Ivanka Trump’s India visit raises questions about her brand

The event - co-hosted by the United States and India - ru... . A motorist rides past a hoarding of US President daughter Ivanka Trump as a statue is erected at the entrance of HITECH city, venue of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.

Senators consider automatic tax hikes if federal revenue falls short

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans are considering a trigger that would automatically increase taxes if their sweeping legislation fails to generate as much revenue as they expect.

President playing all sides in Alabama Senate race

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON - Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump made it known Monday he won't set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he intensified his insistence that voters must never elect Moore's Democratic foe.

The Republican senators who will decide tax reform: Where they stand

Republicans are trying to get their plan to overhaul the US tax system through the US Senate this week, but with 52 members in the chamber, GOP leaders can afford to lose only two votes. Two Republican senators have identified themselves as nos: Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Steve Daines of Montana.

Pelosi says she believes Conyers accuser Melanie Sloan

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday she believes the story of Melanie Sloan, a former employee of Rep. John Conyers, just a day after she refused to criticize the Michigan Democrat amid sexual harassment accusations. "Ms. Sloan told me that she had publicly discussed distressing experiences while on his staff," Pelosi said in a statement issued Monday.

25 Dem lawmakers file court brief backing English over Trump consumer bureau pick

Over two dozen Democratic lawmakers on Monday filed a brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support Leandra English's authority to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over President Trump's appointment of John Michael Mulvaney Top CFPB lawyer sides with Trump over Mulvaney appointment CFPB deputy director sues Trump to block Mulvaney as interim leader GOP senator: We shouldn't play games with dueling CFPB appointments MORE Twenty-five current Senate and House lawmakers filed an amicus brief arguing that English, who was elevated by the CFPB's director on his last day, should serve as acting director of the consumer bureau until a permanent director, nominated by the president, is confirmed by the Senate.

Trump straddle: Won’t stump for Moore, yet blasts Dem foe

U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones shrugged off President Donald Trump's criticisms on Sunday, following a series of tweets in which Trump said that electing the Democrat as Alabama's next senator "would be a disaster." In this Nov. 21, 2017 photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House, in Washington for a Thanksgiving trip to Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., as first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron wait.

Joe Bartona s troubles create a public relations dream for the Democratsa PR candidate

For nearly a year, Democrat and public relations consultant Jana Lynne Sanchez has been begging people to pay attention to her bid to represent Texas's 6th Congressional District. Now, thanks to viral nude photos of Rep. Joe Barton, the Republican she hopes to challenge for the seat, she's landed a publicity boost PR people only dream about.

Russia Probes in US Congress Likely to Spill into 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 13, 2017, prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. 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.

Bill protects U.S. jobs from foreign investment

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Monday that he is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would protect U.S. jobs from foreign investment. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Monday that he is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would give the Commerce Department the ability to review foreign purchases of - or investment in - U.S. industries to determine if they are in the best economic interest of American workers.