Kim Kardashian West goes to the White House to talk pardon

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pa., on March 10, 2018, left, and Kim Kardashian West at the NBCUniversal Network 2017 Upfront in New York on May 15, 2017. Kardashian West arrived at the White House for a meeting with presidential senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.

Obama referred to Trump as ‘cartoon’ after election, according to adviser’s book

Ben Rhodes worked in the Obama White House throughout all eight years of the administration. In the wake of President Donald Trump's election victory in 2016, former President Barack Obama admitted pangs of self-doubt and framed Trump as a "cartoon" indulgence, according to a book by Obama adviser Ben Rhodes.

Gridlock over: Virginia lawmakers approve Medicaid expansion

The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday evening to a state budget expanding Medicaid coverage to the state's poor, ending years of partisan gridlock on the issue. The state Senate voted in favor of expansion after a full day of debate.

Group rallies in front of Cornyn’s office over family separation policy

AUSTIN - Laurie Felker Jones immediately thought of her two kids when she learned about the Trump administration's family separation policy. "When I heard about what was happening, it was very easy to look at my children and understand what It's like when they're afraid and understand what it's like to be there for them or when we can't be there for them for some reason," she said.

Giuliani sets his own deadline for Mueller to release report on Trump and Russia

Rudy Giuliani, a member of President Donald Trump 's personal legal team, told reporters Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller would be "doing a Comey" - in other words, he suggested, meddling in an election - if he does not file a report on his special counsel investigation by September. Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

PHOTO: Book cover of ‘This Fight Is Our Fight’ by Elizabeth Warren.

On a Tuesday evening in February 2017, I stood up on the floor of the U.S. Senate and launched into a review of the record of President Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions. Part way into my speech, I started reading a letter written by Coretta Scott King.

We’ll See You… in September

Have you confirmed your spot at this year's Values Voter Summit? Dana Loesch and Bill Bennett have! The two conservative superstars are the latest to join the VVS line-up in Washington, D.C. this September 21-23. Don't miss a who's who of movement favorites like Brigitte Gabriel, David and Jason Benham, Fox News's Todd Starnes, and invited speakers Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Ambassador Sam Brownback, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Mark Levin, Rev.

PHOTO: Pictured (L-R) are President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Amid uncertainty over whether the North Korea summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will occur on June 12, former New Mexico Governor and North Korea negotiator - Bill Richardson - says that there is a 60-40 percent chance that the historic meeting will not only happen but also produce a positive outcome. Add North Korea as an interest to stay up to date on the latest North Korea news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Volatile and weird, China’s $9.8 trillion sharemarket is like no other

China may be somewhat of a mystery to the majority of international investors who will soon find themselves owning mainland shares for the first time. The country's main bourse, opened in Shanghai in the early 1990s, is accessible only through a link with Hong Kong or using either of two licenses available to institutions like insurers or pension funds, both of which impose quotas and limitations.

Giuliani says he’s counseled Trump against firing Sessions Source: AP

President Donald Trump's lawyer has repeatedly counseled him not to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions despite the president's ongoing anger at the attorney general's decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe. Rudy Giuliani told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Trump has asked him multiple times, before and after the former New York City mayor joined the president's legal team last month, about whether Sessions should have been fired.

Capitol Hill waits for IG report on FBI’s probe of Hillary’s email

Trump-Kim summit! President shares photo of 'great meeting' with Kim Kardashian in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform and the pardon of a first-time drug offender Capitol Hill holds its breath as inspector general report on FBI's probe of Hillary Clinton's email scandal is expected in less than a week A highly anticipated report by the Justice Department's Inspector General could be made public within days, as a pair of congressional panels prepare for hearings on how the FBI handled the Hillary Clinton probe. The Senate Judiciary on Tuesday gave notice that on June 5, it will hold a hearing titled: 'Examining the Inspector General's First Report on Justice Department Decisions Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election.'

a No Party Preferencea overtakes Republican in Democrat dominated California

Voters choosing no party affiliation have overtaken Republicans in Democrat-dominated California, marking a troubling slide for the GOP in the nation's most populous state that a generation ago was home to the Reagan Revolution. Political Data Inc., which compiles figures from county election offices, reported this week that 4.84 million of California's 19 million voters declared they had no party preference while 4.77 million registered as Republican at the close of registration for the June 5 primary.

Ex-FBI official McCabe gives memo on Comey firing to Mueller – New York Times

Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that provided "significant behind-the-scenes" details on the firing of former FBI director James Comey, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 7, 2017.

Ex Trump adviser: ‘two and perhaps more’ FBI spies approached him

Trump-Kim summit! President shares photo of 'great meeting' with Kim Kardashian in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform and the pardon of a first-time drug offender Former Trump adviser says 'two and perhaps more' FBI spies approached him during campaign: 'These guys were going at us from all different angles' A government contractor met a friend of Caputo's at a Kentucky Derby party and mentioned hearing of emails from Clinton's private email server 'I made no offer. I did not entice these people.

Correction: XGR-Medicaid Expansion story

An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died. An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died.

Trump signs bill for terminal patients to try unproven drugs

President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday aimed at helping people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments, calling it a "fundamental freedom" that will offer hope and save lives. Joined by families dealing with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig's disease, and other diseases, Trump signed the so-called Right to Try bill and said he never understood why the issue had lagged for years and Congress hadn't acted sooner.

Governor orders flags to half-staff on Saturday to honor fallen Savannah police officer

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal ordered all flags in Chatham County to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in honor of Anthony Christie, a Savannah police officer who died in the line of duty on May 25. Christie's funeral and honor procession are on Saturday at 2 p.m. The officer's visitation is on Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fox and Weeks Hodgson Chapel at 7200 Hodgson Memorial Drive in Savannah. WTOC.com will have a live stream of the ceremonies Saturday.

Appeals court refuses to dismiss Schock corruption charges

In this April 18, 2018, photo, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock walks out of the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, refused to toss corruption charges against Schock, saying it can't assess whether his prosecution violated constitutional separation-of-powers clauses until after he goes to trial.