Dem Rep. Gutierrez berates Kirstjen Nielsen for 6 minutes, leaves room when...
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., berated Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for six minutes at a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday over Trump administration policies, before promptly leaving...
View ArticleMattis’ resignation letter is must-read warning about the future
What historians will cite many years from now in Mattis’ powerful letter is its carefully crafted language that is as much a warning about the future as it is a resignation. “I believe we must be...
View ArticleBrett McGurk, US envoy to anti-ISIS coalition, resigns in wake of Trump...
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State (ISIS), has resigned in the wake of President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, Fox News confirmed...
View ArticleTrump’s special envoy to defeat ISIS resigns after Syria decision
Delil Souleiman | AFP | Getty Images A picture taken on April 2, 2018 shows a general view of a US military base in the al-Asaliyah village, between the city of Aleppo and the northern town of Manbij....
View ArticleWho is Patrick Shanahan? A look at Trump’s new acting secretary of defense
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will take over as acting secretary on Jan. 1 to cover the accelerated departure of Jim Mattis, President Trump said Sunday in a tweet. (U.S. Army / Monica...
View ArticleGovernment shutdown drags on as Trump keeps pushing for wall funding
The shutdown started Saturday when Congress failed to pass seven spending bills covering nine federal departments before funding expired. Negotiations continued over the weekend, but leaders appeared...
View ArticleTrump, in Christmas Eve phone call, asks child if they still believe in Santa...
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone sharing updates to track Santa’s movements from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018....
View ArticlePresident Trump has unsettled Wall Street and Washington
Characteristically, President Donald Trump responded to bad news on Christmas Eve by blaming others. As battered markets slumped again, he faulted the Federal Reserve. “The only problem our economy...
View ArticleMcCaskill throws shade at Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Little confused why she’s the thing’
Outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill says she’s unsure why Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has become so popular among Democrats. But the Missouri Democrat has some advice for the young rising...
View ArticleTrump says he will hold out for border wall funding as government shutdown...
The party’s leaders and the Trump administration are not close to a deal to break the stalemate. Congress is set to convene Thursday, but many members will not return to Washington after holiday...
View ArticleNever-Nancy Dems risk election backlash for flipping on Pelosi vote, in 1st...
As a candidate, Abigail Spanberger asserted “under no circumstances, would I vote for Nancy Pelosi to again be speaker of the House.” Pelosi later struck a deal with potential rebels in her caucus...
View ArticleJerry Brown’s legacy in California: Fiscal battles, environmental fights
While Brown has focused on climate change during his final term, he will also be remembered for bringing the state back from the brink of financial disaster. California had the lowest rated credit...
View ArticleEPA takes aim at Obama-era regulation of mercury at coal plants
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at an Obama-era regulation that seeks to reduce mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. “The Trump Administration is...
View ArticleCA Gov.-elect Newsom calls Trump border-closing threat ‘irresponsible’
If President Donald Trump follows up on his threat to close the southern border, it could potentially result in millions of dollars in losses to local businesses in regions such as San Diego County. A...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez slams McCaskill after departing Dem calls her a ‘thing’ and a...
U.S. Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to comments made by outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill earlier this week in which she called the New York Democrat a “bright shiny new object.” “Not sure...
View ArticleRichard Overton dies at the age of 112
Last year, over Veteran’s Day weekend, CNBC spoke with Overton in his home in Austin, Texas. He wore a peach button-down shirt with brown slacks, a black World War II veteran hat and bulky New Balance...
View ArticleKavanaugh accusers rocked confirmation process: Where are they now?
Allegations of past sexual misconduct nearly derailed Brett Kavanaugh’s ascent to the Supreme Court bench. While multiple women publicly accused Kavanaugh of sexually inappropriate behavior — mainly...
View ArticleTrump’s most memorable Twitter bombshells of 2018
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Twitter Inc. account of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDoanldTrump President Donald Trump’s Twitter habit grew even more prolific in 2018. Trump sent...
View ArticleTrump’s most vocal GOP critics in Congress are completing their Senate...
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake once said the “presidency has been debased” by Donald Trump, saying the commander-in-chief has a “bottomless appetite for destruction and division.” Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker...
View ArticleDemocrats announce spending bills to end shutdown without funding border wall
Trump’s endorsement could prove key to moving any plan forward, given the obstacles to overcoming a presidential veto. And the GOP-dominated upper chamber is unlikely to vote on any bill the president...
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