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Kamala Harris, sharp critic of Trump, Kavanaugh, plans visits to Iowa, other...

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. drew attention and criticism for her exchanges with Brett Kavanaugh during a Senate panel’s hearings on Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. (Associated...

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Russia having trouble building hypersonic weapon Putin hyped

Russia expects the carbon fiber components to be produced within 12 months of selection and still expects to meet its 2020 deadline, according to the person. “It’s intriguing that they continue to run...

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Painting of Trump, Lincoln, other GOP presidents seen hanging in White House

President Trump reportedly called the artist of the painting a few weeks ago. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) A painting depicting Donald Trump sitting with former presidents – including Abraham Lincoln...

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Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel donates $250,000 to Trump fund

Venture capitalist and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel dropped $250,000 into President Donald Trump’s joint fundraising committee, according to a new Federal Election Commission filing. Thiel made...

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Warren’s DNA test renews scrutiny of long history claiming Native-American...

The high-profile rollout of Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test is causing more headaches for the Democratic senator, as the results fuel Republican critics’ claims that she used a trace amount of Native...

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Pro-Trump pimp and Nevada GOP politician Dennis Hof dies after rally

Hof, who denied the allegations, told the Las Vegas newspaper that “It’s this sort of muckraking in the political cesspool that keeps so many good people from running for office.” “But it won’t deter...

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University of Southern Maine bars prof who sought to teach ‘unauthorized’...

Susan Feiner was a professor of women’s and gender studies, and of economics at the University of Southern Maine. (YouTube / The University of Maine’s Women and Gender Studies Program) A retired...

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin drops out of Saudi conference amid outcry over...

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens during a Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., U.S.,...

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While ripping Trump, media and Hollywood rush to cut ties to Saudis

The media and political criticism of President Trump for his handling of the crisis with Saudi Arabia is growing louder. And I understand why his approach — slow it down, wait and see, we do a lot of...

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Trump tone shifts on Khashoggi, raising prospect of sanctions on Saudi Arabia

Trump emphasized that his administration would “find out who knew what, when and where” about Khashoggi’s fate. He also said Congress will be involved “very much” on what the next steps would be in...

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Congress faces tough choices on Saudi Arabia in wake of Khashoggi killing

A lot of tough talk about Saudi Arabia now cascades down Capitol Hill after the suspected death of Jamal Khashoggi. Talk is one thing. Action is another. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,...

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Turkey gains from grisly drama over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Details from the audio – according to the Sabah newspaper and a Turkish official — have the consul general, Mohammed al-Otaibi, saying to the killers, “Do this outside. You will put me in trouble.” To...

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Trump on migrant caravan: ‘Onslaught of illegal aliens’ represents ‘disgrace’...

President Trump tweeted on Sunday that border security officials continued their “full efforts … to stop the onslaught of illegal aliens” attempting to travel to the U.S. southern border via a large...

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Arrests in killing of Jamal Khashoggi are ‘a good first step’

President Donald Trump called Saudi Arabia’s announcement of arrests in the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “good first step.” Yet, he added that considers what happened to the...

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Attendance at Trump’s Nevada rally quadruples Obama event total at UNLV arena

President Trump’s rally on Saturday in Elko County, Nevada, drew approximately four times the number of attendees as former President Obama’s own rally in the state Monday. The Elko Daily Free Press...

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Trump could meet Russia’s Putin in Paris in November

Grigory Dukor | Reuters President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July 16, 2018.  President Donald Trump would...

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Democratic county attorney apologizes after allegedly being caught drunk in...

A county attorney in southern Iowa has apologized and has asked voters to let her continue her work after she was accused of being drunk in a courtroom. A Democratic county attorney up for reelection...

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Trump says attempted attacks on Democratic officials are ‘egregious’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday condemned a series of suspected mail bombing attempts against Democratic officials, saying “threats of political violence of any kind have no place” in the U.S. On...

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Suspicious packages addressed to Obama, Clinton, others: A full list of...

Former Vice President Joe Biden and actor Robert De Niro are the latest targets in a string of suspicious packages that have attempted to reach famous Democrats’ doorsteps this week. An explosive...

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Amendment 4 could unlock 1.5 million votes in Florida for 2020

Before she ran a nonprofit office adorned with inspirational quotes, she served five years in a Florida state prison for grand theft and fraud. Before that, she voted in every presidential election...

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