Democrats are navigating a political minefield as they weigh their support for Mike Pompeo's nomination as secretary of State. With Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) opposed and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) absent, Democrats have the power to block the[...]

The Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm plan has sparked grumbles in the Senate over whether it puts too much of an emphasis on saving the House majority.The fears were aggravated by a story from The Associated Press highlighting the[...]

One of President Trump's former attorneys said he urged the president not to trust Michael Cohen to fully protect him, and warned that Cohen would eventually cooperate with federal prosecutors.The attorney, Jay Goldberg, told the Wall Street[...]

Nikki Haley’s public spat with the White House has underscored Trump World’s obsession about the political ambitions of people in the president’s orbit.Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, raised eyebrows Tuesday when she hit back at[...]

Former FBI Director James Comey answered New Yorkers' questions on moral leadership, regret and Hillary Clinton's emails on Wednesday night for the first time since his book was released. Answering questions written by audience members on[...]

President Donald Trump personally made the decision to abandon plans to impose more sanctions on Russia for supporting Syria's chemical weapons attack on civilians, according to three senior administration officials and a source familiar with[...]

President Donald Trump said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller “are still here” despite talk that he would fire them, and he predicted a quick end to the investigation into Russian tampering with the 2016[...]

The meeting came just days after a warning that House Republicans could impeach Rosenstein if he does not meet GOP demands.Rosenstein’s meeting at his office Monday with Reps. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) came days after[...]

The meeting came just days after a warning that House Republicans could impeach Rosenstein if he does not meet GOP demands.Rosenstein’s meeting at his office Monday with Reps. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) came days after[...]

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte plans to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department demanding memos fired FBI Director James Comey wrote memorializing his conversations with President Donald Trump, according to two sources briefed[...]

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte plans to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department demanding memos fired FBI Director James Comey wrote memorializing his conversations with President Donald Trump, according to two sources briefed[...]

One Republican senator says the administration seems determined to give Syria to Assad, Russia and Iran. ”Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) said after the meeting that “the only thing worse than a bad plan on Syria is no plan on Syria, and the[...]

Stormy Daniels' lawyer said Wednesday that he is looking to file a defamation claim directly against President Donald Trump. "We're likely going to be amending our complaint, we're looking at doing that now -- to add a defamation claim directly [...]

President Trump on Wednesday sought to calm fears he is preparing to fire special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to stymie the Russia probe, but did not rule out the possibility. "They've been saying[...]

The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday evening to allow Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) - the first senator to give birth while in office - to bring her baby onto the floor. The chamber cleared the resolution by unanimous consent. It allows[...]