Category: Government

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency as Congress moves to pass a government spending deal that would provide further funding for border security, the White House announced Thursday. “President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action — […]

The border security compromise package on Capitol Hill aimed at averting another government shutdown is running into problems, with one conservative source telling Fox News that the bill “is leaking oil right now” — and President Trump not saying if he’ll support it. The text of the bill was expected to be available later Wednesday. But one source […]

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s onetime personal attorney, will not appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday due to medical issues, his attorney said Monday. Lanny Davis said in a statement that the committee had accepted Cohen’s request to postpone his appearance “due to post surgery medical needs. A future date will be announced by the […]

Sheriffs in Grays Harbor, Pacific, Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat, Grant, Benton, Franklin, Adams, Lincoln, Ferry and Stevens counties have all said they will not enforce the new law. In November, Washington voters spoke overwhelmingly, passing with nearly 60 percent of the vote a sweeping array of new gun regulations. But, it turns out, voters might not […]

It’s still uncertain whether Beto O’Rourke will stand opposite President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential campaign, but O’Rourke confirmed he will stand up to Trump at the Texas border Monday. The former congressman said Friday he will attend a rally in his hometown of El Paso meant to counter Trump’s appearance in the city […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., formally announced her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday, saying she wants to fight for “an America that works for everyone.” “This is the fight of our lives. The fight to build an America where dreams are possible, an America that works for everyone. I am in that […]

MISSION, Texas — Heavy machinery has started to roll in near the National Butterfly Center, which straddles the Mexican border. Customs and Border Protection has positioned vehicles here. And construction workers and architects have started plotting out their work for the next few months, and possibly years. As the nation’s capital grapples over how to fund […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law that women’s groups said would leave only a single doctor legally allowed to perform abortions in the state. By a 5-4 vote, the court said the restrictions must remain on hold while challengers appeal a lower court decision in favor of the law. […]

As lawmakers face a looming deadline to formulate a working deal on border security or risk a second partial government shutdown this year, Vice President Mike Pence suggested that the previous shutdown was not a mistake. In an interview with CBS News’ Jeff Glor on Wednesday, Pence said, “I never think it’s a mistake to […]

One day after President Trump decried what he called “the politics of revenge” and “partisan investigations” in his State of the Union address, Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced a new, wide-ranging probe into the president’s foreign business dealings and Russian election meddling. The move was fiercely condemned by Trump, who called Schiff a […]

President Trump will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night to Congress and the nation. It’s his first major speech as the 2020 election cycle gets under way. read more at npr.org