The work that won’t get done during a government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of intelligence agency employees would be furloughed even as tension over North Korea’s nuclear program remains high. Important biomedical and publicRead More
Transcript: Trump dossier focused on ‘opaque’ business deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s “opaque” business deals in the former Soviet Union, history of tax disputes and real estate projects abroad were critical areasRead More
Congress likely racing toward a government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solutionRead More
Governors ask Trump, Congress to do more on opioid crisis
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Less than three months after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. opioid crisis a public health emergency, the nation’s governorsRead More
Trump’s pick to head NASA to host Bill Nye ‘Science Guy’
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead NASA has faced contentious Senate confirmation hearings over his past comments dismissing man-made causes forRead More
House votes to avert federal shutdown, Senate chances dim
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided House on Thursday passed an eleventh-hour plan to keep the government running. But the GOP-written measure faced gloomy prospects inRead More
New Trump office would protect conscience rights of doctors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reinforcing its strong connection with social conservatives, the Trump administration announced Thursday a new federal office to protect medical providers refusing toRead More
Congress nears showdown votes on averting federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress barreled toward a possible election-year government shutdown Thursday, facing showdown votes in the House and Senate to keep federalRead More
Trump adds confusion to government shutdown concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — Injecting confusion into already perilous shutdown negotiations, President Donald Trump undercut his own administration’s stance by tweeting Thursday that a children’s healthRead More
President Trump insists his views on a border wall have not ‘evolved’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday his views on a border wall with Mexico have not evolved, pushing back against his own chiefRead More