In agreements with FEC, Sanders campaign, Australian Labor Party…

Kushner's Business Got Loans from Companies After White House Meetings - Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump's senior adviser. - Early last year, a private equity billionaire started paying regular visits to the White House.

Trump and Old-Time Democrats

Last Saturday afternoon, I listened to a gathering of Wall Street Journal editors and writers on Fox News discussing the congressional deadlock on immigration. Paul Gigot, Jason Riley, and Karl Rove were all disturbed that the president and congressional Republicans who followed his lead were stalling a compromise over DACA and other related immigration issues.

Campaign 2018: Schwartz under fire for belittling Laxalt’s military career

Nevada Treasurer and Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Schwartz is under fire after he reportedly belittled an opponent's military experience. Nevada Treasurer Dan Schwartz speaks to media after announcing his campaign for Governor on at the Republican Men's Club monthly Luncheon at Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Course in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Sept.

Trump-backed senator gets GOP primary foe in Mississippi

State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, hugs his sons, Cambridge, 11, right and Chamberlain, 6, prior to announcing his candidacy to the U.S. Senate, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 in Ellisville, Miss. McDaniel will challenge current Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.

Oakland Mayor Not Sorry About Warning Illegals

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf harbors no regret about tipping off illegal immigrants to a federal raid over the weekend, telling The Washington Post she considers herself "part of the resistance" against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Schaaf alerted the public Saturday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were targeting illegal immigrants in a sweep that began Sunday in northern California cities.

US court asked to reinstate death sentence in double slaying

The Indiana attorney general's office is asking a federal appeals court to reinstate the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a central Indiana woman and her 4-year-old daughter. The filing asks the full U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago to review a January decision from a three-judge panel that found Frederick Baer had ineffective legal counsel during his trial.

FBI: Driver may have sexually abused many female inmates

An FBI agent has testified that he thinks a California man may have sexually assaulted 100 or more female inmates while transporting them between lockups around the country over the past 15 years. Eric Scott Kindley faces federal charges in Arkansas alleging that he sexually assaulted a woman along a deserted road in January 2017 while transporting her from a jail in Alabama to Arizona, where there was a warrant for her arrest.

The Latest: Democrat pleased with Trump support on gun laws

One of the Senate's leading gun control proponents says he is pleased that President Donald Trump expressed support for expanded background checks and other measures during a bipartisan meeting at the White House. But Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut says he is "worried that this was the beginning and the end of the president's advocacy on this issue."

The Latest: GOP winner of Arizona primary eyes April contest

Republican candidate and former Arizona state Sen. Debbie Lesko celebrates with her husband, Joe, after voting results show her victory in a special primary election for the Congressional District 8 seat during a campaign party at Lesko's home, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. A special primary election was being held to replace Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks who resigned amid accusations of sexual misconduct.

Chuck Schumer to Trump on Guns: ‘Stick With These Principles’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to "stick with these principles" of support for universal background checks and other declarations made during a bipartisan meeting on gun safety at the White House. "I want to commend the president for going far beyond the Fix NICS bill," the New York Democrat said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Democratic committee ‘deeply concerned’ about Bill…

The candidacy of Bill O'Neill, the former Ohio Supreme Court justice who quit the court to run for governor, could hurt down-ballot Democratic candidates should he become the party's nominee in the race, a party background check committee has determined. However, the party has decided to allow O'Neill - who raised eyebrows when he announced on social media he had bedded 50 women -- to participate in gubernatorial forums and debates since he has held statewide office and has been endorsed by the party in the past.

13 House Republicans call on Sessions to appoint second special counsel

The conservative lawmakers sent a letter to Sessions on Wednesday requesting that he appoint a special counsel to investigate the end of the Clinton email probe, the start of the investigation into Russia's election meddling and alleged surveillance abuses by the FBI. "We acknowledge with immense gratitude that nearly every single man and woman in the [Department of Justice] and the FBI conduct themselves daily with integrity, independence, patriotism, objectivity, and commitment to the rule of law," the letter reads.

Alaska lawmaker cites Holocaust deaths to oppose gun control

An Alaska Republican and most senior member of the U.S. House argued against gun control by wondering how many Jewish people "were put in the ovens" because they were not armed. U.S. Rep. Don Young, who has a history of off-the-cuff remarks that can draw criticism, made the comments at a meeting last week in the state capital of Juneau when responding to a question about what the federal government and cities can do to stop school shootings.

The Latest: Democrat enters US Senate race in Mississippi

State Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis announced his intentions Wednesday, a day before candidates' qualifying deadline and the same day a Republican state lawmaker held an event to launch his own campaign for the Senate seat. Mississippi has not had a Democrat in the U.S. Senate since January 1989.