Kushner says Trump campaign was too dysfunctional to collude
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law told a group of congressional interns that the Trump campaign couldn’t have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganized...
View ArticleFrustrated with Trump, McCain unveils Afghan war strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, Arizona Sen. John McCain declared Thursday that “America is adrift in Afghanistan” as he unveiled a war strategy of his own that includes more...
View ArticleFrustrated with Trump, McCain promotes his own Afghan plan
WASHINGTON — In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, Republican Sen. John McCain declared Thursday that “America is adrift in Afghanistan” as he promoted a war strategy that would expand the U.S....
View ArticleU.S. officials say confrontation with North Korea isn’t imminent
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. national security officials said Sunday that a military confrontation with North Korea’s is not imminent, but they cautioned that the possibility of war is greater than it was...
View ArticleWhite House official says new war authority is unnecessary
WASHINGTON — A senior White House official says the Trump administration has adequate legal authority to combat terrorist groups and doesn’t support a push in Congress to craft a new law permitting...
View ArticleTillerson says Myanmar violence must stop, supports Suu Kyi
LONDON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has delivered the toughest condemnation yet from a Trump administration official of the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, likening the violence...
View ArticleSenate backs bill to pump $700 billion into military
WASHINGTON — The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping defense policy bill that would pump $700 billion into the military, putting the U.S. armed forces on track for a budget greater than at...
View ArticlePentagon says Trump’s Afghan troop boost to cost $1 billion
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s top leaders told lawmakers Tuesday that the thousands of additional U.S. troops President Donald Trump has ordered to Afghanistan will cost just over $1 billion a year,...
View ArticleCurrent war authority sufficient, top U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. national security officials have warned congressional Republicans and Democrats demanding a new war authorization that existing laws governing combat operations against terrorist...
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Trump demands “much tougher” immigration law after New York attack
WASHINGTON — Roused by the first major ISIS-inspired attack on U.S. soil since he took office, President Donald Trump urged swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the suspect to America...
View ArticleReport: Sen. Franken groped Army veteran during USO tour
WASHINGTON — Embattled Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is facing a new allegation of inappropriately touching a woman after an Army veteran accused him of groping her during a USO Christmas tour in the...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. John Conyers resigns from Congress amid harassment allegations
DETROIT — Democratic Rep. John Conyers resigned from Congress on Tuesday after a nearly 53-year career, becoming the first Capitol Hill politician to lose his job in the torrent of sexual misconduct...
View ArticleTrump says female senator “would do anything” for money
WASHINGTON — Fending off the renewed focus on sexual harassment allegations against him, President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, declaring the New York Democrat and...
View ArticleSigns of government shutdown spotty but symbolic
WASHINGTON — Symbols of American promise became emblems of American dysfunction on Saturday when a dispute in Congress over spending and immigration forced scores of federal government agencies and...
View ArticleFederal workers frustrated by back-and-forth over shutdown
WASHINGTON — As Congress appeared ready to reopen the government Monday on the third day of a shutdown, some federal workers said they are frustrated over a political battle that put their jobs on hold...
View ArticleU.S. Senate set to pass bill requiring quick reporting of abuse claims in...
WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to respond to the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar by approving legislation that requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to quickly...
View ArticleFacing calls for resignation, Acosta defends Epstein deal
WASHINGTON — Insisting he got the best deal he could at the time, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein...
View ArticleSecond Trump whistleblower spoke to inspector general, lawyer says
WASHINGTON — A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s...
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Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm, sources say
KYIV, Ukraine — As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his...
View ArticleNew whistleblower may give House Democrats fresh leads on impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON — House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine may have fresh information to work with after a new whistleblower stepped forward with what...
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