US diplomat: Utah man jailed in Venezuela blocks dialogue

The Trump administration's top diplomat in Venezuela pressed for the release of a jailed Utah m... An Arizona lawmaker known for his booze-fueled partying and good-ol' boy, clownish behavior, has become the first state lawmaker expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement began sweeping the nation. An Arizona lawmaker known for his booze-fueled partying and good-ol' boy, clownish behavior, has become the first state lawmaker expelled for sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement began sweeping the nation.

These states benefit the most – and least – from immigration

In a 80-minute prime-time address, the Republican president sketched out an eventual path to citizenship for some 1.8 million undocumented immigrants, even as put a premium on border security and called for an end to family-based "chain" immigration for legal immigrants and the end of the "Visa lottery." In a new study , the economics and personal finance site WalletHub ran down the economic impact that immigrants have in all 50 states, providing a useful barometer on how new entrants to the country contribute to states' economies.

Cohen: Donald Trump’s first year brims with success

WINNING: President Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, right, has lunch with the United Nations Security Council yesterday. Not only have his policies added over $8 trillion in value to the stock market - in year one of his administration - the economy is roaring and unemployment is at an all-time low.

Analysis: House GOP votes to release controversial memo

President Trump is expected to order the release of a controversial secret House Intelligence Committee memo that has become a political lightning rod in the ongoing Russian election meddling probe. Last night, GOP members of the House Intelligence Committee voted over the objection of Democrats to release the classified memo, alleging the FBI and Justice Department misused surveillance laws to monitor a former Trump campaign aide.

Robbins: Law needed to keep Donald Trump in bounds

The news that President Trump sought to fire special counsel Robert Mueller has lent urgency to congressional efforts to pass legislation preventing Trump from ending Mueller's investigation by removing him. Trump's "denial" - "Fake news, folks, fake news" - was every bit as persuasive as his countless other denials of things that proved demonstrably true.