or detail his thoughts on current events. Obama gave advice on leadership, dealing with failure and even social media as he talked with youth during a University of Chicago panel event.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General says the agency didn't violate the law when it gave an outside group money for a campaign to fight water pollution from farming. It was dubbed "What's Upstream?" and urged people - through billboards, a website and other media - to push for new restrictions on pollution from farmers.
Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia are faulting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for rolling back Obama-era guidance they say is helping protect student loan borrowers. In a letter sent Monday, Democratic attorneys general Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Lisa Madigan of Illinois called on DeVos to restore the memos instituted by the Education Department last year under former President Barack Obama.
President Barack Obama lifted the veil on his retirement Monday at a University of Chicago forum, engaging students with a message calling on them to use empathy and listen to those with whom they disagree. “I have to say that there's a reason why I'm always optimistic when things look like they're sometimes not going the way I want.
US officials told CNN last week that the Justice Department has prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a news conference on Thursday that Assange's arrest is a "priority" of the administration.
There's lots of bad poll numbers out there for President Donald Trump these days. He has historically low job approval ratings, and nearly 6 in 10 voters believe he lacks the judgment or personality to be an effective president, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Former President Barack Obama made his first public remarks since leaving the White House wearing a white shirt, dark suit jacket and, noticeably, no tie. "So uh what's been going on while I've been gone?" he joked on Monday at the University of Chicago while taking his seat, a reference to both his public absence and his successor.
One month after the House GOP's healthcare bill fell flat because of a lack of support, the White House said Monday President Donald Trump wants healthcare reform done right - and that means there won't be an "artificial deadline" put in place. White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked about the topic during Monday's press briefing and said the ball is in lawmakers' court.
President Donald Trump's zeal to unveil a tax plan before his 100th day in office is raising questions about just how thorough his "tax reform" plans will be, amid signals that his focus for now is on slashing tax rates. Trump has directed aides to move quickly on a plan to cut the corporate income tax rate to 15 percent from 35 percent, a Trump administration official said on Monday.
Former President Barack Obama delivered his first public address since leaving the White House at the University of Chicago Monday morning. During his opening remarks, Obama noted that for "three years," he did his "best" to reverse economic disparity in the communities he represented as the junior United States Senator from Illinois, but admitted he ultimately fell short of his goal.
Workers in New Orleans dismantle the Liberty Place monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government. On the same day that some southern states were honoring their rebel heritage, masked workers in New Orleans dismantled a monument to that past - chunk by chunk, under darkness and the protection of police snipers.
You probably couldn't get New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and President Trump to agree on the time of day. But on the question of prices they are of one mind.
In this April 5, 2017 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York takes a question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump could avert the risk of a government shutdown next weekend by stepping back from his demand that lawmakers fund his promised border wall with Mexico in a must-pass spending bill, Congress' two top Democrats said Monday, April 24, 2017.
US president Donald Trump is putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the US-Mexico border as a funding deadline looms - even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. As Mr Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this week, he is juggling a renewed healthcare push with his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall.
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Former President Barack Obama will speak Monday He also taught constitutional law at the university's law school from 1992 to 2004, right up until he became a US senator.