A slew of ambitious Republicans are eyeing slots on the leadership ladder.No one has made any official announcement that they're running for leadership jobs, but lawmakers are putting out feelers, quietly gauging how much support they would have for [...]

Mitt Romney said Saturday that he could not yet commit to supporting Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, making it clear that he intends to stake his claim as an independent voice for Utah. "I will make that decision down the road,"[...]

Under siege by the president’s allies in the House, Mr. Rosenstein has acceded to some demands. But his allies worry that may expose the Justice Department to political meddling.WASHINGTON — He has a reputation as a principled lawyer. He has worked[...]

The meeting and a new disclosure form suggest the lobbyist's business ties to EPA were more extensive than he previously has described. In interviews with The Washington Post and other media, Hart has said he did not lobby the agency in either[...]

A trio of housekeeping staff noticed Barbara Bush standing in a hotel hallway with her son, Jeb, on a snowy February day in Concord, New Hampshire. Starstruck, the three women bashfully approached the former first lady, who was 90 at the time, as[...]

The president continued his attacks on the media Saturday afternoonPresident Trump tweeted Saturday to defend himself from a Washington Post report claiming, among other things, that he privately calls Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein "Mr.[...]

Former Sen. Al Franken (D) will make his first public appearance since he resigned after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Franken is set to speak at Cyber Scout's Privacy Xchange Forum in Lisbon, Portugal on May 1, according to the[...]

The outcome of a criminal investigation into the president’s longtime lawyer could determine the fate of both men, who have relied heavily on each other for years. Both men have sent public signals in recent days that their relationship remains[...]

President Trump on Saturday slammed the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for its lawsuit accusing his campaign of conspiring with Russia, tweeting that Democrats are only suing because they lost. "So funny, the Democrats have sued the[...]

More than a thousand guests attended the service, including four former presidents and three former first ladies.Mourners gathered at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston to celebrate the life of the matriarch of the Bush family, who was the[...]

The New York Times fired back at President Donald Trump after he slammed reporter Maggie Haberman.“The New York Times and a third rate reporter named Maggie Haberman, known as a Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with, are [...]

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been released from a Washington, DC, hospital following a "successful" surgery, according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The hospital released a statement Saturday saying the Louisiana[...]

First lady Melania Trump brought two White House staff members who were close to the Bush family as her guests to former first lady Barbara Bush's funeral on Saturday in Houston. Trump was accompanied by former White House head maître d'[...]

<p>President Trump next week will host French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, marking the first state visit since Trump took office last year.</p>The Macrons' visit, to celebrate nearly 250 years of U.S.-French relations, will be [...]

The E.P.A. chief is under scrutiny for high spending and interactions with lobbyists. Many of the pitfalls he has encountered in Washington have echoes in his past. OKLAHOMA CITY — Early in Scott Pruitt’s political career, as a state senator from[...]