Portrait gallery marks Presidents Day with haunting last photo of Lincoln

Just in time for Presidents Day, the National Portrait Gallery is throwing a birthday party to celebrate the museum's 50th anniversary and its iconic "America's Presidents" exhibit. Visitors were treated to a look at the new portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

White House continues to deny Russia collusion

President Donald Trump said that, despite the newly announced charges, the Russian meddling had no effect on the outcome of the election The White House continued to deny collusion with Moscow a day after special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three entities for allegedly meddling in the US 2016 presidential election, the media reported. In a series of tweets on Saturday, President Donald Trump said that, despite the newly announced charges, the Russian meddling had no effect on the outcome of the election, reports CNN.

Romney, favored in Senate bid, could take on outsized role

Mitt Romney's extensive resume has many Republicans looking to him to take on a role in the Senate as a political and moral counterweight to a president many in the GOP see as divisive and undignified. The 2012 GOP nominee for president announced Friday he is running for the Utah Senate seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch.

In 1930, he discovered photographic evidence of this former planet

On Feb. 18, 1678, the first part of "The Pilgrim's Progress," a Christian allegory by English author John Bunyan, was published in London. In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto, now designated a "dwarf planet," was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Worker dies after being trapped inside machinery

Trump blames FBI for Florida school shooting and says agency is 'spending too much time' trying to prove Russia collusion rather than focusing on 'the basics' during his Mar-a-Lago evening out A history of violence: Florida shooter HIT his adoptive mother with a vacuum hose, threw chairs and a dog bowl prompting dozens of police call outs - yet STILL he was able to buy an AR-15-style rifle 'You are such a psychopath': Furious congressman slams Trump for 'making the death of 17 children' about himself after President blamed Florida shooting on an FBI too distracted by Russia collusion probe 'Most difficult decision of my political career': Joe Lieberman reveals why he denounced good friend Bill Clinton on Senate floor for 'immoral, disgraceful and damaging' affair with Lewinsky 'We will definitely NOT shut up and dribble': LeBron hits back at Laura Ingraham after she slammed him for ... (more)

Governor, call a special session to fix teacher retirement system

The Texas Federation of Teachers held a protest rally in front of the Stafford office of Congressman Tom DeLay in 2003, wanting a bill granting teachers full Social Security spousal and family benefits in addition to their Texas Teachers' Retirement System benefits. That didn't come true and now rising insurance premiums are eating into their TRS benefits.

Russian election plot touched even minor Trump supporters

In this July 21, 2016 file photo, Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Rallies in Florida to support Republican Presidential candidate Trump requested by Russian adversaries are one small facet of the indictment issued Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, by special counsel Robert Mueller charging 13 Russians and three Russian companies with interfering in the 2016 election.

Jeff Sadow: Gov. Edwards has made legislative special sessions…

From left, Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Cameron Henry Jr., R-Metairie, House Speaker Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, meet in the front of the Senate Chamber during the last day of the regular legislative session Thursday June 8, 2017, in Baton Rouge, La..

How Russia Exploited Black Lives Matter, Sean Hannity, and Mass Shootings

On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted thirteen Russian nationals for attempting to sabotage the 2016 US elections. The 37-page indictment alleges that Russians working for the Internet Research Agency, a Kremlin-linked troll farm, engaged in a multiyear campaign to spread misinformation and actively supported Donald Trump's bid for the White House.

‘There’s Nothing Like This Across the Country’

As THON 2018 continued on into Saturday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey walked the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center talking with Four Diamonds families battling pediatric cancer and the Penn State students supporting them. "The theme of this year's event is 'Discovering Tomorrow's Wonder' and you're making that wonder possible for young children," Casey said.

‘We will be the last mass shooting’: Florida students want to be tipping point in gun debate

The student survivors of Wednesday's massacre - many not even old enough to vote - have been saturating the airwaves and social media with a resounding message: Something is broken in a country that can't stem bloodshed wrought by guns. "We are children; you guys are the adults," senior David Hogg implored lawmakers on CNN 24 hours after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Are female-led companies the answer to sexual misconduct?

In this Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, Maria Contreras-Sweet, founder and board chairman of a Latino-owned community bank in Los Angeles, listens as President Barack Obama announces he will nominate her to head of the Small Business Administration in Washington. A group of investors led by a Contreras-Sweet offered to acquire Weinstein Co., rebrand it and install a female-led board of directors.